Food Service Supervisor

Overview

The Opportunity…

Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility is seeking a Food Services Supervisor to support our dietary department with daily food preparation, meal service, and overall kitchen operations.

Specifically, the Food Services Supervisor will:

• Supervises daily food service operations, including ingredient room activities, equipment use, sanitation, and meal preparation across assigned shifts.
• Leads and develops staff by providing orientation, training, scheduling, performance evaluations, monitoring attendance, approving leave/overtime, and participating in applicant interviews.
• Ensures compliance with institutional policies, NSLA requirements, Department of Health guidelines, and ACA standards.
• Manages food procurement and quality control through weekly ordering, inspection of incoming products, and participation in menu planning.
• Maintains cost control and sanitary standards by monitoring kitchen conditions, conducting weekly sanitation and safety inspections, and enforcing food limits.
• Assists in overseeing the youth work program, including hiring, training, supervising, and providing disciplinary or positive reports for resident youth workers.
• Provides operational coverage and leadership by coordinating staffing for special events, substituting for absent staff, and assuming Food Service Manager duties when needed.

Preferred Qualifications…

• Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma-responsive, and solution driven.

• Completion of 1 yr. trg. program in food service management; 12 mos. exp. in food service preparation; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in employee training & development.
• Or Completion of 2 yr. trg. program in food service preparation or hospitality management technology or 2 yrs. exp. in food service preparation; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in employee training & development.
• Or equivalent of the Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.
• Job
  
  Skills:
  
  Food Services