Travel Chef Manager - Healthcare facilities

Aventura at Oakwood Village; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement provided!

Job summary

Aventura at Oakwood Village is seeking a Traveling Chef Manager to lead culinary operations across multiple healthcare communities in Ohio. You will travel between facilities, cook, and supervise kitchen teams to ensure high-quality, nutritious meals and compliance with safety standards.

Responsibilities include hands-on training, maintaining menu execution, and optimizing operations to support resident satisfaction. Mileage reimbursement is provided and travel is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have high school education or equivalent.
• Two years dietary experience in hospital or healthcare facility preferred.
• ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent food-safety credential.
• Certified Dietary Manager strongly preferred.
• Experience managing multiple culinary locations or traveling to cook.
• Inventory, purchasing, and menu management experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead multisite kitchen operations and travel between facilities.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and operational guidance to kitchen staff.
• Establish consistent culinary standards, recipes, presentation, and service expectations.
• Monitor food quality, safety, and resident satisfaction across locations.
• Train staff on cooking techniques, food prep, sanitation, portion control, and kitchen organization.
• Ensure compliance with health regulations and company standards.
• Support new community openings, staffing, and operational turnarounds as needed.

Skills

Multisite travel

Leadership

Staff training

Food safety

Menu execution

Inventory control

Vendor management

Kitchen organization

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

ServSafe Manager certification

Certified Dietary Manager

Job description

TRAVELING CHEF MANAGER – COOK MANAGER

Now Hiring – Traveling Cook Manager – All travel expenses covered!

Aventura at Oakwood Village and surrounding healthcare facilities.

Take your culinary leadership on the road while making a meaningful impact across multiple healthcare communities. As a Traveling Chef Manager, you'll lead kitchen operations, support dedicated teams, ensure quality dining experiences, and enjoy variety in a rewarding, mission-driven career.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Traveling Chef Manager in Ohio is responsible for leading and overseeing culinary operations across multiple healthcare and assisted living communities. This position provides hands‑on culinary leadership, supports local kitchen management teams, ensures consistent food quality and service standards, and promotes a safe, nutritious, and resident‑focused dining experience.

As a Traveling Cook Manager, you will travel between assigned facilities to provide operational support, cook and assist with menu execution, and ensure compliance with applicable food safety, sanitation, healthcare dining, and company standards.

Essential Job Functions:

• Multisite Travel - Regularly between assigned assisted living and healthcare communities to assess and support culinary operations.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and operational guidance to Executive Chefs, Kitchen Managers, cooks, and dining‑service teams.
• Establish consistent culinary standards, procedures, recipes, presentation, and service expectations across all locations.
• Identify operational challenges and develop practical solutions to improve efficiency, quality, and resident satisfaction.
• Support new community openings, leadership transitions, staffing shortages, and operational turnarounds as needed.
• Food Quality & Resident Experience to ensure meals are consistently appealing, flavorful, nutritious, properly portioned, and served at the appropriate temperature.
• Support menus designed to meet the nutritional and dietary needs of senior and healthcare residents.
• Ensure appropriate preparation and service of modified diets, therapeutic diets, texture‑modified foods, and allergen‑sensitive meals.
• Promote a hospitality‑focused dining experience that respects resident preferences, dignity, and choice.
• Monitor resident feedback and partner with community leadership to address dining concerns.
• Conduct hands‑on training and cooking alongside kitchen staff. Training staff on cooking techniques, food prep, sanitation, portion control, menu execution and kitchen organization.
• Reinforce company policies, performance expectations, and professional standards.
• Monitor inventory, purchasing, waste, portion control, and product utilization.
• Help standardize ordering practices and vendor/product specifications across assigned locations.
• Identify opportunities to reduce food waste and improve kitchen productivity without compromising quality.
• Maintain high standards for food safety, sanitation, personal hygiene, and kitchen cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local health regulations and healthcare/community policies.
• Monitor proper food storage, temperature control, labeling, dating, allergen management, and sanitation procedures.

Education/Experience:

• Must possess, at least a high school education or equivalent
• Two (2) years dietary experience in a hospital, skilled nursing care facility, or other related medical facility preferred (but not necessary)
• Experience working with senior adults or healthcare populations.
• Must be able to cook a variety of foods in large quantities
• ServSafe Manager certification or equivalent food-safety credential.
• Certified Dietary Manager (strongly preferred)
• Experience managing multiple culinary locations or traveling to cook.
• Experience with inventory, purchasing, and menu management is a Plus.

Mileage reimbursement provided!