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Commissary Manager (#019577) Lee Correctional Institution, Bishopville (LEE) Level 3

State of South Carolina

Lee County, SCFull-time$40–54K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$40–54K/yr
Location
Lee County, SC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Commissary Manager oversees commissary and laundry operations at Lee Correctional Institution. The role manages supplies, budgeting, ordering, receiving, inventory, records, and assigned personnel, while supporting rehabilitation and self-improvement opportunities for inmates. It also includes maintaining safe equipment and operations, ensuring appropriate maintenance, and completing administrative functions. The successful candidate must complete four weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Commissary Operations Management, nice to haveInventory Management, nice to haveBudgeting, nice to haveOrdering and Receiving, nice to havePersonnel Supervision, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or Bachelor's Degree, nice to haveRelevant Business or Administrative Experience, nice to haveSCDC Basic Training, required

Full job description

  • Manage the commissary operations efficiently and accurately within the guidelines established by the agency.

  • Supervise daily reporting and accuracy of all commissary supplies, budgeting, ordering, & receiving.

  • Conduct and document inventory.

  • Maintain appropriate inventory levels and accurate records.

  • Supervise employee/inmate workers: screen, select, train and evaluate assigned personnel.

  • Provide rehabilitation and self- improvement opportunities for inmates.

  • Manage laundry operations.

  • Accurately account for laundry turn-in and turn-back.

  • Determine serviceability of clothing and eligibility of exchange.

  • Maintain detailed chemical records.

  • Maintain operation/equipment that is safe and healthy as required by OSHA standards.

  • Ensure appropriate maintenance is performed.

  • Administrative functions as assigned/required.

  • Travel required schedule subject to change.

Must successfully complete four (4) weeks of SCDC Basic Training upon hire.

Questions regarding the application process, this job posting or any other postings with the SCDC should be directed to: Recruiting and Employment Services (803) 896-1649 [email protected]

State of South Carolina Minimum Requirements: A high school diploma and relevant experience in business management, public administration, or administrative services or a bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required work experience.

SCDC Minimum Requirements: A high school diploma and relevant experience in business management, public administration, or administrative services OR A bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required work experience.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,191 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$40–54K/yr
  • South Carolina median$75–98K/yr66 salary ranges
  • US median$82–115K/yr4,767 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $47K, is 43% below the South Carolina median midpoint ($83K) — in the lowest quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 124 open Operations Manager jobs in South Carolina and 8,191 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (6,179 postings).
Education
1,618 of the 8,191 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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