What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Service Manager I position at The State of Oklahoma?
Job Posting Title
Food Service Manager I
Agency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Supervisory Organization
DOC MBCC
Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)
March 12, 2025
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.
Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)
Full/Part-Time
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Compensation
$42,160.98
Job Description
Basic Purpose:
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving planning, coordination, and direction of the operation of a food service department in a state correctional facility. This involves planning and coordinating the preparation, cooking, and serving of food, coordinating and reviewing projected menu plans with nutrition therapists, including nutritional assessments and care plans, and requisitioning food, supplies and equipment.
Typical Functions:
- Plans, coordinates, or directs purchasing, food planning, preparation and serving, inventory, cleaning, and maintenance of sanitary standards in the preparation areas, kitchen, serving and dining areas of the department.
- Prepares work schedules for employees and inmates.
- Reviews menus and makes changes; plans menus and prepares projected menu plans; and interprets recipes, modified diet plans and proper portion control in accordance with approved policy.
- Conducts staff meetings, attends staffing conferences and makes recommendations concerning operations.
- Maintains necessary records and prepares required reports.
- Analyzes food costs; assists with departmental budget issues.
Level Descriptor:
At this level of this job family, employees are assigned overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the operation of a food service department of limited size and scope or for assisting in the operation of a larger food service department. Responsibilities will include direction and supervision of assigned staff, which may include employees and/or inmates, and also includes requisitioning produce, commodities, equipment and supplies, receiving and checking shipments against invoices, ensuring food items are properly stored, taking inventory and planning and supervising the serving of special meals.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:
Knowledge, skills, and abilities required at this level include knowledge of requisition and inventory records; of food service organization and operation; of food preparation and modified diets; of safety hazards and precautions; of proper sanitation methods; of food storage methods; of menu planning and recipe interpretation; of standard cooking weights and measures; and of the principles of training. Ability is required to interpret and prepare special dietary menus and menu instructions; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to give and follow oral and written instructions; and to organize and supervise the work of others.
Education and Experience:
Education and experience requirements at this level consist of an associate degree in culinary arts, food management, or a similar field, and one year of experience in a supervisory capacity or supervising inmates in a commercial or institutional food service environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one additional year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
Note: There is no substitution allowed for the required one year of supervisory experience.
Additional Job Description
Mabel Bassett Correctional Center
Equal Opportunity Employment
The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.
Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday
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