Traveling Executive Chef

HHS is a private, family-owned business that has been dedicated since 1975 to caring for its team members and providing honest, quality-driven customer service. Originally founded as Hospital Housekeeping Systems, HHS has grown significantly and now offers a wide range of services including housekeeping, food services, and facility management. These services cater to nearly 1,000 customers across six different industries, with a focus on delivering excellence and reliability. The company places a strong emphasis on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), fostering an organizational culture where individuals from all backgrounds feel valued, heard, and supported to grow and advance in their careers. As part of its commitment to internal growth, HHS actively identifies and nurtures future leaders from within the organization.

The position of Executive Chef within HHS is both dynamic and unique, requiring a culinary leader ready to take their skills on the road. This role is part of the Compliance, Integration & Sourcing Team and acts as the company’s "Culinary Special Ops," providing critical leadership by traveling 100% to various healthcare facilities. The Executive Chef will be responsible for launching new business initiatives and elevating food quality standards across multiple healthcare locations. The role operates on a demanding 10-days-on, 4-days-off work schedule, offering a high-energy, fast-paced environment where culinary expertise is applied in the field to ensure that food services exceed customer and patient expectations.

In this role, the Executive Chef will build, train, and motivate teams that uphold the highest standards of food safety, sanitation, and service. Leadership is central to fostering a positive team atmosphere that values morale, passion, quality, and mutual respect among employees. Menu development is also a key duty, involving creative design in line with current market trends to keep offerings fresh and appealing. The Executive Chef must excel in managing customer satisfaction levels, demonstrating an ongoing ability to enhance the culinary experience for both patients and staff.

Operational duties extend to managing the recruitment, training, development, scheduling, and assignments of team members. Quality control systems must be carefully maintained and monitored to protect food integrity. Regulatory compliance with health, safety, and industry standards is mandatory, requiring the Executive Chef to stay abreast of the latest requirements and ensure all protocols are strictly followed. Additionally, the role involves detailed oversight of forecasting, recipe costing, inventory, ordering, production, planning, scheduling, payroll, and supply management, all to maintain budget compliance.

Technical and interpersonal skills are essential for success. Strong kitchen skills, including knife proficiency, cutting techniques, recipe preparation, and live-action cooking, are fundamental. The Executive Chef will interact effectively with individuals at all organizational levels, exhibiting superior communication and presentation skills. A service-oriented mentality combined with professional demeanor, sound decision-making, proactivity, teamwork, integrity, and organizational abilities underpin the expectations for this leadership position.

This opportunity is well-suited for candidates with an associate’s or bachelor’s degree from an accredited culinary program, paired with five or more years of experience as a sous or executive chef in environments such as fine dining, hotels/resorts, country clubs, or healthcare/senior living facilities. The position requires a passion for food, a commitment to personal growth, and a willingness to relocate for promotional opportunities. Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheets, email, and ordering platforms is also essential for efficient operational management.

Overall, this role offers a rare and exciting chance to combine culinary mastery, leadership acumen, and travel to impact healthcare food service positively while contributing to the growth and success of a respected, family-owned company.