Food Service Worker - Calumet County Corrections

About the Role

The Food Service Worker supervises inmates in a kitchen environment to ensure that meal and food items are prepared in accordance with production plans. This role involves training workers, assigning tasks, and maintaining sanitation and safety standards. Essential functions may vary by location based on client requirements and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and maintain preparation and production guidelines according to Aramark standards by reviewing and approving production and temperature logs.
• Supervise inmates in food preparation and tray assembly, ensuring timely and efficient meal service.
• Participate in the preparation and serving of meals, including printing and distributing recipes.
• Direct inmates in using Aramark recipes and train on proper cooking procedures, ensuring proper portions and special dietary requirements are met.
• Obtain accurate daily population counts and review with staff.
• Adhere to security policies and procedures, ensuring storage areas, kitchen tools, equipment, and keys are secured.
• Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and sanitation schedules, ensuring adherence by cooks, inmates, and/or food service workers.
• Assist in conducting inventory, receiving, and storing food and related items, and requisition orders as needed.
• Participate in meal preparation, storage, and assembly, following Aramark's Standard of Operation and HACCP policies for food handling and storage.

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Minimum of one (1) year of food prep or related work preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience interacting with inmates a plus.
• Ability to motivate and supervise inmates and/or team members in a correctional work environment.
• Must be able to obtain a food safety certification.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision and exercise good judgment and tact.
• Must follow basic safety procedures and policies.
• Must qualify for and maintain correctional facility security clearance.
• Physical demands include lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, and extended walking and standing.
• May require uniforms and/or usage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Pay

$18+/hour

About Aramark

Aramark serves millions of guests daily through food and facilities in 15 countries. Rooted in service and united by purpose, Aramark strives to do great things for employees, partners, communities, and the planet. The company is committed to equal employment opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Note: Candidates must be comfortable working in a correctional facility. Background check required.