Kitchen Officer

Richwood Correctional Center•Monroe, LA

27d•Onsite

About The Position

The Kitchen Officer oversees the inmate/detainee worker program, including creating and implementing orientation forms, training, and assigning daily kitchen tasks. This role involves supervising inmates/detainees to ensure tasks are completed efficiently and providing direction and warnings as needed. The officer will prepare, assist, or instruct inmate/detainee labor in food preparation according to departmental standards, recipes, and instructions, while adhering to housekeeping and safety practices. Responsibilities also include checking in deliveries, stocking food and supplies, maintaining inventory records, ordering groceries, and adjusting menus based on food costs.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited senior high school or equivalent or GED
Wage-earning experience in correctional, commercial, or institutional food preparation service management or eighteen months of correctional custody or law enforcement experience
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

Nice To Haves

Correctional or institutional food service experience preferred
Experience in the supervision of employees or offenders preferred

Responsibilities

Oversees inmate/detainee worker program
Creates and implements orientation forms
Trains and orients inmate/detainee workers in their required duties, including proper sanitation and hand washing procedures
Assigns daily kitchen tasks to inmate/detainee workers
Supervises inmates/detainees to ensure tasks are done in an organized and timely manner
Delivers verbal direction and warnings when needed
Prepares, assists, or instructs inmate/detainee labor in the preparation of a variety of food items in accordance with departmental work production standards, standardized recipes, and work instructions
Follows assigned facility housekeeping and safety practices in all preparation, oversight, and serving of correctional facility meals
Checks in deliveries, ensuring proper items are delivered in a timely manner and food comes in at correct temperatures
Stocks incoming food and supplies in their proper places
Stocks all frozen and perishable items immediately upon delivery
Stocks all other foods and supplies within an hour of delivery
Compiles weekly kitchen inventory
Records and maintains information in the computer inventory system
Maintains a current physical inventory of all food and supplies that need to be ordered
Orders groceries and other kitchen supplies
Adjusts menu if needed due to increased cost of food