Food Service Lead - Cook Coordinator

About the role

This position provides guidance, instruction and direction to incarcerated workers in the preparation, presentation, handling, serving and clean-up of daily meals in the food services area to ensure facility meals provided meet quality and nutrition standards and service timelines. Responsible to monitor and adhere to safety and sanitation standards within the food services area, while maintaining a secure environment.

Responsibilities

• Guide and instruct incarcerated workers in the preparation, presentation, handling, serving and clean-up of daily meals.
• Maintain quality and nutrition standards and service timelines for facility meals.
• Monitor and adhere to safety and sanitation standards within the food services area.
• Maintain a secure environment.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must be at least 18 years old and able to pass a criminal history check.
• Physical Requirements: The selected finalist is required to review and sign a Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) for this position and may be required to complete a tuberculosis screening prior to hire.

Qualifications

• Nine months of full-time food production experience in a high-volume cafeteria, school, hospital, fast food, restaurant, catering, etc., or
• Six months of full-time experience performing cooking and food preparation in a correctional or secured environment, or
• Completion of a full-time vocational/technical school program in commercial cooking or commercial food preparation.

Skills

• Knowledge of food values, nutrition, and therapeutic diets.
• Experience directing the work of others sufficient to direct incarcerated workers.
• Experience directing the work of others in a large food service setting.
• Two or more years of work experience in a large restaurant, cafeteria, school, hospital, or equivalent experience in large volume cooking and food preparation.

Benefits

The selected finalist will receive:

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• 12 paid holidays each year
• Low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
• Fertility care, including IVF
• Dental and orthodontic care for adults and children
• 6 weeks paid leave for parents of newborn or newly adopted children
• Pension plan that provides income when you retire (after working at least three years)
• Employer paid life insurance to provide support for your family in the event of death
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance that can provide income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Tax-free expense accounts for health, dental, and dependent care

Pay

$22.79 - $31.43 / hourly; $47,585 - $65,625 / annually

Schedule

Rotating between 4:00 am - 7:00 pm

Contact

To receive consideration as a Connect 700 Program applicant, apply online, email the Job ID#, the Working Title and your valid Proof of Eligibility Certificate by the closing date to Tracy Larsen at tracy.c.larsen@state.mn.us.