SOUS CHEF

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 cafs 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 a Chef, you will support patient-centered and retail culinary operations by providing frontline culinary leadership and resources within a healthcare setting. You will help ensure patient, visitor, and staff satisfaction through high-quality food production, strong operational support, and adherence to safety and regulatory standards. This role may include assisting with staff scheduling, training, and hiring as needed.

You will work closely with the Executive Chef to support menu development, recipe execution, purchasing, and continuous improvement initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for an energetic, hands-on culinary professional with a passion for healthcare dining.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide frontline culinary leadership and operational support across assigned areas
• Assist with food cost controls, menu planning, purchasing, and quality assurance to ensure compliance with established standards
• Support the planning and preparation of regular, modified, and therapeutic menus as applicable
• Produce and execute catering events for hospital meetings and special functions
• Support the rollout of new culinary programs and initiatives in collaboration with marketing and culinary leadership
• Assist with monitoring and controlling expenses to meet operational and financial goals
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the overall foodservice operation

Preferred Qualifications

• 13 years of culinary management experience
• Experience in healthcare foodservice, restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, education, military, or related foodservice operations
• Hands-on chef experience required
• Catering experience preferred
• Experience with high-volume batch cooking and complex foodservice operations strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of food production, menu execution, sanitation, food cost controls, and presentation standards
• ServSafe Certification preferred
• Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel preferred)
• Associate's degree in Culinary Arts preferred