Chef

We are hiring immediately for a full‑time hourly chef position at United Health Group, 11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Online applications only. Schedule is full time, Monday‑Friday, hours may vary. Fixed pay rate: $25.00 per hour. Internal employee referral bonus available. Requires previous 2 years of catering chef experience. No nights or weekends.

Directs, coordinates, and evaluates assigned kitchen, food production, and food‑service associates.

• Supervises, coordinates, and participates in activities of cooks and other associates engaged in preparing, cooking, and serving food. Ensures all food handling, sanitation, and customer service standards are met.
• Supervises hourly kitchen associates, including interviewing, scheduling, payroll, training, counseling, participating in reviews, and recommending disciplinary action.
• Efficiently prepares high‑quality food items according to standardized recipes to meet production, delivery, and service schedules. Serves meals or prepares for delivery.
• Ensures proper presentation, food quality, portion control, and maintenance of proper serving temperatures.
• Tracks food use, waste, and consumption to requisition or purchase product.
• Receives and inspects product and supplies for quality and quantity to ensure appropriate inventory.
• Maintains sanitation of equipment, supplies, and utensils. Cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving area. Keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to ensure compliance with sanitation, safety, production, and merchandising requirements.
• Helps select and develop recipes and menus.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Full‑time and part‑time positions offer retirement plan, associate shopping program, health and wellness programs, discount marketplace, identity theft protection, pet insurance, voluntary benefits (including critical illness insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal services, and Choice Auto and Home Program). Full‑time positions also offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance/AD, disability insurance, commuter benefits, employee assistance program, and 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.

Compass Group is an 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. Desired candidates must be able to perform essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. We reserve the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Eurest maintains a drug‑free workplace.