Cook Assistant - Full Time (Benefit Eligible)

📍 Freeman, SD
Avera HealthEnvironmental ServicesFeb 4, 2026Company Website
Type
Full-Time
Level
Entry Level
Education
High School

Overview

Location: Freeman, SD Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization....

Job Description

Location:

Freeman, SD

Worker Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Freeman Regional Health Service is looking for individuals to join our growing, team-oriented organization.

Position Highlights

Full Time

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Work Shift:

Day Shift (6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.)

Rotating weekends/holidays

Brief Overview

Cooking and distributing meals is rewarding when you're doing it to comfort residential or recovering patients. Your work directly supports healthcare workers, residents, and guests with quality customer service through snack and meal preparation, assembly and cleanup. You’ll like working with a purpose while interacting with others in an energetic, caring workplace.  In a food and services role, you can deliver a great service experience with delicious meals and a positive attitude.

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What you will do:

  • Prepare food items for assigned area.
  • Meet standards established by Leader for food preparation, quality, sanitation, and efficiency.
  • Follow extended menu and standardized recipes, memorize basic foods allowed on modified diets, use Diet Manual as a reference and keeps work area orderly and sanitary.
  • Stock refrigerator, storerooms, work areas with appropriate labeling and dating procedures, food temperature record keeping, breaking down boxes.
  • Serve meals/beverages with attention to temperature maintenance.
  • Mentor new employees and assists with their orientation.
  • Lead, by example, following Freeman Regional Health Services CARE standards.

Required Education, License/Certification, or Work Experience:

  • High School or GED Equivalent
  • High school or vocational school coursework in kitchen basics such as food safety, preferred.

Essential Qualifications:
The individual must be able to work the hours specified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily including having visual acuity adequate to perform position duties and the ability to communicate effectively with others, hear, understand and distinguish speech and other sounds. These requirements and those listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions, as long as the accommodations do not cause undue hardship to the employer.

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Job Details

Job Type
Full-Time
Experience Level
Entry Level
Education
High School
Location
Freeman, SD

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