FOOD UNIT LEAD (FULL TIME)

Compass Healthcare; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 23,419 - 25,485; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Benefits

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Accident Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Legal Services

Auto & Home Program

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, is hiring for a full-time Food Unit Lead at Baptist Desoto in Southaven, MS. This role coordinates activities of food-service staff and helps deliver an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff and visitors, with 12-hour shifts and rotating weekends.

The ideal candidate has prior leadership and food-service experience and will supervise meal preparation and service, plan menus, train employees, and ensure sanitation and safety standards

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a food-service environment.
• Prior leadership and food-service experience required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates activities of other food-service employees and creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff and visitors.
• Oversees and participates in preparation and service of food and beverages per company standards.
• Trains employees and assigns work to promote efficiency and service quality.
• Manages schedules, reports, and cash handling per policies.

Skills

Leadership

Food service experience

Job description

Job Details

• We are hiring immediately for full time FOOD UNIT LEAD positions.
• Location: Baptist Desoto - 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671.
• Schedule: Full time schedule; Days and hours may vary; 12 hour shifts. Rotating weekends required.
• Requirement: Prior leadership and food service experience required.
• Pay Range: $17.00 per hour to $18.50 per hour.

At Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, you’ll join a culture that values caring for people, fostering belonging, and creating moments that truly matter.

Job Summary

Coordinates activities of other food‑service employees and creates an enjoyable dining experience for customers, staff and visitors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides quality customer service by giving one‑on‑one attention to detail.
• Oversees and participates in the preparation and service of food and beverage items in accordance with company standards for presentation, sanitation, safety and portion control.
• Helps plan menus.
• Ensures timely, efficient meal service; supervises serving of meals.
• Responds to customer complaints in person at the time of the complaint and via email for electronic complaints.
• Trains employees; assigns and coordinates work of employees to promote efficiency and excellence in food and service.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow.
• Uses proper systems for completion of required daily/weekly/monthly reports such as inventory‑cash reports, production records, payroll and time‑keeping.
• Responsible for proper cash handling as established by the Food Accounting Manual (deposits, petty cash, change funds).
• Orders food and other necessary supplies from approved sources or purveyors.
• Directs and participates in the overall sanitation and safety of the facility and employees in accordance with company standards and government regulations.
• Develops sanitation schedule and ensures food‑service employees adhere to the schedule for cleaning of kitchen and dining area and washing of kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Issues written and oral instructions.
• Helps select and orient employees; oversees staff training in areas of responsibility.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, and other voluntary benefits including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program.
• Full‑time positions also offer Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. 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. The Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until all openings are filled. If an applicant is declined due to the position being filled, they may still be considered for future opportunities and are always welcome to reapply.

Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug‑free workplace.