Corrections Food Service Coordinator; Ontario

Overview

Position Title
:
Corrections Food Service Coordinator (Ontario)

Initial Posting Date
: 02/02/2026
Final date to receive applications
: 02/12/2026

Agency
:
Department of Corrections

Salary Range
: $5,105 - $6,118

Position Type
:
Employee

Job Description
:
Corrections Food Service Coordinator (Ontario) – Snake River Correctional Institution, Ontario, Oregon. Oregon Department of Corrections. Are you passionate about food service and ready to lead a team that helps support daily operations in a secure and structured environment? This role brings culinary and leadership skills to a position that makes a real impact every day.

• Adults in Custody Work Crews:
  Coordinates, assigns, and supervises AIC work crews; enforces rules, procedures, and security; provides training and evaluates performance; maintains discipline and cleanliness; conducts searches for contraband; monitors timecards and work area conditions.
• Food Preparation/Service:
  Leads AICs in preparing and cooking meals per menus and recipes; operates commercial kitchen equipment; ensures proper portioning and quality; may assist with special diets and suggest menu changes; plans cooking schedules and minimizes food waste.
• Sanitation:
  Oversees AICs in maintaining kitchen cleanliness and hygiene; ensures proper food storage and equipment sanitation; manages dishwashing temperatures and supply rotation.
• Supply Requisition:
  Performs inventory checks; requests supplies; verifies deliveries; may assist with food ordering; directs unloading and storage of supplies.
• Recordkeeping:
  Maintains records on food prepared and served, leftover quantities, inventory, and AIC work hours.

These positions are based in food preparation areas of correctional facilities and require willingness to work in a secure institutional setting, including enforcing security protocols such as area inspections and searches of AICs for contraband.

• A High school diploma, GED, or other proof of education completion at same or higher level AND one (1) year of experience in a commercial food service facility, full-service restaurant, or other food preparing type establishment; OR
• An associate's degree in Food Service Management, Foods and Hospitality Service, or a directly-related field.
• Must obtain a Food Handlers Permit within 30 days of hire.

• Team/Crew management of up to 70 or more individuals
• Experience managing, supervising, and/or leading a kitchen (restaurant, school cafeteria, military dining, government or private food establishment, etc.)
• Demonstrated experience cooking a variety of foods (vegetables, desserts, breads, entrees, etc.)
• Knowledge of progressive cooking to minimize food waste of cook-to-serve foods
• Knowledge of food temperature safety zones
• Knowledge to instruct work crews in proper procedures for maintaining a high degree of sanitation in the work area
• Maintaining order while keeping a positive work environment
• Serv Safe Food Protection Manager Certificate

• In the Work Experience section of your application include dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills will be invited to interview.
  
  Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, respond to the two questionnaires related to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal.
• Please monitor both your email and Workday account for updates regarding this recruitment.
• As part of our selection process, additional assessment stages, such as written exercises, may be required. Meaningful participation is required for all applicants moving forward. Failure to complete the required exercise(s) within the specified timeframe may result in disqualification.
• Please save a copy of this job announcement for reference; it is not available after the announcement deadline.

Employees are expected to share the mission, vision, and core values of the department; works in a security setting with exposure to potential hazards and risks including adult male offenders who may be hostile or violent. Shifts may be irregular; stands and walks long periods on concrete floors; may operate grills, ovens, fryers, meat saws, slicers, blenders, and other kitchen tools.

Some assignments may expose the employee to weather and temperature extremes of eastern Oregon. Snake River Correctional Institution is a non-smoking facility.

The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons. It supervises probation and parole programs and more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon…