Food preparer

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years

Tasks

  • Package take-out food
  • Portion and wrap foods
  • Prepare, heat and finish simple food items
  • Stock refrigerators and salad bars
  • 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
  • Wash, peel and cut vegetables and fruit

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Food Safety Certificate
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Equipment and machinery experience

  • Conventional oven
  • Grill

Security and safety

  • Airport security clearance

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail

Weight handling

  • Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Personal suitability

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

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning
  • Evening

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Night
  • Day
  • Weekend
  • Overtime required
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Night shift premium
  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Other benefits
  • Parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

  • Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.)
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
  • Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for youths

  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Indigenous people

  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
  • Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
  • Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Supports for visible minorities

  • Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
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