Senior Executive Chef — Lead High-Volume Dining (Relocation)

Compass Healthcare; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Morrison Healthcare is hiring a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across retail dining, patient meals, catering, and events. You will develop menus, supervise food production and purchasing, and manage costs while ensuring top quality and safety.

The role requires strong leadership, healthcare or high‑volume foodservice background, ServSafe certification, and a culinary degree or related qualification. This is an on‑site leadership position with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of progressive culinary or kitchen-management experience.
• Experience in healthcare, hotels, resorts, restaurants, corporate dining, higher education, catering, or other high‑volume foodservice environments.
• Culinary degree or bachelor’s degree in foodservice management or a related field preferred.
• ServSafe certification required.

Responsibilities

• Lead culinary operations across retail, patient dining, catering, and special events.
• Develop creative, on‑trend menus focused on quality, seasonality, wellness, and presentation.
• Establish and maintain high culinary and food‑safety standards.
• Recruit, train, coach, and inspire the culinary team.
• Build a positive, accountable, and hospitality‑driven kitchen culture.
• Manage purchasing, inventory, production, food costs, and waste.
• Plan and execute catering events from concept through service.
• Monitor operational performance and lead continuous improvements.
• Partner with leadership and other departments to improve the overall dining experience.
• Support sustainability and responsible sourcing initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Food cost controls

Communication

Team development

Sanitation knowledge

Education

Culinary degree or related degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Morrison Healthcare is hiring a Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations across retail dining, patient meals, catering, and events. You will develop menus, supervise food production and purchasing, and manage costs while ensuring top quality and safety.

The role requires strong leadership, healthcare or high‑volume foodservice background, ServSafe certification, and a culinary degree or related qualification. This is an on‑site leadership position with growth opportunities.