Essentia Health
Healthcare
Cook
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optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Cook at Essentia Health. Skills: Food service, Cooking, Baking. Provide high quality foods. Perform large scale cooking”
Industry & Context.
Rotating weekends, Rotating holidays
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6 months kitchen preparation experience, 1 year institutional food services experience
What You'll Do.
Provide high quality foods
Perform large scale cooking
Perform small scale cooking
Perform basic food preparation
Perform general cleaning
Stock food services areas
Use institutional food service equipment
Care for institutional food service equipment
Adhere to infection control guidelines
Follow dietary recipes
Follow dietary guidelines
Follow departmental policies
Full Job Description
## ## **Building Location:** Northern Pines Medical Center ## **Department:** 2069820 NUTRITION SERVICES - NPMC HOSP ## **Job Description:** This position provides high quality appealing and nutritious foods to customers through food service through large and small scale cooking, baking and, basic food preparation, general cleaning and stocking of food services areas. Properly uses and cares for institutional food service equipment. Strictly adheres to infection control guidelines during food handling to prevent food contamination. Carefully follows Dietary recipes, guidelines, and departmental policies. Work Experience: 6 months experience in kitchen preparation and cooking. Quantity food cooking experience or minimum of one-year experience working in an institutional food services department. ## **Education Qualifications:** No educational requirements. ## **Licensure/Certification Qualifications:** ## **FTE:** 0.6 **Possible Remote/Hybrid Option:** ## **Shift Rotation:** FTE Flex Day/Eve (United States of America) ## **Shift Start Time:** day/evening ## ## **Shift End Time:** day/evening ## **Weekends:** rotating ## **Holidays:** Yes ## **Call Obligation:** No ## **Union:** Northern Pines Hospital AFSCME (NPAFSCME) ## **Union Posting Deadline:** 04/14/2026 **Compensation Range:** $16.47 - $24.58 Employee Benefits at Essentia Health:At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit elig
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