Correctional Food Service Supervisor III pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32001080
- Class code
- 32001080
- Pay group
- NC10
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Correctional Food Service Supervisor III is $43,267 to $75,718 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32001080.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Employees in this class are responsible for supervision of Correctional Food Service Officers and providing oversight of inmates performing large-scale food production at close custody prison facilities. Inmates at this custody level have the highest percentage of security threat groups/gangs, and are typically the most dangerous violent and least compliant inmates that pose the most severe public safety risk. The work involves the supervision of the preparation and service of regular and therapeutic diets for the inmate population. Employees plan, direct, and supervise the daily preparation and serving of food to inmates. Work includes: food preparation and serving, storage, menu planning, menu planning using substitutions, maintaining sanitation requirements, and related record keeping. Employees use a computerized food and nutrition system to prepare and serve daily meals.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of the methods, materials and equipment used in large-scale cooking and food service activities. Thorough knowledge of inmate custody and program management, thorough knowledge of various policies and procedures associated with the control and management of inmates and thorough knowledge of basic criminal attitudes and behavior patterns of persons in custody and factors underlying criminal behavior. Working knowledge of food service management techniques and health regulations to ensure proper food preparation, storage and sanitation of the food service section, working knowledge of the accepted principles and practices of nutrition and dietary requirements for a variety o ...
Minimum qualifications
High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and four years of experience in institutional food preparation and food services, in management of a commercial food service operations, or as a Correctional Officer, or three years as a Correctional Food Service Officer; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special requirements
Must be eligible for certification by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education & Training Standards Commission. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.