Correctional Food Service Supervisor

Job Classification Title

Correctional Food Service Supervisor I (S)

Adult Correction

COO - OPS - Institutions Operations

NC07

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community.

Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

This is an anticipated vacancy. This position is located at Greene Correctional Institution, a minimum custody facility for adult male offenders. Employees in this class are responsible for supervision of Correctional Food Service Officers and providing oversight of inmates performing.

There was an update to the salary range effective February 01, 2026. The new salary range is 37,.

Reporting to the Correctional Food Service Manager, this position serves as the supervisor of offenders performing large-scale food production and food service at a multi-level custody correctional facility.

Working knowledge of food service management techniques and health regulations to ensure proper food preparation, storage and sanitation of the food service section and working knowledge of the accepted principles and practices of dietetics and nutrition and dietary requirements for a variety of therapeutic and religious diets and appropriate substitutions and working knowledge of food quantities needed to feed a large number of inmates and the relative costs of various food items.

Skill in the use of unarmed self-defense tactics, batons, and emergency equipment and skill in the use and care of firearms and proper restraint methods and techniques.

• Documented knowledge of large-scale food production and food service activities.
• Documented supervision of employees and/or offender workers.

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase May result.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details. High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and two years of experience in institutional food preparation and food services, in management of a commercial food service operations, or as a Correctional Officer, or one year as a Correctional Food Service Officer;

or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Necessary Special Qualifications Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Crystal Bunn Miller

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