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Posted: December 30, 2025 (16 days ago)

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Food Services Supervisor-9

State of Michigan

Corrections - Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility

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Location

Michigan, 48909

Salary

$23.55 - $31.99

per hour

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading a team of staff and inmates to prepare and serve three daily meals in a prison, including regular, religious, and special diets, while following strict safety and nutrition rules.

The role requires hands-on oversight of food operations to keep everything running smoothly and securely in a correctional setting.

It's a good fit for someone with experience in large-scale cooking who can manage people and ensure high standards in a high-pressure 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 (equivalent to Cook E6) or two years at advanced level (Cook 7)
  • Alternate: Associate’s degree in dietetics, food services management, hotel/restaurant/institution management, or human nutrition plus two years of relevant experience (including one year at Cook E6 level)
  • Alternate: Bachelor’s degree in the above fields with no experience required
  • Ability to supervise staff and train inmate workers in food service operations
  • Knowledge of safe food handling, sanitation, nutritional standards, and safety protocols
  • Collaboration with security staff to maintain facility safety and security

Full Job Description


The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.

MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department.

The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families. Learn more about what makes MDOC a Gold-Level Veteran Friendly Employer

Link: Military and Veterans (michigan.gov)

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The position serves as Food Services Shift Supervisor at a correctional facility with responsibility for directing the work of subordinate staff and prisoner workers during a shift in food service operations. This involves directly overseeing and managing the preparation and serving of three meals daily, including the service of general population meals, religious meals, and therapeutic diets. The Food Services Shift Supervisor oversees subordinate staff and trains prisoner workers in quantity food service preparation and serving of meals in a prison food service setting, while ensuring adherence to policy directives, State-Wide menu, operating procedures, nutritional standards, safe food handling practices, proper sanitation, environmental and fire safety requirements. Through direct supervision of subordinate Cooks and indirect supervision of a prisoner workforce, the position operates in collaboration with custody staff to ensure the safety and security of a correctional facility.

Job Specific Position Description - Position Description

Job Specification

Requirements

Education

Educational level typically acquired through completion of high school.

Food Services Supervisor 9 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.

Alternate Education and Experience Food Services Supervisor 9 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.

Qualifications

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). READ CAREFULLY -- TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION WE ARE ASKING YOU TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

  1. Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
  2. Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
  3. If applicable/You would like credit for your education, attach a copy of an official transcript(s).
  4. Your education listed cannot be used to credential review you for a position unless a copy of an OFFICIAL transcript confirming your education is attached to your electronic application.

    We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts.

    Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

  5. You must provide at least three professional references and their contact information to include phone number, address, email address and fax number.
  6. Current MDOC employees must include their current supervisor as one of three professional references.


Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. Your application for any position does not guarantee you will be contacted by the department/agency for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.


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) with 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. PLEASE NOTE: Overnight travel may be required for NCNET.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 12/30/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/5/2025

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-michigan-5140186