DISTRICT CHEF, ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS

TouchPoint Support Services; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance / AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Holiday Time Off

Personal Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Job summary

TouchPoint Support Services is seeking a Regional Chef to lead culinary operations across various hospitals, ensuring excellence and operational consistency. The ideal candidate will have 5 to 7 years of experience in leadership roles, particularly in healthcare dining, and is expected to travel extensively.

Your responsibilities will include managing food costs, supporting menu development, and ensuring regulatory compliance while promoting a high-quality dining experience for patients and clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of leadership experience, ideally in multi-unit or regional roles.
• Experience in healthcare or acute care dining environments is required.
• Strong ability to manage P&L, budgets, and food cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary functions across assigned hospital accounts.
• Drive financial performance by managing food cost and labor.
• Collaborate with leadership to elevate menus and dining experiences.

Skills

Leadership experience

Financial acumen

Communication skills

Culinary experience

Education

Culinary degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Regional Chef

TouchPoint, Support Services, provides customer‑focused support services in healthcare settings, including laundry processing, patient transportation, and food service.

Job Summary

The Regional Chef supports culinary operations across a regional portfolio of acute care hospitals. Responsibilities include driving culinary excellence, operational consistency, and financial performance across all assigned accounts. The role requires approximately 70 percent regional travel by car.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support culinary functions across assigned acute care hospital accounts within the region.
• Develop and implement operational plans and systems to ensure all contractual and client expectations are consistently met.
• Drive regional financial performance by managing food cost, labor, and overall operational expenditures.
• Serve as a regional leader who models company values, standards, and leadership competencies.
• Collaborate with site leadership to develop, execute, and elevate menus, including patient dining, retail, catering, and special events.
• Oversee and support the recruitment and selection of Executive Chefs and Sous Chefs across the region, including managing and participating in the chef test process to ensure alignment with culinary standards and organizational expectations.
• Identify and implement strategies to enhance the patient, guest, and client dining experience.
• Provide hands‑on culinary support, training, and coaching to onsite teams to drive consistency and best practices.
• Build strong relationships with clients, associates, and vendors across the region.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and healthcare standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 7 years of leadership experience, with multi‑unit or regional experience strongly preferred.
• Experience in healthcare or acute care dining environments required.
• Culinary degree or equivalent combination of formal training and progressive culinary experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to engage effectively at all levels.
• Proven leadership and coaching ability with a hands‑on management style.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience managing P&L, budgets, and food cost controls.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and develop teams, improve operations, and drive growth.
• Willingness and ability to travel extensively within the region (70 percent).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Equal Opportunity Employment

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. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance / AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Req ID: 1537476