Food Service Manager Jobs in Dothan, AL (NOW HIRING)

Requisition No: 878620 

Agency: Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Working Title: FOOD SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR-SES - 67011618 - SUNLAND

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 67011618 

Salary:  $38,220.42 - $42,042.57 

Posting Closing Date: 08/07/2026 

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AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

 POSITION: Food Service Administrator - Selected Exempt Service (SES)

POSITION NUMBER:  67011618

OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY

This posting may close before the posted closing date.

CANDIDATE POOL: Future vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six months.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package for eligible employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits, including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com).
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.
• And more! For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
• Paid Maternity and Parental Leave.

The Agency seeks team members who demonstrate the qualities of being humble, hungry, and smart and lead others to embody the same. This entails lacking excessive ego, sharing credit, being self-motivated, and exercising good judgment and intuition regarding the subtleties of group dynamics. 

This position with APD will serve staff and management across the Agency. Your work will impact the workplace culture, our community, and the population we serve as we continuously strive to achieve the Agency's mission.

*Responses to the qualifying questions are required and must be verifiable based on your submitted application, and "see resume" will not be considered an acceptable response.

SALARY

$38,220.42 - $42,042.57  Annually $1,470.02- $1,617.02  Bi-weekly

The hiring salary may exceed the maximum posted salary.  

Position Summary

This is work supervising food service workers engaged in preparing and serving food at Sunland.

The Work You Will Do 

Supervise and assist food service activities, communicating and allocating duties to subordinates.  Evaluate employees as personnel dictates and applies all rules of Employee Handbook and Sunland SOP to assure that the work of each employee is the maximum potential of their ability and in accordance to their job responsibilities.  This includes but is not limited to timeliness of reports, leave and attendance, evaluations, etc. and whatever task deemed necessary to keep Sunland food service operating on a daily and ongoing basis.  This includes completing assigned staff training deemed mandatory on a daily and ongoing basis.

Ascertain that food is prepared as recorded on production sheets and as recipes require in safe and sanitary conditions.  Ascertain that portion are adequate and in accordance with production sheets.  Service lines must be properly set up by staff to begin service at 6:00 A.M., 10:00 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. and food is constantly available as needed and at proper temperature.

Ensures work area is clean and sanitized at all times.  Ensures hair control nets are worn at all times; ensures hand washing and gloves are used frequently as required on a daily and ongoing basis.

Responsible for storeroom/walk-in freezer issues when Stores Supervisor in not available.  Responsible for ensuring security measures are practiced at all times.  This includes but is not limited to making sure all dining room/kitchen doors and vehicles are properly locked, completes daily temperature logs on a daily and ongoing basis.

Exhibits a positive work attitude in working with all people, residents, co-workers, management, and community on a daily and ongoing basis.

Minimum Qualifications

• Preferred; At least 4 years of professional food service experience. College education can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for up to three years of the required experience provided such education includes three courses in any of the following areas: food and nutrition, hotel and restaurant management, institutional management, or food service. Completion of a program of study from a vocational/technical school in a food service area can substitute for one year of the required experience.

• Preferred; ServSafe certifed.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of the equipment, procedures and techniques used in food service.
• Knowledge of food service safety and sanitation procedures.
• Knowledge of food service purchasing procedures.
• Knowledge of maintenance requirements of kitchen equipment.
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to train others in food service procedures and techniques.
• Ability to plan and make bulk food purchases.
• Ability to plan and direct food service for large groups of people.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.

Additional Information

Profile Completion

To qualify for this position, applicants must complete all fields in the Candidate Profile, including their work history with the month and year. 

Resumes and other documentation can be attached to provide additional information but will not replace the required completed Candidate Profile.

Retiree Notice

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you will be required to repay all benefits received depending upon your retirement date.

Direct Deposit Program

As a condition of employment, a person appointed to a position in the State Personnel System is required to participate in the Direct Deposit Program.  Rather than receiving a paper paycheck, your funds will be deposited directly into your account at your financial institution. This will be accomplished by Electronic Funds Transfer. Banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions are eligible to accept such deposits. Retirement funds are also required to be in the Direct Deposit Program.

Background Screening Requirement

It is the policy of the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities that applicants for employment undergo Level 2 employment screening in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, Florida Statutes, as a condition of employment or being permitted to serve as a volunteer.

No applicant for a designated position will be employed or permitted to volunteer until the Level 2 screening results are received, reviewed, and approved by the Agency.

Level 2 background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for Statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Pursuant to S. 110.1127(1), Florida Statutes, this position requires a background investigation, including fingerprinting.

APD only hires U.S. citizens and those lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. APD participates in the U.S. government's employment eligibility verification program (E-verify), which electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the U.S. after completing the employment eligibility verification form (I-9).

All applicants should complete the online application process. If you need assistance applying for this position, please call the People First service center at 1-877-562-7287. 

Responses to the qualifying questions are required to be considered for this position. Answers to the qualifying questions must be verifiable based on your submitted application.

Recruiting Contact:

Lizzie Holland

Human Resource Specialist/Recruitment Manager

Division of Administration and Facility Operations

Phone: 850-482-9232

Fax: 850-482-9814

Sunland 

3700 Williams Drive

Marianna, FL. 32446

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.