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Food Service Director

Keefe Group LLC

Mount Gilead, OHJob$48K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$48K/yr
Location
Mount Gilead, OH
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Food Service Director plans and coordinates a single-site food service operation in a secure correctional facility with one kitchen and fewer than 1,000 inmates or beds. The role oversees kitchen operations and finances and supervises food service staff. The ideal candidate understands food-handling regulations, works well independently and with a team, adapts to change, and demonstrates leadership and coaching ability.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Food Handling RegulationsTeamworkIndependent WorkMultitaskingAdaptabilityLeadershipCoaching

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GEDEquivalent ExperienceMust Be 18+5 Years Management or Supervisory ExperienceServSafe Certification

Full job description

Wage Rate $48,000/year Overview Are you looking for a career with premium benefitsand the potential for growth? At Trinity Services Group, we have created somethingspecial, a better place to work and grow. Manyemployees start just expecting a paycheck but end upwith a rewarding career. We provide exceptionaltraining and a clear career path. We are proud to be a military and veteran friendly employer. About This Position The Food Service Director plans, directs and coordinates the activities associated with running a single site, stand-alone food service operation in a facility with only one kitchen and less than 1,000 inmates/beds. This position oversees the operational and financial responsibilities for the kitchen and supervises an Assistant Food Service Director and/or a team of Food Service Workers and/or Cooks who are involved with the preparation, serving and clean-up of food in a secure correctional facility. Our ideal Food Service Director excels at the following: - Passionate about food and service - Has a solid understanding of food handling regulations - Desire to always learn more - Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently - Ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly - Dependable and flexible - A strong leader and coach Essential Functions/Core Responsibilities - Supervise, train, and instruct team members and/or inmates in general food service practices, including the preparation, cooking, and serving of food - Oversee the appropriate quantities of food are prepared and served according to facility or site plan - Hires, orients, trains and issues corrective action (when applicable) to team members - Review and approve payroll on a bi-weekly basis - Building and maintaining positive connections with clients by regularly communicating, understanding their needs, proactively addressing concerns, providing excellent service, and working to ensure their continued satisfaction with the company's products or services, ultimately aiming to retain them as long-term customers - Oversee the appropriate quantities of food are prepared and served according to facility or site plan - Coordinate the work flow and assign work to team members - Ensure all team members are adequately trained and capable to perform job responsibilities safely - Coordinate the work flow and assign work to team members - Directs team members to ensure job-related rules, policies, procedures, and security guidelines are enforced - Responsible for maintaining accuracy of inventory in advance preparation of planned menu schedule - Ensure ordering and all required reports are completed accurately and on time - Knows and complies with client's contractual obligations - Ensure food items are stored in a safe and hazard free manner - May plan for special events and functions thru participation in meetings with assigned customer facility operations staff - Maintain product service quality standards - Maintain a sanitary environment following food service and Health Department codes and regulations - Maintain accurate on-site reports of daily and monthly financial, production, and activity - Responsible for any state or other inspection of food service operation - May participate in the contract negotiation and renewal process - May perform other duties as assigned What You'll Need High School Diploma or GED and/or equivalent experience. Must be at least 18 years of age. Five years of management or supervisory experience in a food service environment. ServSafe Cer

How this job compares

Set against the 444 open Food Service Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$48K/yr
  • US median$74–84K/yr298 salary ranges

This rate, $48K, is 38% below the US median midpoint ($78K) — in the lowest quarter of Food Service Management salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 14 open Food Service Management jobs in Ohio and 444 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 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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