SR. EXECUTIVE CHEF

Job Summary

Morrison Healthcare is seeking an experienced Senior Executive Chef to lead culinary operations at one of our largest and most prestigious healthcare accounts in Gainesville, FL. This is an outstanding opportunity to showcase your creativity, develop a talented culinary team, and make a lasting impact while enjoying the stability and growth opportunities of Compass Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all culinary operations for patient dining, retail, and catering.
• Develop innovative, on-trend menus while maintaining the highest food quality and presentation standards.
• Recruit, coach, and develop a high-performing culinary team.
• Manage food cost, purchasing, inventory, and kitchen financial performance.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and regulatory standards.
• Drive culinary excellence, operational efficiency, and guest satisfaction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Culinary degree preferred.
• 3+ years of Executive Chef or senior culinary leadership experience.
• Experience in healthcare, hotels, country clubs, restaurants, higher education, or contract foodservice.
• Strong leadership, menu development, catering, and financial management experience.
• ServSafe Certification preferred.

What We Offer

• $115,000–$125,000 base salary
• Relocation assistance
• Competitive benefits and 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Career growth with the nation's leading healthcare foodservice company

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Company Information

Morrison Healthcare is a leader in healthcare food and nutrition services company, serving more than 1,000 hospitals and healthcare systems across the country. With more than 31,000 associates nationwide, Morrison uses the Power of Food to create personalized dining experiences for patients and in their cafés to advance the healing and healthful missions of its clients. Morrison has been serving some of the nation’s largest health systems for more than 70 years, and it leverages culinary, nutritional, and operational expertise to provide consistency and transform the healthcare experience.

About the Company

Morrison Healthcare is a Compass Healthcare company, part of Compass Group USA. Morrison has been recognized as one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work and Training Magazine’s Top 125/APEX Award Training Organization. Morrison has more than 1,600 registered dietitians and 1,200 executive chefs, and serves more than 600M meals annually.

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.