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Caris Healthcare

Food Service Cook

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 3 weeks ago

Location: Murfreesboro, TN (Onsite)

Last Updated: 2 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/15/2026

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A Cook prepares food in a restaurant or institutional kitchen. May be responsible for a specific station or type of food preparation in a larger kitchen, or specialize as a short-order or fast-food cook. May prepare meals in private homes, or cater parties.

$31,837 / year median in Tennessee

+1% projected growth

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Job Description

Position :

Food Service Cook - Day and Night Shift Bring your passion for food to a team that cares. At NHC, you'll prepare quality meals in a collaborative long term care environment where your work has a meaningful impact on the lives of others.

Position Highlights:

Assists in receiving and storing food and supplies to prevent waste and assure quality products. Dates, labels, and stores items properly. Uses proper food handling techniques. Review menus, therapeutic menus, recipes, and production sheets before preparing meals; prepares and serves diets properly, accurately, and attractively as planned using proper portions and special diet items. Follows standardized recipes and special diet orders, preparing sufficient quantities to meet all service requirements. Responsible for testing and tasting foods of all consistencies for proper appearance, flavor, aroma, and temperature and adjust if needed. Responsible for timing of preparation of meals/snacks to meet time schedule for service for patients and customers to ensure all meals/snacks are served as scheduled. Checks trays for accuracy of diets, preferences, and quality before they are delivered. Serves on tray line and delivers carts to floors as needed.

Benefits:

Earned Time Off Holiday Incentive Pay Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance 401k with generous company contributions Flexible Schedule Uniforms Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities Advancement Opportunities We are located at: NHC Murfreesboro 420 North University Street Murfreesboro, TN 37130 If you are interested in working as a Food Service Cook for a leader in senior care, share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, and have a heart for the geriatric patient, please apply today and find out more about us at nhccare.com/locations/murfreesboro/ We look forward to talking with you about this great Food Service Cook opportunity. NHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.