Summary
Under general guidance and direction of the Food Service Manager -- Sworn, assists with or oversees the preparation of meals for inmates housed at the Utah County Security Center and for the Meals On Wheels Program for senior citizens. Oversees, trains, and instructs inmate workers in food preparation and kitchen processes, ensuring safety and security regulations and guidelines are followed. Monitors inmate work and behavior.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Prepare balanced meals for the Security Center and the Meals On Wheels program; follow an approved, scheduled menu; ensure special diets, including diabetic, vegetarian, kosher, and gluten free, are followed.
Coordinate activities of screened and approved inmate workers; monitor work and behavior and report concerns to supervisor, as needed.
Mentor, lead, and train assigned inmate workers in food preparation and kitchen policies and procedures; ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and department policies and procedures.
Maintain meal counts according to fluctuating inmate and client counts.
Oversee and perform cleaning of the commercial kitchen, including the freezer, ovens, and storage room; ensure adherence to food safety standards and kitchen rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Maintain inventory of available food items; prepare order lists for supervisor; submit orders to vendor, as authorized.
Receive deliveries and verify goods received against invoices; communicate discrepancies to supervisor, as needed.
Perform basic computer activities; process work orders; compute recipe conversions; post menus and signs; complete daily logs.
Inventory and maintain kitchen tools daily; ensure proper check in/out during meal preparation and appropriate tethering during the shift; report problems and concerns to supervisor.
May perform the following functions, based on assignment:
Prepare baked goods for the Security Center and the Meals On Wheels program, following an approved schedule; prepare dough and bake bread, rolls, hamburger buns, coffee cakes, biscuits, and desserts.
Maintain baked goods counts according to fluctuating inmate and client counts.
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