EXECUTIVE CHEF

Executive Chef

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafés to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation's largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience. Since 2012, Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work and Training Magazine has named it a Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually.

Job Summary

As the Executive Chef in a healthcare food service environment, you will oversee all kitchen operations while ensuring a safe, sanitary, and compliant work environment. In this role, you will lead culinary production, maintain high standards of food quality, support therapeutic nutrition needs, and guide your team in delivering exceptional patient, staff, and guest dining experiences. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on culinary professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for healthcare dining.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and execute regular and modified menus in accordance with nutritional guidelines, physician orders, and facility standards.
• Follow standardized recipes, portioning, and presentation expectations; complete and utilize daily production worksheets and waste logs; and taste all meals to ensure quality.
• Train culinary staff on food preparation, safe food handling, equipment operation, and sanitation practices in accordance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and maintain cleaning schedules and preventive maintenance routines for equipment, storage areas, and workspaces; ensure team compliance.
• Manage food and supply inventories within established guidelines, ensuring necessary products are available while maintaining cost controls.
• Make decisions regarding the proper utilization of leftover food products in alignment with company standards to minimize waste.
• Maintain full compliance with all federal, state, and local health regulations, as evidenced by successful health department and third-party audits.
• Adhere to all facility, department, and company safety policies and procedures, including incident reporting.
• Participate in departmental meetings, staff development initiatives, and professional development programs as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of three to five years of progressive culinary and kitchen management experience, depending on education and training.
• Strong hands-on culinary experience; institutional or batch-cooking experience preferred.
• High-volume and complex foodservice operations experience highly desirable; catering experience a plus.
• Comprehensive knowledge of culinary and catering trends, production methods, sanitation requirements, food cost control, and presentation standards.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, email, and general computer applications.
• ServSafe certification highly desirable.

Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan, flexible time off, paid parental leave, holiday time off, personal leave, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and flexible spending accounts.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all applicants and associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.