Healthcare Dining Services Director

Compass Group USA; Hoffman Estates (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking an Assistant Director of Dining Services, Healthcare, to manage daily hospital dining operations, including retail café, physician lounge, catering, and patient dining. You will work with leadership to deliver quality food, patient satisfaction, and guest experience while developing a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of healthcare dining management experience, strong leadership and financial acumen, and excellent communication and customer

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of food service management experience preferably in healthcare dining, patient services, or hospital dining.
• Experience leading operations in healthcare, restaurants, hotels, corporate dining, higher education, military, or other large-scale food service environments.
• Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in a fast-paced setting.
• Strong communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills.
• Financial management experience, including budgeting, labor management, and cost controls.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to drive operational results.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and internet-based systems

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of retail dining, physician dining, catering, and patient meal service operations.
• Partner with the Executive Chef and leadership team to ensure high-quality food production, presentation, and service.
• Assist in the development and implementation of innovative culinary and dining programs.
• Promote outstanding patient, guest, and client satisfaction through exceptional service standards.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop frontline associates and supervisors.
• Foster a positive team culture focused on engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor operational performance and support department financial goals, including labor, food cost, and budget management.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with hospital leadership, clinical partners, and clients.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, sanitation, regulatory, and company standards.
• Support special events, catering functions, and departmental initiatives as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Food service management

Healthcare dining

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Financial management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Compass Group USA is seeking an Assistant Director of Dining Services, Healthcare, to manage daily hospital dining operations, including retail café, physician lounge, catering, and patient dining. You will work with leadership to deliver quality food, patient satisfaction, and guest experience while developing a high-performing team.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years of healthcare dining management experience, strong leadership and financial acumen, and excellent communication and customer