State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Food Service Supervisor (37.5 Hour) (3955TC)

$24.13-$31.58 Hourly / $1,809.24-$2,368.36 BiWeekly /
$47,221.00-$61,814.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

This class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor in the service of food in an institution dining room or cafeteria or tray service in a hospital.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from a Dining Room Supervisor or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Leads Maintainers and other lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Coordinates food service area workflow and determines priorities;
  • Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work;
  • Establishes and maintains food service area procedures;
  • Provides staff training and assistance;
  • Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
  • Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
  • Prepares reports and correspondence;
  • Keeps records;
  • Sets tables;
  • Prepares coffee, salads and dressings;
  • Serves meals;
  • Cleans dining room, furniture and equipment;
  • Counts and sorts table linen;
  • Washes dishes and silverware;
  • Monitors temperature of food;
  • Maintains adequate supplies and food in stock;
  • Requisitions food and supplies;
  • May make recommendations on policies or standards;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Knowledge of food preparation and serving in a commercial or institutional setting;
  • Skills
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Ability to
    • follow written and oral instructions;
    • utilize computer software;
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of experience in the preparation or serving of food on a large scale.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must retain such physical fitness as to be able to perform the duties.
  • Incumbents must be free from communicable diseases.
  • A physical examination may be required.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be required to lift moderate weights; may be exposed to some risk of injury from kitchen equipment and from patients/clients.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Non-Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(13)-Food Processing/Service

BARGAINING UNIT

(06)-SERVICE/MAINT (NP-2)

EEO

(8)-Service Maintenance

SALARY INFORMATION

TC 13

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Food Services Supervisor in Salary Group TC 13 approved effective November 29, 2013. (Reviewed for content, revised to modernize format and add an Acknowledgement section.) Final No. 24-002

EFFECTIVE DATE

01/08/2024
CLASS: 3955TC; EST: 11/5/1965; REV: 1/10/2024;