Commissary Operations Jobs in Houston, TX (NOW HIRING)

Job Description
Job Duties:
Duties include ensuring uninterrupted commissary operations at assigned facilities as directed, daily monitoring of inventory, ensuring proper stock rotation, conducting sales to incarcerated individuals and staff, assist and maintain security of inmates, and other duties as assigned.
You'd be a Good Fit If:

• Experience in inventory control, commissary operations, or warehouse management, in a secure or regulated environment.
• Proficient in accurately receiving, storing, selling, delivering and reconciling merchandise while maintaining strict inventory accountability.
• Have a strong understanding or the ability to learn security protocols, compliance requirements, and chainofcustody procedures within a correctional or controlled facility setting.
• Skilled at organizing and prioritizing daily assignments to ensure all operational tasks are completed efficiently, accurately, and on schedule.
• Can communicate clearly and professionally with staff, vendors, and leadership, and can follow through on directives with minimal supervision.
• You are highly dependable, detailoriented, and capable of quickly identifying and resolving operational or inventory discrepancies.
• You can work in a structured environment where accuracy, consistency, and adherence to policy are essential to success.

You'd be a Great Fit If:

• You bring advanced commissary and inventory management experience and are prepared to function as a lead point of contact for daily unit operations.
• You have demonstrated success in supervising or coordinating staff, delegating tasks, monitoring workflow, and ensuring operational goals are consistently met.
• Can take responsibility and accountability of inventory integrity, including receiving, stocking, selling, delivering, cycle counts, audits, reconciliations, and corrective action for discrepancies.
• You understand the critical role that security, accuracy, and accountability play in maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant commissary operations within a correctional environment.
• You are confident in making independent, sound operational decisions in a fastpaced environment.
• You consistently enforce policies and procedures while modeling professionalism and holding others accountable to established standards.
• You can proactively communicate operational risks, staffing needs, and express concerns to the Commissary Operations Managers.
• You actively seek and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and strengthen inventory control systems.
• You are prepared to serve as the primary operational leader onsite, ensuring continuity, stability, and high performance of commissary functions.

• Work sights visits will be conducted,
• No study material,
• No pretest required,
• No telephonic interviews will be conducted; and
• Training Academy will be required.

Job Description
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Job Duties:
Duties include ensuring uninterrupted commissary operations at assigned facilities as directed, daily monitoring of inventory, ensuring proper stock rotation, conducting sales to incarcerated individuals and staff, assist and maintain security of inmates, and other duties as assigned.
You'd be a GOOD fit if:
You have experience in inventory control, commissary operations, or warehouse management, in a secure or regulated environment.
You are proficient in accurately receiving, storing, selling, delivering and reconciling merchandise while maintaining strict inventory accountability.
You have a strong understanding or the ability to learn security protocols, compliance requirements, and chainofcustody procedures within a correctional or controlled facility setting.
You are skilled at organizing and prioritizing daily assignments to ensure all operational tasks are completed efficiently, accurately, and on schedule.
You can communicate clearly and professionally with staff, vendors, and leadership, and can follow through on directives with minimal supervision.
You are highly dependable, detailoriented, and capable of quickly identifying and resolving operational or inventory discrepancies.
You can work in a structured environment where accuracy, consistency, and adherence to policy are essential to success.
You'd be a GREAT fit if:
You bring advanced commissary and inventory management experience and are prepared to function as a lead point of contact for daily unit operations.
You have demonstrated success in supervising or coordinating staff, delegating tasks, monitoring workflow, and ensuring operational goals are consistently met.
You can take responsibility and accountability of inventory integrity, including receiving, stocking, selling, delivering, cycle counts, audits, reconciliations, and corrective action for discrepancies.
You understand the critical role that security, accuracy, and accountability play in maintaining a safe, efficient, and compliant commissary operations within a correctional environment.
You are confident in making independent, sound operational decisions in a fastpaced environment.
You consistently enforce policies and procedures while modeling professionalism and holding others accountable to established standards.
You can proactively communicate operational risks, staffing needs, and express concerns to the Commissary Operations Managers.
You actively seek and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, reduce errors, and strengthen inventory control systems.
You are prepared to serve as the primary operational leader onsite, ensuring continuity, stability, and high performance of commissary functions.
For the full Job Description, please click the link below:
Inventory and Store Specialist V Commissary Manager
Additional Information:
Travel
None Position may make day trips, but no overnight trips
Work Site Visits
Yes
Study Material
No
PreService Training Academy Required
Yes
Hazardous Duty/Longevity Position
Hazardous
Outside applicants will be required to submit to preemployment drug testing as a condition of employment.
Contact Information:
Questions concerning this Questions concerning the application
position can be directed to: process can be directed to:
Melaney Dickerson Harmony Lopez
Hiring Manager OR Human Resources
4093830012 9364373069
Melaney.Dickerson@tdcj.texas.gov hr.selectionsteam1@tdcj.texas.gov
Important Note to the Candidate:
Military Preference
To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.
Military Occupation Specialty Codes
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Eligibility
An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.
EEO Statement:
The State of Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services. You may make copies of this application and enter different position titles, but each copy must be signed. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of applications, unless specifically stated in the job vacancy notice.