Food counter attendant

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 35 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: Will train

Work setting

• Food service establishment

Tasks

• Clear and clean tables, trays and chairs
• Sanitize and wash dishes and other items by hand
• 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
• Use manual and electrical appliances to clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs
• 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
• Sweep, mop, wash and polish floors
• Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit

Supervision

• Kitchen and food service helpers
• Food service counter attendants and food preparers
• 11-15 people
• Cook (general)

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Physically demanding
• Standing for extended periods
• Work under pressure
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Tight deadlines

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Team player
• Initiative
• Flexibility
• Excellent oral communication

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Morning
• Night

Employment terms options

• Day
• Weekend

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities