
Food Service Director - NEX
Black Hawk, COFull-time$26–28/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Elior North America is seeking a motivated food service director for its Summit Corrections team at Gilpin County Jail in Black Hawk, Colorado. The director will lead food service workers and manage the department to ensure meals are served. The role is full-time, onsite, non-exempt, and paid hourly.
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Full job description
Food Service Director - NEX
Job Reference Number: 44026
Employment Type: Full-Time , Onsite
Segment: Corrections
Brand: Summit
Location: Gilpin County Jail
The Role at a glance:
We are looking to add a motivated, effective food service director to our Corrections team in Black Hawk, CO. As a food service director, you will have the opportunity to lead a talented team of food service workers and manage all aspects of a food service department to ensure that customers and clients never miss a meal. This role is Non-Exempt and will be paid hourly.
What you'll be doing:
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Managing all functions of the food service department and its resources.
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Manage and lead a team of associates, including hiring and training new employees.
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Ensuring that staff meet all culinary, safety, and sanitation standards and regulations.
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Budgeting for the department, including directly purchasing ingredients and ensuring the account meets all targets and forecasts.
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Conferring with the district manager or other departments regarding the technical and administrative aspects of dining service.
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Addressing customer service needs.
What we're looking for:
Must-haves:
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At least two years of experience coordinating food service operations.
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Previous experience with industrial cooking.
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Excellent communication skills and experience communicating with both hourly staff and company executives.
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The ability to manage in a diverse environment with a strong focus on client and customer services and satisfaction.
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Experience with and knowledge of all Microsoft Office suite applications.
Nice-to-haves:
- ServSafe and/or HACCP certification
Compensation Range
$26-28/hr-Weekly Pay and benefits
Our Benefits:
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Medical (FT Employees)
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Dental
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Vision
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Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
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Discount Program
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Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
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EAP
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401k
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Sick Time
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Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
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Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)
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Paid Time Off
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About Summit:
Focused on serving correctional institutions, Summit ensures that incarcerated people across the United States have access to delicious, healthy food at each meal. Working with Summit, you will have the opportunity to aid in this process and provide inmates with vital social interaction at mealtimes.
About Elior North America:
Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We take pride in supporting the development of our employees and their skills at all levels and in fostering an environment of growth.
At Elior North America, we are committed to offering growth and advancement opportunities for all of our employees. The valuable skills and experience you’ve gained with Elior will propel you further in your career, whether with our corporate office or one of our brand segments.
Disclaimer: This job description can be revised by management as needed.
How this job compares
Set against the 444 open Food Service Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26–28/hr
- US median$19–21/hr53 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $27/hr, is 35% above the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the top quarter of Food Service Management hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 444 open Food Service Management jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Compass Group, North America166 open
- Byrne Dairy & Deli57 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Food Service Management postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (323 postings).
- Education
- 10 of the 444 open Food Service Management jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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