FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 4
Career Family: FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR
New Jersey treats Food Service Supervisor 4 as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
This is where the Food Service Supervisor ladder starts, one grade under Food Service Supervisor 2, whose band tops out about $18,903 higher. The spec names a bachelor's degree, but it leaves the door open to substitute experience for the degree. The FY 2027 range lands between $63,663 and $92,953, and state payroll currently lists 2 people in the title, led by Children and Families.
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This title is filled by competitive examination.
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Food Service Supervisor 4 appears on the State payroll at 2 departments, most of them at Department of Children and Families.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Children and Families | 1 |
| Department of Education | 1 |
State payroll and independent authority payroll are separate systems and are never merged. See data sources.
Pay ladder: Food Service Supervisor series
- Food Service Supervisor 4 — $63,663 – $92,953 (this title)
- Food Service Supervisor 2 — $76,287 – $111,856
- Food Service Supervisor 1 — $83,582 – $122,832
Promoting to Food Service Supervisor 2 raises the top of the band by about $18,903. Its top salary lands around the 35th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 2 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $72,830. The agencies employing the most are:
- Children and Families (1)
- Education (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under a Business Manager or other supervisor in a state institution, hospital, or college with a resident inmate, patient, or student population under 200, has charge of the economic and professional management of all functions, services, facilities, and staff associated with storage, preparation, and service of all food; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Plans or supervises the preparation of all menus, special diets, and other food preparation work.
- Gives instructions to employees, patients, inmates, and/or students in the food service unit, and supervises work performance.
- Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.
- Maintains and controls the proper sanitary and safety conditions and standards and inspects all areas where food is received, handled, stored, refrigerated, prepared, and served.
- Prepares requisitions for all food supplies and food preparation equipment to be acquired by direct purchase and sees that these are properly stored, safeguarded, recorded, and used.
- Prepares recommendations concerning and assists in planning the vegetable, fruit, dairy, and meat production programs of the institution taking into account available personnel, funds, equipment, and supplies.
- Sees that meals are properly prepared and attractively served and that the recommendations of the medical and dietetic staff are carried out.
- Prepares correspondence and reports and supervises the maintenance of files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information system used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in Dietetics, Food Science, Food Service Management, Food Technology, Nutrition, or Restaurant Management.
Experience
Two (2) years experience as manager or supervisor of a food service operation which includes planning, preparation, and delivery systems.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of modern dietetics, diet management, and large scale food preparation and service, including food costs estimating, and accounting after a period of training.
- Knowledge of health, sanitary, and safety standards for kitchen personnel, equipment, appliances, and routine after a period of training.
- Ability to plan, organize, and carry out a large scale food service program in an institution using skilled, unskilled, patient, student, and/or inmate labor, and to use effectively the products of the institution farm, dairy, and butcher shop, making use of seasonal products and institution crops.
- Ability of make reasonable estimates of future food supply requirements and to maintain inventory of stock on hand and records of food supplies used and to be used.
- Ability to make intelligent judgement of the quality of varied types of food and food supplies.
- Ability to develop adequate and economic menus for a large number of persons.
- Ability to give instructions to staff and supervise work performance.
- Ability to see that food preparation service and storage areas are maintained in a clean, orderly, and safe condition at all times.
- Ability to prepare correspondence and reports and supervise the maintenance of files.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
For positions assigned to Department of Corrections, the population count would include the institutional custodial staff served
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional experience as indicated on a year-for-year basis.