
Cook II
Required skills
- food preparation
- food storage
- food presentation
- recipes
- inventory
- ordering
- food rotation
- time pressure
- interruptions
- noise
Nice to have
- culinary field
- hospital food service
- nursing home food service
Role summary
Munson Healthcare is seeking a Cook II to support their mission and values. This role involves food preparation, storage, and presentation, along with managing inventory, ordering, and food rotation systems. The ideal candidate can read and expand recipes and work effectively under time pressure and frequent interruptions. While a high school diploma or GED is preferred, additional education in a culinary field and experience in hospital or nursing home food service are desirable. The position requires adherence to safety protocols and effective customer service skills.
A Day in the Life
- Supports the Mission, Vision and Values of Munson Healthcare.
- Embraces and supports the Performance Improvement philosophy of Munson Healthcare.
- Promotes personal and patient safety.
- Uses effective customer service/interpersonal skills at all times.
- Safety is a self responsibility. Know the physical requirements of the job and work within those guidelines. Perform job duties safely at all times, utilizing learned body mechanics and transferring/lifting techniques. Plan your actions to promote safety. Report any unsafe situation/equipment according to hospital procedure.
- See specific duties for Cook II position assignment guidelines.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
What’s Required
- High school diploma or GED preferred. Additional education in related culinary field preferred.
- Demonstrates effective skills in all levels of food preparation, storage and presentation.
- Ability to read and expand recipes. Understand inventory, ordering and food rotation systems.
- Ability to work under elements of time pressure, frequent interruption of activities, and noise.
- Food service experience (hospital, nursing home, etc.) desirable.
Are you Munson Material? Apply today!
Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.
More Than Just Care, It’s Community
Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.
If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.
Invested in You
Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings
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