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Food counter attendant

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
  • Experience: Will train

Tasks

  • Sanitize and wash dishes and other items by hand
  • Scour pots and pans
  • Keep records of the quantities of food used
  • Package take-out food
  • Portion and wrap foods
  • Prepare, heat and finish simple food items
  • Serve customers at counters or buffet tables
  • Stock refrigerators and salad bars
  • Take customers' orders
  • Clean and sanitize kitchen including work surfaces, cupboards, storage areas, appliances and equipment
  • Receive, unpack and store supplies in refrigerators, freezers, cupboards and other storage areas
  • Remove kitchen garbage and trash
  • Sharpen kitchen knives

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Safe Food Handling certificate

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Ability to multitask
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Positive attitude

Screening questions

  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Evening
  • Shift

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Weekend

Support for newcomers and refugees

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities