Job Posting Title
Food Service Manager I
Agency
131 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Supervisory Organization
DOC LARC
Job Posting End Date
Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.
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
Lexington Assessment and Reception Center
Basic Purpose
Positions in this jobfamily are assigned responsibilities involving planning,coordinationand direction ofthe operation ofafood service department in a state hospital, school,facilityor institution. This involvesplanning and coordinating the preparation,cookingand serving offood, coordinating and reviewingprojected menu plans with nutrition therapists, including nutritional assessments and care plans, andrequisitioningfood,suppliesand equipment.
TypicalFunctions
Plans, coordinates or directs purchasing,food planning, preparation and serving, inventory,cleaningand maintenance ofsanitary standards in the preparation areas, kitchen,servinganddining areas ofthe department.
Prepares work schedulesfor employees and patients.
Reviews menus and makes changes; plans menus and prepares projected menu plans; andinterprets recipes, modified dietplansand properportioncontrolin accordance withapprovedpolicy.
Conducts staffmeetings; attends staffing conferences and makes recommendations concerningoperations.
Maintains necessary records and prepares required reports.
Analyzesfood costs;assistswith departmental budget issues.
Level Descriptor
At this level ofthis jobfamily employees are assigned overall responsibilityfor the direction andcoordination ofthe operation ofafood service department oflimited size and scope orforassistingin theoperation ofa largerfood service department. Responsibilities will include direction and supervision ofassigned staffwhich may include employees, inmates, students, patients and/or others, and alsoincludes requisitioning produce, commodities, equipment and supplies, receiving and checking shipmentsagainst invoices, ensuringfood items are properly stored, taking inventory and planning and supervisingthe serving ofspecial meals.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge ofrequisition and inventoryrecords; offood service organization and operation; offood preparation and modified diets; ofsafetyhazards and precautions; ofproper sanitation methods; offood storage methods; ofmenu planning andrecipe interpretation; ofstandard cooking weights and measures; and ofthe principles oftraining.Ability isrequiredto interpret and prepare special dietary menus and menu instructions; toestablishandmaintain effective working relationships with others; to give andfollow oral and written instructions; and toorganize and supervise the work ofothers.
Education and Experience
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist ofan associate’s degree in culinary arts,food management or a similarfield and one year ofexperience in a supervisory capacity or supervising inmates in a commercial or institutionalfood service environment; or an equivalent combination ofeducation and experience, substituting one additional year ofqualifying experiencefor each year ofthe required education.
Note: There is no substitution allowedfor the required one year ofsupervisory or supervision ofinmate experience
Specialist Requirement
Some agencies may have determined positions in this jobfamily to be safety sensitive as defined by63O.S. § 427.8.
Equal Opportunity Employment
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