Food Service & Dishwasher Associate
IKEA
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Posted 3 days ago
Qualifications
Required Certifications
- Food Handler Certification and/or Food Handler Card (as required by local jurisdiction) required within 30 days of employment.
Responsibilities
Primary Duties
- Prepare and maintain IKEA Food menu items according to the IKEA Food concept. Adhering to food handling, health, and sustainability standards.
- Respond to customer inquiries to support informed purchases and process sales transactions accurately and efficiently, adhering to cash handling policies.
- Maintain equipment operation through adherence to operating guidelines, troubleshooting breakdowns, and conducting preventive and cleaning maintenance.
- Maintain a clean supply of dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, pots, pans, and trays that comply with Food Safety Standards.
- Ensure the cleanliness and organization of dining and play areas.
- Manage the Swedish Food Market by overseeing merchandising, pricing, stock rotation, and the cleaning and sanitization of sampling equipment and areas.
- Ensure accurate and timely price communication across all food solutions, including digital platforms, menu boards, and shelf tags.
- Maintain supply rotation and stocking in all IKEA Food solutions, adhering to First In, First Out (FIFO), expiration dates, and sustainability standards.
- Implements IKEA Food policies and procedures for goods receiving and monthly inventory.
- Adhere to safe food handling, workplace safety, hygiene, and sanitation regulations, promptly reporting concerns to managers.
- Contribute to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.
Experience Requirements
Required
Minimum 2-3 years of related experience.
2 years of experience
Full Job Description
Food Service Team Member
Food is your passion, whether you're cooking or serving customers. You know food plays a vital role in creating a better everyday life for the many people especially when it's honest, healthy and delicious!
What You'll Be Doing Day To Day
As a Food Service Team Member ensuring operational excellence of IKEA Food, you will:
Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that's good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the "Swedish Food market". We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is!
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-3 years of related experience.
- Experience in a high-volume customer facing environment (restaurant or food service industry preferred).
- Experience in a high-volume retail environment with knowledge of basic merchandising and selling concepts preferred.
- Food Handler Certification and/or Food Handler Card (as required by local jurisdiction) required within 30 days of employment.
Food is your passion, whether you're cooking or serving customers. You know food plays a vital role in creating a better everyday life for the many people especially when it's honest, healthy and delicious!
What You'll Be Doing Day To Day
As a Food Service Team Member ensuring operational excellence of IKEA Food, you will:
- Prepare and maintain IKEA Food menu items according to the IKEA Food concept. Adhering to food handling, health, and sustainability standards.
- Respond to customer inquiries to support informed purchases and process sales transactions accurately and efficiently, adhering to cash handling policies.
- Maintain equipment operation through adherence to operating guidelines, troubleshooting breakdowns, and conducting preventive and cleaning maintenance.
- Maintain a clean supply of dishes, silverware, cooking utensils, pots, pans, and trays that comply with Food Safety Standards.
- Ensure the cleanliness and organization of dining and play areas.
- Manage the Swedish Food Market by overseeing merchandising, pricing, stock rotation, and the cleaning and sanitization of sampling equipment and areas.
- Ensure accurate and timely price communication across all food solutions, including digital platforms, menu boards, and shelf tags.
- Maintain supply rotation and stocking in all IKEA Food solutions, adhering to First In, First Out (FIFO), expiration dates, and sustainability standards.
- Implements IKEA Food policies and procedures for goods receiving and monthly inventory.
- Adhere to safe food handling, workplace safety, hygiene, and sanitation regulations, promptly reporting concerns to managers.
- Contribute to an environment where the IKEA culture is a strong and living reality that embraces the diversity of co-workers and customers.
Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that's good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the "Swedish Food market". We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is!
Qualifications
- Minimum 2-3 years of related experience.
- Experience in a high-volume customer facing environment (restaurant or food service industry preferred).
- Experience in a high-volume retail environment with knowledge of basic merchandising and selling concepts preferred.
- Food Handler Certification and/or Food Handler Card (as required by local jurisdiction) required within 30 days of employment.
How to Apply
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