Supervisor, Food Services

MTC Corrections•Joliet, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor, Food Services directly supervises senior cooks, cooks, and culinary workers. This role is responsible for the comprehensive management of food services, encompassing both the cafeteria and special food services, ensuring strict compliance with government and management directives. Key responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and managing all administrative and operational aspects of the food services department. The supervisor is also tasked with staff training, performance evaluation, and implementing departmental changes in coordination with relevant directors and HR. Financial oversight involves developing and monitoring the departmental budget. The position requires developing and implementing new policies, ensuring contractual compliance, maintaining high-quality food production and service in a clean environment, and managing cost controls. Regular inspections of food service areas and meticulous record-keeping are essential. Additionally, the supervisor supports the culinary arts training program, manages food preparation for special center functions and off-center assignments, logs menu items in the MTC Student App, and fulfills to-go meal orders. Providing excellent customer service to students and staff, participating in student employability programs, and enforcing the Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy are also critical aspects of the role. The supervisor is expected to model appropriate behaviors, mentor students, and ensure accountability for staff, students, and property while adhering to safety practices.

Requirements

Five years food service experience required, one of which must be in a supervisory capacity
Valid food handler’s permit if required in state of employment
Computer proficiency required
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Responsibilities

Directly supervises the senior cooks, cooks, and culinary workers.
Responsible for the management of food services, which include the cafeteria and special food services, in compliance with government and management directives.
Plan, coordinate and manage the administrative and food services activities of the department
Provide staff training, evaluate staff performance, implement departmental and personnel changes as approved by the finance & administration director, and coordinated with the manager, human resources prior to implementation
Develop the departmental budget; monitor and control expenditures; review and recommend changes to budget authorizations
Develop and implement new and revised policies and procedures affecting food services; coordinate with other departments to promote center objectives
Regularly assess and audit department for contractual compliance and quality of services to students; prepare audit and assessment reports
Provide appetizing, nutritious and realistically proportioned meals in a clean, comfortable environment
Ensure quality of production and food purchase requirements; maintain cost control to stay within budget limitations
Conduct regular inspections of food service areas and ensure proper documentation and records maintenance of all inspections.
Maintain quality standards
Coordinate with and provide support to the culinary arts training program; manage instruction of culinary arts trainees assigned to practicum in the cafeteria
Manage preparation of food services for special center functions, visitors and off-center work based learning assignments
Log menu items seven days in advance in the MTC Student App, including dietary preferences or allergies, if applicable
Fulfill to-go meal orders from the MTC Student App for work-based learning students or any other students that need one
Provide positive, quality customer services to students, staff and other center customers
Participate in student employability programs and activities
Support, promote, and enforce the Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy
Promote the development of Career Success Standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students where necessary and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions
Maintain accountability of staff, students and property; adhere to safety practices.