Executive Hospital Chef Manager - Patient Dining Lead

Aramark Correctional Services; Lakeway (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aramark Healthcare+ seeks a Chef Manager at Baylor Scott and White Lakeway Hospital in Lakeway, TX. This role oversees daily culinary operations for patient and retail production, balancing hands-on cooking with leadership and compliance duties.

The Chef Manager will guide staff development, uphold safety standards, and coordinate with multiple hospital departments to ensure high-quality meals and efficient service.

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or equivalent combination preferred.
• 3-5 years of progressive culinary/food-service experience including supervision.
• Strong knowledge of large-volume production, recipes, portions, and costs.
• Working knowledge of therapeutic diets and healthcare food service requirements.
• Hands-on working leader able to cook, train, coach, and supervise.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate production around patient census and meal periods while ensuring diets, allergies, and standardized recipes are followed.
• Support tray-line readiness, on-time meal service, and regulatory compliance.
• Manage staffing and workflow during call-outs or volume changes.
• Monitor food waste, labor productivity, inventory, and food costs.
• Collaborate with clinical nutrition, nursing, retail, purchasing and other departments.
• Lead on-floor culinary operations and drive continuous improvement across shifts.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Food safety

Communication

Team supervision

Education

Culinary degree / associate degree

Progressive food-service experience

Job description

Aramark Healthcare+ seeks a Chef Manager at Baylor Scott and White Lakeway Hospital in Lakeway, TX. This role oversees daily culinary operations for patient and retail production, balancing hands-on cooking with leadership and compliance duties.

The Chef Manager will guide staff development, uphold safety standards, and coordinate with multiple hospital departments to ensure high-quality meals and efficient service.