Hospital Dining Services Director — Culinary Leadership

Compass Group USA; Kentucky; On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Flexible Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Group USA company, is seeking a Director of Dining Services to lead hospital dining and culinary operations. You will own the culinary program on-site, drive standards, safety, and patient satisfaction while overseeing Lead Cooks and frontline staff.

You will also manage dining services across patient dining, retail, and catering where applicable, coach teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with hospital leadership to elevate service quality and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive culinary leadership experience.
• 3–5 years of foodservice management experience in healthcare, hospitality, or high-volume dining.
• Proven ability to lead and develop frontline teams.
• Strong knowledge of food production, culinary techniques, food safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience managing budgets, labor, food cost, and operational performance.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for dining services and culinary operations within the hospital.
• Serve as the on-site culinary leader, ensuring high-quality food production, presentation, consistency, and execution across all service areas.
• Lead, coach, develop, and engage Lead Cooks, hourly Sous Chefs, and frontline staff to build a high-performing team.
• Ensure exceptional patient, guest, and customer experiences through hospitality and service excellence.
• Maintain relationships with hospital leadership, clinical partners, clients, patients, and other departments.
• Oversee food safety, sanitation, infection prevention, and regulatory compliance.
• Drive operational excellence through labor management, scheduling, inventory control, purchasing, and cost management.
• Manage department budgeting, forecasting, and productivity initiatives (P&L).
• Collaborate with regional leadership to implement culinary initiatives and improvement strategies.
• Ensure compliance with Joint Commission, CMS, state health departments and company standards.
• Promote associate engagement through coaching, recognition, training, and succession planning.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Foodservice management

Team leadership

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Labor management

Food cost control

Customer service

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management, Culinary Arts, Nutrition, or Business

Job description

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Group USA company, is seeking a Director of Dining Services to lead hospital dining and culinary operations. You will own the culinary program on-site, drive standards, safety, and patient satisfaction while overseeing Lead Cooks and frontline staff.

You will also manage dining services across patient dining, retail, and catering where applicable, coach teams, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with hospital leadership to elevate service quality and