Food Service Director

The successful candidate will possess a wide range of personality traits, work habits, communication, and social skills necessary to work effectively within our environment.

Strong communication skills required customer facing with the ability to present information in verbal, written or visual form to a variety of audiences, from the internal team to client executives

Plan, direct and coordinate the activities associated with running a single site, stand-alone food service operation in a facility with only one kitchen

Supervise, train, and instruct team members in general food service practices
Coordinate the work flow and assign work to team members who in-turn instruct and train inmate trustees on work techniques and procedures in safe, sanitary, and efficient operations of food preparation and service
Directs team members to ensure job-related rules, policies, procedures, and security guidelines are enforced
Maintain product service quality standards by conducting ongoing evaluations and investigating complaints
Monitors kitchen for cleanliness, sanitation, safety and order
Maintain contract compliance and cost control

Requirements

· Ability to lead a team in a high-volume food production environment

· Ability to motivate and supervise team members to attain quality and quantity of food production in a correctional work environment

· Contract-management service experience is preferred

· Strong training skills, cost controls experience and the ability to effectively lead a kitchen management team is strongly desired

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Ability to exercise good judgment and tact

· Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications is required

· Ability to understand profit and loss statements is preferred

· Must qualify for and maintain correctional facility security clearance

· Bachelor’s Degree preferred; High School diploma/GED plus equivalent experience required

· SERV Safe Certified

· At least five (5) years of food service experience, preferably in a correctional setting

· Must have experience with purchasing, inventory, ordering, receiving and cost control

· Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications is required

MUST BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRUG SCREEN

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $45,000.00 to $50,000.00 /year