Food Counter Attendant

Job Overview

This permanent full-time position requires approximately 35 hours per week and involves working in a fast-paced food service setting. No formal degree or certification is necessary as full training will be provided. The primary work language is English.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Clear and clean tables, trays, and chairs efficiently.
• Manually wash and sanitize dishes and other culinary items.
• Maintain records tracking food quantities used.
• Package take-out orders with care and accuracy.
• Prepare and portion food items, including heating and finishing simple dishes.
• Serve customers at counters or buffet stations with excellent customer service.
• Replenish refrigerators and salad bars as needed.
• Take customer orders promptly and accurately.
• Use both manual and electric kitchen tools to clean, peel, slice, and trim ingredients.
• Thoroughly clean and sanitize kitchen areas including work surfaces, cupboards, appliances, and other equipment.
• Receive deliveries, unpack supplies, and store items appropriately in refrigerators, freezers, and storage compartments.
• Dispose of kitchen garbage and maintain cleanliness by sweeping, mopping, washing, and polishing floors.
• Prepare vegetables and fruits by washing, peeling, and cutting.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen and food service assistants and food preparers, managing teams of approximately 11 to 15 individuals including cooks.

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Operate efficiently in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment.
• Be capable of standing for long periods and managing tight deadlines.
• Perform various physical activities including walking, bending, crouching, and kneeling.
• Work under pressure with high attention to detail.

Personal Attributes

• Maintain a strong focus on customer service.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Work well within a team and take initiative when needed.
• Exhibit flexibility and excellent oral communication abilities.

Work Schedule Options

• Various shifts available including early morning, morning, day, evening, night, and weekends.

Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

• The workplace supports diversity and inclusion through training and awareness programs for employees, creating a welcoming environment for persons with disabilities, newcomers, refugees, youth, veterans, Indigenous people, mature workers, and visible minorities.