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About the Role

As a Food Service Coordinator, you’ll play a vital role in managing daily food operations within a correctional facility, ensuring meals are prepared safely, served on time, and meet nutritional standards. You’ll coordinate, instruct, and lead adults in custody (AICs) who participate in food service work programs, helping them gain valuable skills for the future.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Oversees AICs in maintaining kitchen cleanliness and hygiene; ensures proper food storage and equipment sanitation; manages dishwashing temperatures and supply rotation.
• Performs inventory checks; requests supplies; verifies deliveries; may assist with food ordering; directs unloading and storage of supplies.
• Maintains records on food prepared and served, leftover quantities, inventory, and AIC work hours.
• Works in a security setting with exposure to potential hazards and risks including adult male offenders that may become hostile and/or violent.
• Assigns posts and days off.
• Works irregular shifts; stands and walks for long periods on concrete floors; may operate commercial grills and ovens, deep-fat fryers, meat saws and slicers, blenders and other kitchen-related tools.
• May be exposed to weather and temperature extremes.

Requirements

• A High school diploma, GED certificate, 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.
• Must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility.
• Must be able to acknowledge that everyone is capable of positive change.
• Must be a role-model of pro-social behavior and have an attitude that conveys dignity and respect in the treatment of others.
• Must be willing to work in a secure institutional setting, including enforcing security protocols such as conducting area inspections and searches of AICs for contraband.
• Must complete an I-9 and confirm authorization to work in the United States within three days of hire.

Skills

• 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 (i.e. vegetables, desserts, breads (yeast and quick types) main 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 positive work environment
• ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certificate

Location

• Ontario, Oregon

Work Type

• Employee
• Full-time

Experience Level

• One (1) year of experience in a commercial food service facility, full-service restaurant, or other food preparing type establishment

Education Level

• High school diploma, GED certificate, or other proof of education completion at same or higher level
• Associate's degree in Food Service Management, Foods and Hospitality Service, or a directly-related field

Salary/Compensations

• $5,233 - $6,271

Benefits

• Family health, vision, and dental insurance
• Vacation, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays
• 21 days paid military leave for national guard and reserve components
• Optional short and long-term disability
• Term life insurance
• Fully paid retirement program
• Oregon Saving Growth Plan
• Flexible spending accounts for health and childcare
• May be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.
• PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%.

About the Company

• The Oregon Department of Corrections is responsible for over 12,000 adults in custody in 12 state prisons throughout Oregon. It advises and evaluates counties regarding administration of probation and parole programs supervising more than 24,000 offenders in Oregon communities. The mission is to protect communities, promote accountability, and transform lives.
• The Oregon Department of Corrections serves a diverse and changing population of people who are incarcerated and on supervision. We commit to creating an organization both reflecting the diversity of the population we serve and ensuring all employees thrive in a culture of safety, trust, and belonging. We strive to be an anti-racist corrections system. Welcoming, inclusive, and respectful of all people. Free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
• The Department offers a variety of programs and opportunity to create a safe and healthy environment to for our staff, volunteers, and adults in custody. Joining the Oregon Department of Corrections is joining a team working for the benefit of our communities through innovative and proven correctional practices.

Equal Opportunity

• We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran or protected veteran status, genetic information and ਹੋਰ legally protected characteristics.
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI&B) is embedded in the Department of Corrections core values. The department strives to be a model employer committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Ensuring legal compliance, efficiency, and exceeding expectations to deliver the best public services.