IKEA Food Assistant (Part Time)

IKEA; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA is seeking a food-focused team member to help deliver high-quality meals in-store. You will contribute to safety, ensure smooth daily operations, and share knowledge about our range with guests and colleagues. The role emphasises customer service, proactive learning, and teamwork in a lively retail setting.

Flexible with weekends and shift hours, you will help maintain the presentation and variety of our food range while spotting opportunities to enhance guest satisfaction and sales.

Qualifications

• Experience handling cash registers in the food services industry.
• Excellent customer service, sales driven attitude.
• Passion about food and people.
• Flexible and open, curious and eager to learn.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritise and organise duties.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a safety-first culture.
• Ensure operational efficiency and that routines are followed by colleagues.
• Learn about the food range, origins, preparation and benefits, and share knowledge with guests and colleagues.
• Present the width and depth of the IKEA food range to inspire guests.
• Act quickly on commercial opportunities and customer feedback.
• Support department action plans and the goals set by your manager.

Skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Food safety

Team work

Attention to detail

Flexible

Weekend shifts

Tools

POS system

Job description

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

Company Description

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. We do this by offering a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible can afford them. We operate in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand – and have an ambitious expansion plan to bring a little bit of Sweden to new markets in the region. We are part of the Ikano Group of companies and the only IKEA franchisee owned by the Kamprad family that founded IKEA.

We also develop, own and operate Shopping Centres that are anchored by IKEA and create walkable communities by including residential, office and other types of real estate in our development plans.

We work towards making sustainability a natural part of our everyday work. We are active in our communities, driving and supporting social initiatives that benefit children, women and the environment.

Job Description

About the Job

We are looking for you who is specialised in food production, quality, food safety, efficiency and range presentation to ensure our guests enjoy a tasty meal every time they visit the IKEA store. You also actively share your specialist knowledge with your colleagues.

Your Assignment

Your tasks will include:

• Actively contributing to a safety first culture.
• Ensuring efficiency in operations and that routines and requirements are known by your colleagues and followed in all daily work.
• Being passionate about the food range and actively learning about its content, origins, preparation and other benefits as well as sharing your specialist competence with guests and colleagues.
• Presenting the width and depth of the IKEA food range in order to inspire guests.
• Acting quickly on commercial opportunities and customer feedback.
• Understanding and contributing to your department’s action plans, and supporting the goals and targets set by your manager.

Qualifications

• You have experience in handling cash registers in the food services industry.
• You demonstrate excellent customer service, a sales driven, and feel motivated to work in a vibrant retail environment.
• You are passionate about food and people.
• You are flexible and open, curious and eager to learn. You enjoy working together with other people.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and organize individual work duties to make the most efficient use of time available.
• You take pride in how you serve our range to customers and want to give them a tasty reason to return again and again.
• Able to work on weekends, shift hours, and Public holidays.