Bench leaders play a critical role in stabilizing operations, supporting leadership transitions, developing culinary teams, and ensuring consistency across patient dining, retail, catering, and physician dining programs. They help drive food quality, food safety, customer satisfaction, and financial performance throughout the health system.
Key Responsibilities
Provide culinary and operational leadership across multiple acute care hospitals based on system and facility needs.
Assess kitchen operations and implement best practices to improve food quality, efficiency, service execution, and associate engagement.
Hire, train, coach, and develop culinary team members, including cooks, sous chefs, and supervisors.
Ensure consistent execution of menus, recipes, production standards, and presentation guidelines.
Maintain compliance with all food safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and workplace safety regulations.
Partner with Clinical Nutrition, Patient Services, and Nursing teams to support patient dining programs and nutrition standards.
Monitor food and labor costs, inventory controls, purchasing practices, and waste reduction initiatives.
Support department training programs, culinary development, and associate engagement efforts.
Participate in quality improvement initiatives, operational reviews, inspections, and audits.
Support retail dining, physician lounges, catering services, and special events as needed.
Serve as an operational resource during leadership vacancies, program implementations, facility openings, audits, renovations, and periods of increased demand.
Foster a culture of safety, hospitality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Associate degree with one (1) year of culinary or foodservice experience, or bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Foodservice Management, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
Minimum of three (3) years of progressive foodservice leadership experience, preferably in healthcare, hospitality, or contract foodservice.
Previous Executive Chef, Sous Chef, or Culinary Manager experience preferred.
Healthcare foodservice experience strongly preferred.
ServSafe® Manager Certification preferred.
Strong knowledge of food production, menu planning, food safety regulations, and culinary operations.
Experience managing food and labor budgets, inventory controls, purchasing programs, and productivity initiatives.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office and foodservice management systems.
Excellent leadership, communication, coaching, and customer service skills.
Ability to travel and support accounts throughout the Chicagoland area daily, with the ability to travel nationally if needed.
Ability to quickly adapt to new environments, build strong relationships, and lead teams through change and transition.
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Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits.
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance/ AD
Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Flexible Time Off
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)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
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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.
Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. 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.
Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID: 1575527
Morrison Healthcare
AMY S MILLER
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