Lead Chef Manager - High-Volume Healthcare Kitchens

Compass Group USA; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement Plan

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Job summary

Culinary Services Group is seeking a Chef Manager to support day-to-day foodservice operations and lead kitchen teams in delivering high-quality meals and service. The role reports to the Food Service Director and emphasizes production oversight, quality assurance, staff development, and client engagement.

Qualified candidates have 1–3 years of culinary management experience, hands-on chef work, and strong food safety knowledge.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of culinary management experience.
• Hands-on chef experience is required.
• Extensive catering experience is preferred.
• High volume batch cooking and complex food service operations experience is preferred.
• ServSafe Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides frontline culinary resources and support.
• Assists with food cost control, menu planning, purchasing, and ensures food quality guidelines are followed.
• Assists with planning and creating menus.
• Produces and executes catering events.
• Rolls out new culinary programs in conjunction with marketing and culinary team.
• Assists with managing cost controls and expenditures for the account.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Culinary management

Hands-on chef

Catering

High volume cooking

ServSafe certified

MS Excel

Education

Associate’s degree in Culinary Arts

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Culinary Services Group is seeking a Chef Manager to support day-to-day foodservice operations and lead kitchen teams in delivering high-quality meals and service. The role reports to the Food Service Director and emphasizes production oversight, quality assurance, staff development, and client engagement.

Qualified candidates have 1–3 years of culinary management experience, hands-on chef work, and strong food safety knowledge.