Evening Cook — Nutritious Senior Meals & Kitchen Lead

American Senior Communities LLC; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Compensation

Health & Wellness

Life in Balance

Career Growth

Team Culture

Job summary

American Senior Communities is seeking a Cook for Franklin Meadows in Franklin, TN, on the Evening Shift. You will prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents, follow recipes, and ensure sanitation and food safety standards are met.

You will lead kitchen staff during meal preparation, manage ingredients, and help maintain a clean, organized work area while adhering to state and federal regulations. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Follows recipes and prepares meals meeting residents’ nutritional needs.
• Cooks or prepares palatable, nutritionally adequate meals in required quantities.
• Leads kitchen staff with food preparation, assembling trays, cleaning, and storage of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains a clean food service work area during preparation and service.
• Handles, stores, and disposes of food per departmental procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and prepares food that corresponds to menus that meet residents’ nutritional needs.
• Cooks or prepares palatable, attractive, nutritionally adequate meals in quantities needed.
• Leads kitchen staff with food preparation, assembling trays, cleaning, and storage of supplies and equipment.
• Maintains a clean food service work area as food preparation and service is in process.
• Handles, stores, and disposes of food supplies, and prepares food in accordance with departmental procedures and in compliance with state and federal regulations.

Skills

Food preparation

Sanitation knowledge

Team leadership

Education

High school diploma or GED

Sanitation/Safe Food Handling Certification (preferred)

Job description

American Senior Communities is seeking a Cook for Franklin Meadows in Franklin, TN, on the Evening Shift. You will prepare and serve nutritious meals for residents, follow recipes, and ensure sanitation and food safety standards are met.

You will lead kitchen staff during meal preparation, manage ingredients, and help maintain a clean, organized work area while adhering to state and federal regulations. This role offers competitive compensation and benefits.