Dietary Cook

About the role

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. Facility: Marsh Med Ctr Iron Mtn. Location: Iron Mountain, MI. Address: 1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801, USA. Shift: Varies. Job Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week. Union Position: Yes (AFSCME). Department: Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson Food Services.

Responsibilities

• Prepare individual servings and/or large quantities of regular and special diet food items for patients, cafeteria, catered events, and outreach programs.
• Follow production sheets and standardized recipes to prepare menu items.
• Clean and sanitize assigned work areas to maintain a clean workstation.
• Prepare hot and cold food items according to established recipes in a timely and efficient manner.
• Portion food items accurately and garnish them following plating guidelines.
• Handle food items safely to meet HACCP and local agency guidelines.
• Serve as a quality assurance control point for food production to ensure needs are met and food temperatures are maintained.
• Resolve problems to ensure a positive outcome.
• Pre‑prep food items as indicated on production sheets.
• Store food items properly by covering, labeling, dating, and rotating.
• Portion bulk food items into proper serving containers and accurately weigh containers to record weight of bulk foods sent to remote sites.
• Cook vegetables and other sensitive menu items to ensure quality throughout meal service.
• Record leftover prepared menu items following service to update production records.
• Load containers into appropriate carts for proper distribution.
• Maintain regular attendance to carry out essential functions.
• Review and meet ongoing competency requirements to maintain skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Qualifications

• One year of experience as a cook in institutional or restaurant quantity food preparation or in hospital food service.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others, make mature judgments, be familiar with basic food preparation techniques and equipment, and work under varied and changing work conditions daily.
• ServSafe certification awarded by the National Restaurant Association, accredited by ANSI‑Conference for Food Protection (CFP) preferred.

Benefits

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full‑time and part‑time employees. Depending on eligibility, benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home‑work balance. For more information, visit sanfordcareers.com/benefits.

Pay

Salary range: $16.65 – $21.92 per hour.

Schedule

Shift length: 8 or 10 hours. Start times: 5:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:30 am, or as assigned (including weekend rotation). Weekly hours: 40.00 (full‑time). Overtime applies after 12+ hours in one day or 40+ hours in one work week.