Executive Chef
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Job Location:
Lexington, KY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 76000 - 85000
Posted on:
04-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Title: Executive Chef Retail Cafe Services
Salary:$
Other Forms of Compensation: Relocation Assistance
Location: Lexington KY
Schedule: Monday - Friday 6am - 4:30 or 5pm weekend rotation (every 10th weekend or 6 weekends/year as manager on duty) holidays events and special events as needed
Morrison Healthcareis a leading national food and nutrition services company exclusively dedicated to serving more than 600 hospitals and healthcare systems. Morrisons hospital kitchens restaurants and cafés feature socially responsible practices and exceptional guest experiences. The companys comprehensive Mindful Choices wellness and sustainability platform includes the latest in healthful eating and an understanding of behavioral change in food consumption. Morrisons alignment with Partnership for a Healthier Americas (PHA) Hospital Healthy Food Initiative positively impacts up to 41 million patients and 500 million hospital meals annually. Morrison has been named one of Modern Healthcares Top 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare for the past five years and Training Magazines Top 125 organizations for the past six consecutive years. The company is a division of Compass Group and has more than 1200 registered dietitians 300 executive chefs and 17000 professional food service team members.
Job Summary
Working as the Executive Chef you will be responsible for overseeing kitchen operations while maintaining a safe and sanitary work environment for the staff. You will prepare or direct the preparation of meals in accordance with corporate programs and guidelines. This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic entrepreneurial Culinary professional.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plans regular and modified menus according to established guidelines
- Follows standardized recipes portioning and presentation standards. Completes and utilizes daily production worksheets and waste log sheets. Tastes completed meals to ensure quality
- Trains kitchen staff in food preparation safe handling operation of equipment food safety and sanitation based on Company and regulatory standards
- Establishes and maintains cleaning and maintenance schedules for equipment storage and work areas. Ensures that kitchen staff follows and completes schedules as assigned
- Maintains inventory of food and non-food supplies to stay within established guidelines while assuring that necessary product is available when needed
- Makes all decisions regarding utilization of leftover food products staying within Company guidelines for such products
- Complies with federal state and local health and sanitation regulations and department sanitation procedures as evidenced through local health department and third-party audits
- Follows facility department and Company safety policies and procedures to include occurrence reporting
- Participates and attends departmental meetings staff development and professional programs as appropriate
Preferred Qualifications:
- A.S. or equivalent experience
- Minimum of three to five years of progressive culinary/kitchen management experience depending upon formal degree or training
- Extensive catering high volume complex foodservice operations experience - highly desirable
- Institutional and batch cooking experiences
- Hands-on chef experience a must
- Comprehensive knowledge of food and catering trends with a focus on quality production sanitation food cost controls and presentation
- Must be experienced with computers; to include Microsoft Office (Word Excel and Power Point) Outlook E-mail and the Internet
- ServSafe certified - highly desirable
Apply to Morrison Healthcare today!
Morrison Healthcare is a member of Compass Group USA
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Associates at Morrison Healthcare are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Flexible 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)
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.For positions in Washington State Maryland or to be performed Remotely click here for paid time off benefits information.
Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass 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. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities skills tasks or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history) in a manner consistent with all applicable federal state and local laws including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Morrison Healthcare maintains a drug-free workplace.
Req ID:1477187
Morrison Healthcare
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Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Catering
- Management Experience
- Cooking
- Cost Control
- Menu Planning
- Sanitation
- Leadership Experience
About Company
As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group North America is a family of companies building experiences for all of our customers.
