Food Service Director

Trinity Services Group • Sparta, GA

21d • Onsite

About The Position

The Food Service Director plans, directs, and coordinates a single-site, stand-alone food service operation in a facility with one kitchen and fewer than 1,000 inmates or beds. The role oversees the kitchen’s operational and financial responsibilities and manages an Assistant Food Service Director and/or a team of Food Service Workers and/or Cooks who prepare, serve, and clean up food in a secure correctional facility. This is an onsite position within a correctional facility and reports to the District Manager.

The director oversees food preparation and service, staffing and training, inventory, food storage, service quality, sanitation, reporting, and inspections. The role requires open availability between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., including some weekends and holidays, and maintaining a current ServSafe Manager certification.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and/or equivalent experience.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Minimum five years of management or supervisory experience in a food-service environment.
• ServSafe Certification.
• Experience managing and applying kitchen sanitation and safety standards and methods.
• Knowledge of basic accounting and mathematical abilities to complete necessary reports.
• Open availability between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., including some weekends and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Prior institutional food-service or restaurant experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee preparation and service of appropriate food quantities according to the facility or site plan.
• Hire, orient, train, and issue corrective action to team members when applicable.
• Review payroll on a bi-weekly basis.
• Ensure team members are adequately trained to perform their responsibilities safely.
• Maintain accurate inventory while preparing in advance for the planned menu schedule.
• Ensure food items are stored properly.
• Maintain product service quality standards.
• Maintain a sanitary environment in compliance with food-service and Health Department codes and regulations.
• Maintain accurate onsite daily and monthly financial, production, and activity reports.
• Be responsible for state or other inspections of the food-service operation.
• Maintain current ServSafe Manager certification.
• Perform other responsibilities as determined by business needs.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• DailyPay
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid training
• Career advancement opportunities
• Life insurance and AD&D coverage
• Voluntary benefits including short-term disability, long-term disability, critical illness, and accident coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED