Food Service Manager ; Umatilla

Initial Posting Date: 12/29/2025

Final date to receive applications: 01/11/2026

Agency: Department of Corrections

Salary Range: $7,004 - $10,311

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Food Service Manager 1 (Umatilla)

Oregon Department of Corrections

Are you seeking a leadership opportunity to expand your skills and advance your career in food service management? Do you bring experience leading teams in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment? The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) invites qualified candidates to apply for a Food Service Manager 1 position at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla, Oregon.

As a Food Service Manager
, you will provide overall leadership and direction for the food service operations at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI). You will be responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing daily food service activities to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant meal service for a large institutional population. This includes supervising Food Service Coordinators and overseeing the work of Adults in Custody (AIC) assigned to food service, ensuring work is performed safely, effectively, and in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

You will manage all components of the food service program, including the procurement, receipt, storage, preparation, service, and proper disposal of food products. This role requires ensuring strict compliance with food safety standards, sanitation requirements, and correctional security protocols. You will be accountable for inventory control, equipment maintenance, and adherence to state and departmental regulations while maintaining consistent meal quality and portion control.

In addition, you will oversee the food service budget by forecasting needs, monitoring expenditures, and identifying cost‑saving opportunities without compromising nutritional or safety standards. You will participate in staff hiring, training, performance evaluations, scheduling, and corrective actions, while fostering a positive, professional, and accountable work environment. Experience working within a unionized workforce and applying labor agreements is essential to maintaining operational continuity.

You will work closely with institution leadership, administrative staff, and central office dietitians to plan and implement menus that meet nutritional guidelines and accommodate religious, cultural, and medically prescribed dietary needs. This includes ensuring appropriate documentation, meal preparation practices, and staff training related to specialized diets.

This position is management services and may be eligible for Police & Fire (P&F) benefits through Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), as defined by statute.

Five years of lead work, supervision, or progressively related experience;

OR two years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

• Budget planning, tracking, and fiscal management
• Employee supervision, coaching, and leadership
• Experience working with labor unions and CBA
• Food preparation and food safety compliance
• Ordering, storing, and inventory management of perishable products
• Knowledge of religious, cultural, and dietary food requirements

• Serve Safe Certification (preferred not required)

• In the Work Experience section of your application make sure to include the dates and duties of all relevant positions and details to support how you meet these attributes. If you do not include education or work experience meeting the minimum qualifications, you will not be considered for the position. Only the candidates whose experience most closely matches the qualifications and requested skills of this position will be invited to interview.
  
  Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the job posting close date.
• The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PDT/PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and…