Job Title:  FOOD SERVICE COOK/SPVR 3

Position Description

Food Service Cook/Supervisors prepare and/or supervise quantity food preparation and serving according to standardized menus and recipes in an institutional setting.

The Nevada Department of Corrections has a vacancy for a Food Services Cook/Supervisor 3 at Lovelock Correctional Center, in Carson City, Nevada. Incumbent will prepare and/or supervise quantity food preparation and serving according to standardized menus and recipes in an institutional setting. Incumbents work in a correctional setting serving three meals daily to approximately 1,500 inmates; prepare and substitute orders for food, utensils, and cleaning supplies; schedule, assign, coordinate and review work of a staff of inmate culinary workers; monitor sanitation of the general kitchen area; responsible for security of the culinary by controlling issuance of serving utensils such as knives; and provide training and orientation to new staff/inmates regarding agency policies and procedures, food preparation and service, food rotation/storage and health and safety regulations.

Incumbents must be willing to work in this rural setting, located 90 miles from Reno, Nevada.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.

To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-3_0//

Minimum Qualifications

• "Graduation from high school or equivalent education and four years of experience which involved planning, preparation and serving of regular and special meals; following established menus; ordering food supplies; and maintaining records in an military, institutional, correctional, healthcare, hospitality, or other large quantity food service facility. One year of the required experience must have been in a supervisory capacity; OR one year of experience as an Food Service Cook/Supervisor II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above."

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

• The exam will consist of an application and resume evaluation. It is essential that applications/resumes include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

Special Requirements

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities