Food Service Lead (PCN 20-6311)

State of Alaska•Kenai, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Institutions, is recruiting for a Food Service Lead position at the Wildwood Correctional Center (WCC) located in Kenai, Alaska. This role involves leading prisoner kitchen teams in preparing and producing meals for approximately 500 individuals per meal at Wildwood Correctional Complex (WCC), including both the main and satellite kitchens. The position requires maintaining security and control of prisoners while ensuring all safety protocols and institutional policies are followed. A key responsibility is ensuring all special diets are accurately prepared for each meal, including vegetarian, diabetic, allergy-sensitive, religious, and medically prescribed diets. The role also oversees the production and preparation of all bakery items served at WCC and verifies that food items pulled match the planned menu, supervising the preparation and serving process.

Requirements

Knowledge of food terminology, measuring devices, kitchen equipment, and serving information.
Knowledge of personal hygiene, general sanitation, and safe work standards to safely use and clean kitchen, food service equipment, and dining area.
Skill in weighing, measuring, and assembling ingredients to prepare beverages and foods for cooking or serving.
Skill in serving beverages and foods in the proper portions, manner and sequence, and with proper table setting techniques.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff and customers, which may include the requirement to read, speak, write, and understand English.
Ability to keep records and complete forms following procedures.
Ability to recognize produce and food products which do or do not meet quality standards.
Ability to meet quality/quantity control, safety, and sanitation standards.
Ability to perform tasks in logical sequence.
Ability to select guidelines, standards, or procedures appropriate to the task.
Ability to do simple arithmetic calculations and record appropriately.
Ability to assist in preparing foodstuffs which meet the standards of taste, temperature, appearance, texture, and diet requirements, if applicable to the work assignment.
Demonstrate a customer service orientation, and display sensitivity and interest in customer concerns, needs, and limitations.
Ability to adapt to changing conditions, schedules, or meal requirements on short notice.
Must obtain or possess a Driver License (potentially).
Must pass a background investigation and employment check (potentially).
Must pass a criminal history check.
Must be fingerprinted.

Nice To Haves

Some or all of the following position specific competencies: Accountability, Food Service, Adaptability.

Responsibilities

Lead prisoner kitchen teams in preparing and producing meals for approximately 500 individuals per meal at Wildwood Correctional Complex (WCC), including both the main and satellite kitchens.
Maintain security and control of prisoners while ensuring all safety protocols and institutional policies are followed.
Ensure all special diets are accurately prepared for each meal, including vegetarian, diabetic, allergy-sensitive, religious, and medically prescribed diets.
Oversee the production and preparation of all bakery items served at WCC.
Verify that food items pulled match planned menu and supervise the reparation and serving process.
Assign, monitor, train, and evaluate daily tasks.
Make decisions and set and balance priorities.
Coordinate tasks of others and work efficiently.
Ensure adherence to work schedules, quality standards, safety and security rules.
Give clear instructions.
Recommend appropriate solutions to difficult situations.
Motivate others.
Prepare and modify menus and recipes according to volume and dietary needs, or special requirements of emergency crews.
Research recipes and prepare complex foods and yeast pastries such as baking and decorating layer cakes and preparing ethnic specialties for special occasions.
Assign, monitor, train, and/or evaluate daily tasks of kitchen help which may include institutional residents and inmates or emergency fire fighter crew.