Kitchen Helper

Job summary

Assist the kitchen team with food preparation, portioning, and maintaining high standards of food quality and safety. Manage daily kitchen operations, including cleaning workstations and providing friendly customer service.

Job details

WE’RE HIRING! | PART-TIME KITCHEN HELPER Italian Centre Shop – Northland Village 5111 Northland Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2L 2J8 Love food, teamwork, and being part of a community? Come join our family! We’re looking for a Part-Time Kitchen Helper to support our kitchen team in preparing delicious, high-quality food while creating a great experience for our customers. Why join us? * Free lunch with most shifts * Yearly bonus * Opportunities to learn & grow * On-site parking * Flexible scheduling * A welcoming, family-oriented team What we’re looking for: * Open availability, including weekdays, evenings, weekends & general holidays * Kitchen experience is an asset, but we’re willing to train the right person * Strong teamwork and communication skills * Customer-focused and reliable * Comfortable working in a busy kitchen environment * Able to stand for extended periods and perform physical/repetitive tasks What you’ll do: * Prepare and portion food: Assist Kitchen Cooks with washing, peeling, cutting, weighing, measuring, seasoning, garnishing, plating, and packaging ingredients and prepared foods according to recipes. * Support daily kitchen operations: Help manage customer orders, prepare food in a timely manner, monitor cooking times and temperatures, and assist with oven and stove operations. * Maintain food safety & quality: Take food and storage temperatures, follow food safety procedures, properly store ingredients, and ensure food and equipment are handled safely. * Keep the kitchen clean & organized: Wash and sanitize utensils, equipment, workstations, and food preparation areas while following company cleaning standards. * Deliver great customer service: Assist with customer orders, answer the telephone, provide friendly service, promote our products, and work together with the team to create a positive customer experience. If you’re passionate about food and enjoy working with people, we’d love to meet you! Join the Italian Centre Shop family and help us connect community through food and cultural experiences!

What you’ll do

Assist the kitchen team with food preparation, portioning, and maintaining high standards of food quality and safety. Manage daily kitchen operations, including cleaning workstations and providing friendly customer service.

Requirements

Strong teamwork and communication skills are required, along with the ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive physical tasks. Previous kitchen experience is considered an asset, but the company is willing to train the right candidate.

Benefits

• Free lunch
• Yearly bonus
• On-site parking
• Flexible scheduling

Listed skills

• Food preparation · Preferred
• Food safety · Preferred
• Sanitation · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Customer service · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Food preparation
• Kitchen operations
• Food safety
• Sanitation
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Customer service
• Reliability
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Italian Language
• Customer Service
• Cooking
• Packaging And Labeling
• Food Safety And Sanitation
• Food Preparation
• Operations
• Seasoning

Job areas

• Food & Beverage
• Retail
• Hospitality
• Kitchen Helper
• Kitchen Staff
• Kitchen Helpers
• Food Preparation Workers

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