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About the Role

Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to providing exceptional dining experiences that support the health, wellness, and recovery of patients, residents, visitors, and caregivers. We are seeking a growth-oriented Chef Manager to lead our healthcare food service operations and ensure the highest standards of culinary excellence, patient satisfaction, food safety, and operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of culinary and food service operations, including food production, inventory management, purchasing, ordering, and receiving.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare food safety and sanitation standards, including HACCP principles and regulatory requirements.
• Manage food and labor costs, budgeting, and operational performance while maintaining high-quality food and service standards.
• Develop nutritious, appealing menus that support patient, resident, and retail dining needs while meeting dietary and therapeutic requirements.
• Lead, train, and develop culinary and food service team members to deliver outstanding service and patient satisfaction.
• Collaborate with clinical and healthcare teams to support nutrition, wellness, and patient care initiatives.
• Implement effective purchasing and inventory controls with an emphasis on quality, cost management, and responsible sourcing practices.
• Promote sustainability initiatives and reduce food waste whenever possible.

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of culinary management experience in a healthcare, senior living, hospital, contract food service, or high-volume dining environment.
• Strong experience with menu planning, food production, purchasing, inventory management, and cost controls.
• Demonstrated knowledge of therapeutic diets, patient dining services, food quality, sanitation, and presentation standards.
• Experience managing budgets and P&L accountability is preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, and team development skills.
• Experience with catering, retail dining, and special events is a plus.
• Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Skills

• HACCP
• Food safety regulations
• Healthcare dining standards
• Menu planning
• Food production
• Purchasing
• Inventory management
• Cost controls
• Therapeutic diets
• Patient dining services
• Food quality
• Sanitation
• Presentation standards
• Budget management
• P&L accountability
• Leadership
• Communication
• Team development
• Catering
• Retail dining
• Special events
• ServSafe Certification or equivalent food safety certification
• Sustainability initiatives
• Food waste reduction

Experience Level

• 3+ years of culinary management experience

Education Level

• ServSafe Certification or equivalent food safety certification preferred

Salary/Compensations

• 65,000 - 70,000 / year based on experience

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Benefits
• 401K
• Training
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

About the Company

• 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.
• Morrison Healthcare is a member of Compass Group USA.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.
• We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.