Cook
Listed on 2026-01-12
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Restaurant/Food Service
Catering, Food & Beverage
Cook – NHC Health Care Kennett
Position: Cook
Location: NHC Health Care Kennett, 1120 Falcon Dr, Kennett, MO 63857
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 Dietary 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.
- 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.
Work Schedule: AM and PM shifts available
Job Type: Full Time and Part Time available
Experience: Healthcare food service experience preferred, not required
Benefits:
- Earned Time Off
- Holiday Incentive Pay
- Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance
- 401k with generous company contributions
- Uniforms
- Advancement Opportunities
"EOE"
Seniority Level- Entry level
- Full-time
- Management and Manufacturing
- Hospitals and Health Care
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