Food Preparer

Dufry Careers; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hangar 49 at Vancouver International Airport is seeking a Food Preparer to assist in preparing a variety of food products and ensure proper handling and storage. The role involves moving supplies, setting up equipment, and maintaining clean, sanitary work areas in a busy airport kitchen environment.

You will follow recipes, manage inventory, receive goods, and work with a team to deliver high-quality meals while complying with safety and food handling regulations.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift/push objects weighing over 40 lbs.
• Ability to bend, twist, and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to read and comprehend instructions and policies; communicate with customers.

Responsibilities

• Follows recipes and product directions for proper food preparation.
• Moves supplies and equipment between storage and work areas by hand or cart.
• Prepares equipment for cooking and operates kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Hands-on tasks for weighing, measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, grinding, stirring, straining, slicing, assembling and kneading food products.
• Ensures proper food handling, wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and temperature checks.
• Receives and inventories food and beverage products and supplies.
• Cleans and sanitizes workstation and equipment.

Job description

Hangar 49 is hiring Food Preparer at Vancouver International Airport.

Summary:

The Food Preparer is responsible the preparing various food products; ensuring proper food handling procedures are followed; arranging necessary supplies and equipment between storage and work areas; operating a variety of kitchen utensils and/or equipment for food product cooking, serving and storing; receiving and inventorying food and beverage products; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management.

Essential Functions:

• Follows recipes and/or product directions for proper food preparation
• Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas by hand or cart
• Prepares appropriate equipment for cooking
• Operates kitchen utensils and/or equipment used for weighing, measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, grinding, stirring, straining, slicing, assembling and kneading of food products
• Ensures proper food handling procedures are followed wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and checking temperature of products
• Receives and inventories food and beverage product and supplies
• Cleans and sanitizes workstation and equipment

Skills and Work Environment:

• Requires the ability to lift/push objects weighing over 40 lbs.
• Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
• Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).