Food Services Supervisor

**Food Services Supervisor**: **Job ID**: - 233629 **Posting status**: - Open **Organization**: - Ministry of the Solicitor General **Division**: - Thunder Bay Correctional Centre **City**: - Thunder Bay **Position(s) language**: - English **Job term**: - 1 Permanent **Job code**: - C95305 - Food Services (13Ofs) (COR) **Salary**: - $33.91 - $40.47 Per hour* *Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement. **Showcase your culinary and leadership skills while supporting Ontarians** Located in what's famously called the "Gateway to Northwest Ontario",** Thunder Bay** boasts 150,000 lakes and rivers where epic outdoor adventures begin. We look forward to welcoming a Food Services Supervisor to the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre, where they will oversee the food services operation, producing approximately 500 meals per day. Given this position requires working with and providing direction to inmate helpers, a** shift premium** will be added to every pay **About the job**: As Supervisor to a small food service team, you can expect to: - Plan and communicate the full food service program - Administer the food services budget and manage supply requisition - Inspect, operate, and maintain industrial kitchen equipment - Provide supervision and training to staff and inmate helpers - Ensure adherence to proper food preparation standards - Maintain accurate logs, records, and inventory - Ensure prompt response to food service and safety issues **What you bring to the team**: **Mandatory requirements**: - You have a Journeyman Chef's Certificate as issued by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, or sufficient acceptable experience in volume cooking. **Specialized Knowledge and Experience**: You have knowledge and experience with: - Volume cooking methods and procedures, food safety practices, menu planning, food costing, nutrition - Proper preparation and sanitation techniques - Various diets (i.e. lifestyle, medical, religious) - Compliance with health and safety legislative and organizational standards and maintain the safety/security of the work area **Supervisory and Group Leadership Experience**: You are able to: - Oversee a large-scale food service administration - Coordinate work schedules, evaluate performance, and support a team environment - Forecast supply requirements, order supplies, maintain inventory and maintain cost controls - Instruct, train, and provide direction to staff and inmate helpers **Other Skills**: You have: - Problem-solving skills in order to ensure compliance with standards of food preparation, storage techniques and sanitation - Basic knowledge of computers to input and track data, record equipment problems, and order supplies and equipment **How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility**: We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's _Human Rights Code_ and the _Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005._ We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us. Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: - diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives - accessibility - Anti-Racism Policy **What we offer**: The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer: - a career that can grow across ministries and job functions - flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs - many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups - tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes: - a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement) - group health, dental, life and disability benefits - a range of vacation and leave options - an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services **Additional information**: - Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:59 pm EDT **Position details**: - 1 English Permanent, 2351 Hwy 61 S, Thunder Bay, North Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS **Compensation group**: - Ontario Pub