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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

A Day in the Life 

Accurately and efficiently prepares, portions, grills, and presents a variety of hot and/or cold food items for various meal periods: to include Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Special/Catered Events. The general responsibilities of the position include those listed below, but management may identify other responsibilities of the position. These responsibilities may differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements. 

• Prepares, seasons and cooks meats and vegetables using skill in frying, grilling and sautéing. 
• Prepares, seasons and cooks starches, vegetables and other side hot food items. 
• Performs food preparation work for cooking, including seasoning. 
• Measures and mixes ingredients according to recipe. 
• Deep fries, grills and sautés meats, fish, vegetables and other foods. Observes and tests foods being cooked by tasting, smelling and piercing. 
• Portions food on serving plates. 
• May add gravies, sauces and garnishes to servings. 
• May select recipes per menu cycle, prepare bakery items, receive inventory, move and lift foodstuffs and supplies and prepare meals for customers requiring special diets. 
• May clean and sanitize workstations and equipment and must follow all Sodexho, client and regulatory rules and procedures. 
• Responsible for following food safety and physical safety policies at all times, while utilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) when required by management. 
• Complies with all company HACCP policies and procedures. 
• Attends training programs (classroom and virtual) as designated. 
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

What’s Preferred

• High School diploma, GED or equivalent preferred 
• Knowledge of basic operation of equipment and cash-handling procedures preferred 

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.