A Restaurant or Food Service Supervisor supervises food preparation and staff for a restaurant or dining hall. Manages budget for food supplies, equipment and staff; hires and trains staff; monitors food safety procedures. May plan menus or work with chefs or dieticians to plan menus. Works in a school, hospital, nursing home or other institution.
Job Information State of Tennessee Job Information Opening Date/Time 07/21/2026 12:00AM Central Time Closing Date/Time 07/27/2026 11:59PM Central Time Salary (Monthly) $2,896.00 - $4,331.00 Salary (Annually) $34,752.00 - $51,972.00 Job Type Full-Time City, State Location Bolivar, TN Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
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OF MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, HARDEMAN COUNTY
This position is located at Western Mental Health Institute. This is an on-site position. This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.
Qualifications Education and Experience:
Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school and experience equivalent to three years of increasingly responsible full-time volume food service work. Substitution of Experience for
Education:
Qualifying food service experience may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Substitution of Education for
Experience:
Additional coursework at an accredited college or university in dietetics, food service systems administration, or other acceptable field may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
Necessary Special Qualifications:
None Examination Method:
Education and Experience,100% for Preferred Service positions. Overview Under general supervision, is responsible for supervisory food service work of routine difficulty in supervising a relatively small group of food service workers, cooks and other personnel in volume food preparation and service on an assigned shift; and performs related work as required. An employee in this class may be assigned to act as supervisor of service, clean-up, kitchen, traying, special diet, and other activities or a combination thereof on an assigned shift with relatively small numbers of subordinates, or may act as assistant shift supervisor on a shift with higher numbers of employees. This class differs from that of Food Service Supervisor 1 and lower level food service job classes in those incumbents of the latter have less supervisory responsibility and are subordinates to incumbents of this class. This class differs from that of Food Service Supervisor 3 and higher level food service job classes in that incumbents of the latter have higher supervisory responsibilities. Responsibilities At central food service locations, may be assigned to supervise a relatively small number of employees or to act as assistant shift supervisor of larger numbers of employees in any combination of volume food service activities such as kitchen food preparation, service and clean-up, special diet preparation traying, and related functions. Assigns, trains, supervises, and evaluates a staff of subordinate food service personnel on an assigned shift. Keeps and prepares a variety of routine records and reports such as daily and weekly order sheets, daily and weekly diet orders and changes, meal counts, disciplinary actions, and other records and reports. Assists in making recommendations on matters such as employment, retention, promotion, discipline, and other personnel actions. Takes and utilizes information from treatment team, dietetic, and other personnel to ensure the proper nutrition of residents. Checks work and service areas to ensure that proper sanitation and safety precautions are being observed in work. Competencies (KSA's)
