Food Services Supervisor 9
State of Michigan
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Food Service Supervisor 9
State of Michigan
Corrections - St. Louis Correctional Facility
Location
Michigan, 48909
Salary
$23.55 - $31.99
per hour
Type
Closes
March 4, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of staff and inmates in a prison kitchen to prepare and serve three daily meals, including special diets, while following strict safety and nutritional rules.
The role requires hands-on oversight during shifts to ensure everything runs smoothly and securely in a correctional setting.
It's a good fit for someone with solid experience in large-scale food preparation who can manage people and handle the unique challenges of working in a prison environment.
Key Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Four years of experience in quantity cooking and food preparation, including three years at a senior cook level (e.g., Cook E6) or two years at a higher level (e.g., Cook 7)
- Ability to oversee and train subordinate staff and prisoner workers
- Knowledge of safe food handling, sanitation, nutritional standards, and safety protocols
- Collaboration with custody staff to maintain facility security
- Substitution option: Associate's degree in relevant field (e.g., dietetics, food services management) plus two years experience, or Bachelor's degree with no experience required
- No felony convictions per Department of Corrections policy; must submit official transcripts if using education substitution
Full Job Description
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Requirements
EducationEducational level typically acquired through completion of high school.
Experience
Four years of experience overseeing a variety of quantity cooking and food preparation tasks equivalent to a Cook, including three years equivalent to a Cook E6 or two years equivalent to a Cook 7.
Qualifications
Possession of an associate's degree in dietetics; food services management; hotel, restaurant and institution management; or human nutrition and two years of experience overseeing a variety of quantity cooking and food preparation tasks, including one year equivalent to a Cook E6 may be substituted for the experience requirement.
OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree in dietetics; food services management; hotel, restaurant and institution management; or human nutrition and no experience may be substituted for the experience requirement.
Additional Information
All required documents must be attached and submitted at the time of application for further consideration.
Applications must be submitted through NEOGOV to be considered.Interested applicants who are attaching transcripts must attach a copy of your official college transcripts indicating the specific type of degree earned and the conferred/graduation date.
More information regarding what constitutes an official transcript can be found here.
(un-official or web based transcripts will not be accepted) If you have questions or need assistance uploading and/or attaching your documents, please call the Office of Career Services toll free at 1-800-788-1766.
The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017.
Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.
**** REQUIRED INFORMATION: Employment in the state classified service demands a high degree of loyalty and imposes high ethical standards on employees to ensure the integrity of state government and maintain effective services.
All employees must meet these ethical standards and all appointing authorities are obligated to enforce these ethical standards.
As part of this effort all employees are required to report any possible conflict of interest, please review the information and be prepared to respond to questions related to the information in your application.
Ethical Standards and Conduct (Note: you do not need to fill out the form)New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification.
All new employees will complete additional online training to successfully complete their non-custody new employee training.
This is a drug and alcohol test-designated position.
View the entire job specification at:
https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/F/FoodServicesSupervisor.pdf
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