Multi-Hospital Food & Nutrition Director

Compass Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible Time Off

Life Insurance/AD&D

Disability Insurance

Holiday Time Off

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a Bench Director of Food & Nutrition Services to provide system-wide operational support across an 8-hospital network. You will step into director-level leadership roles to ensure continuity, supervise day-to-day dining operations, and strengthen client relationships.

You will lead teams, uphold high food quality, manage budgets and staffing, and drive process improvements across multiple campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Food Service Management, or related field preferred.
• Three to five years of foodservice operations leadership experience, ideally within healthcare or large-scale institutional dining.
• High-volume production and catering experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience managing budgets, financial performance, and cost controls.
• Strong leadership skills with the desire to learn, grow, and support a leading foodservice organization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain strong relationships with clients, customers, and internal departments across multiple hospitals.
• Partner with Chefs and management teams to develop menus and deliver top-quality food and service.
• Oversee P&L, budgeting, cost controls, and financial performance at assigned accounts.
• Support staffing needs, training, and team engagement to ensure smooth operations during transitions or vacancies.
• Assist with rolling out new culinary programs, initiatives, and company standards.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, food safety, sanitation, and operational excellence across all sites supported.
• Serve as a consistent and reliable resource for account stabilization, leadership coverage, and operational improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Healthcare operations

Foodservice leadership

Staff development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Culinary Arts, Food Service Management, or related field

Job description

Morrison Healthcare, a Compass Healthcare company, seeks a Bench Director of Food & Nutrition Services to provide system-wide operational support across an 8-hospital network. You will step into director-level leadership roles to ensure continuity, supervise day-to-day dining operations, and strengthen client relationships.

You will lead teams, uphold high food quality, manage budgets and staffing, and drive process improvements across multiple campuses.