Lead Cook / Chef Full Time Alternating Weekends

NHC; Bluffton (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a full-time Cook/Chef for their Food Nutrition Service Team in Bluffton, SC. This role involves preparing high-quality meals, ensuring food safety, and contributing to the care of patients through creative culinary practices. Join a family-oriented team where fun and recognition thrive alongside professional growth.

Benefits

Earned Time Off

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401k with Company Contributions

Advancement Opportunities

Uniforms

Qualifications

• Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve diets properly, using standardized recipes.
• Assist in receiving and storing food to prevent waste.
• Ensure accuracy of trays for diet specifications and preferences.

Skills

Food Handling Techniques

Food Preparation

Teamwork

Job description

Position: Cook / Chef - Full Time Alternating Weekends

Shift: 6:30a-3p and 10:30a-7p

Pay: Depending on Experience

Are you looking to have fun in a work environment where you can express your talents and creativity, while making a difference in the lives of others? Come join our Food Nutrition Service Team! NHC fosters an environment of teamwork and provides opportunities in a culinary environment in a healthcare setting. The Food and Nutrition Services Cook performs specified duties to maintain high standards of quality food preparation, production, service, and portion control, using standardized recipes, for all customers.

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's 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.

Why NHC?
We offer a culture of recognition, empowerment, and fun. At NHC, we are all partners (employees) in a family – oriented work atmosphere where growth and opportunities are promoted. We provide competitive compensation with performance wage rate increases.

Experience
Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required

Benefits
Earned Time Off Holiday Incentive PayHealth, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance401k with generous company contributionsUniformsAdvancement Opportunities

Work Location:
The Palmettos of Bluffton
3035 Okatie Highway
Okatie, SC 29909

If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC's values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us atnhccare.com/locations/palmettos-bluffton/

EOE

Equal Opportunity Employer
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