Food Service Associate

divh2Food Service Team Member/h2pFood is your passion, whether youre cooking or serving customers. You know food plays a vital role in creating a better everyday life for the many people especially when its honest, healthy and delicious. Youll be inspiring IKEA customers in the IKEA Swedish Food Market to cook and enjoy a modern taste of Sweden whenever and wherever they want! Providing a friendly retail checkout experience by processing payments quickly and accurately. Following food handling, health, safety, hygiene and sanitation regulations and guidelines. Maintaining the restaurant including merchandising and price communication. Ensuring a positive customer experience by maintaining a clean and safe area. Using your IKEA Food knowledge to exceed customer expectations, confidently answering their questions so they can make informed purchase decisions./ppAs 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./ppThanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food thats 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!/ppMinimum 2 years related experience. Experience in a high-volume customer facing environment 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 JOB TYPE: Part-time (12-19 hours) BENEFITS ELIGIBLE: yes HOURS: Hourly role. Retail environment, must have open availability. The pay for this role is $22.00-28.65 At IKEA, taking care of our co-workers and their dependents is a top priority. Thats why we offer our eligible, regular co-workers (part-time and full-time) a full menu of benefits and perk options to help everyone maintain work and life balance, be well and plan for their future. Join our team and enjoy these benefits and so much more! Generous paid time off, holiday and sick time WiselyPay get earned wages up to two days early Paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks) KinderCare tuition discount Retirement and bonus plans Co-worker discount, meal deal, and referral bonus Pet insurance program Education assistance and learning programs Safety shoe reimbursement 24/7 telehealth visits Dental and vision plans Medical and Rx plans (must work min. 20 hrs/wk) A fun and inclusive work environment Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. The successful candidate will be required to complete a background check and a drug test as a condition of employment for this role./p/div