Culinary Assistant: Deliver High-Quality Resident Meals

NHC Healthcare Chattanooga; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

NHC HealthCare Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN is seeking culinary-minded team members to prepare and serve meals for residents. You will follow menus, review production sheets, and ensure diets are accurately prepared and portioned.

We value safe food handling, teamwork, and timely service. Requires at least two years kitchen experience and be at least 17 years old. Training and opportunities for growth are available in a supportive, resident-focused environment.

Qualifications

• At least two years of kitchen experience required.
• Must be 17 years of age.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Reviews 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.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Food safety

Job description

NHC HealthCare Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN is seeking culinary-minded team members to prepare and serve meals for residents. You will follow menus, review production sheets, and ensure diets are accurately prepared and portioned.

We value safe food handling, teamwork, and timely service. Requires at least two years kitchen experience and be at least 17 years old. Training and opportunities for growth are available in a supportive, resident-focused environment.