Assistant Food Services Manager, Food Service Supervisor 2 (Umatilla) Internal Only

About the Role

ODOC has an immediate opening for an Assistant Food Services Manager, for internal candidates only. In this position you will be responsible for the effective operations and all phases of food service preparation, production, and serving at Two River Correctional Institution. You will oversee the daily supervision, evaluation, and delegation of work of employees and adults-in-custody ensuring high standards of food quality, sanitation, safety, and security. Under the supervision of the TRCI Food Service Manager you will exercise supervisory authority over a team of subordinate staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, hire, promote, monitor performance, develop, train, coach, discipline, and provide direction to employees.
• Respond to and resolve employee, client, or adult-in-custody grievances.
• Assign and evaluate work.
• Promote a diverse and welcoming work environment.
• Promote safety training and practices in performance of all work activities.
• Plan, organize, and manage the work of the unit to ensure that performance expectations and outcomes are met.
• Assist in the development, implement, and evaluate procedures and systems.
• Participate in the management of all department programs by assisting management in developing program rules, policies, long- and short-range goals, plans, program evaluation, and budget management.
• Coordinate daily food service preparation, production, presentation, and distribution.
• Train employees and adults-in-custody in proper food handling.
• Obtain and maintain food handling certifications.
• Track and monitor certifications for employees, clients, and adults-in-custody.
• Inspect kitchen and serving areas to ensure compliance with safety, security, and sanitation requirements.
• Maintain order and safety among clients and adults-in-custody in kitchen and serving areas.
• Organize and monitor food, food safety, supplies and equipment inventory.
• Order, purchase or initiate purchase of perishable foods, dry and canned goods, baked goods, cooking and serving equipment, and cleaning supplies and equipment.
• Monitor food items for acceptability, quality, and taste, including special therapeutic and religious diets.
• Develop, schedule, and adapt menus and ensure nutritional and portion control needs are met.
• Manage and coordinate program services to external public and private sector entities.
• Oversee and adhere to contractual agreements with agencies and community partners, while maintaining strong partnerships and quality customer service.
• Act as the Food Service Manager in their absence, by performing administrative tasks and attending to incidents during non-business hours.

Minimum Qualifications

• Four years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience.
• OR one year of related experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Requested Skills

• Experience scheduling employees.
• Experience sourcing, purchasing, and storing perishable and non-perishable food.
• Experience with special dietary restrictions including vegetarian and religious requirements.
• Experience working in an institutional food service setting.
• Experience working with adults in custody.
• Experience of supervision and direction of work.

Working Conditions

The employee works inside a secure adult correctional facility. Daily contact with mostly medium-security inmates in the secure confinement of a correctional facility; subject to "call-back" in emergencies; works overtime, as required. Travel by state vehicle (employee may be required to provide own transportation in performance of duties, which is compensated within state rates) to attend meetings. The employee is responsible for personally handle inmate incidents in the immediate area. The employee is responsible to prevent escapes from confinement by proper control of keys, tools, and contraband; and documenting unusual incidents as they occur. In the event of an emergency, may be assigned to any area of the institution. Possible encounters with hostile or abusive inmates poses risk of physical injury. Regular attendance is a requirement of this position.

Benefits

This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute. The salary range listed above is for non-PERS qualifying applicants. PERS qualifying applicants may be eligible for an adjusted range to reflect an additional 6.95%. The State of Oregon provides a generous benefit package, which includes:

• 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

About the Department

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.