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Food Co-worker

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  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Food & Restaurant

Job Description

  • Job ID: 370957

  • Date posted: 06/10/2026

    • What you'll need to have

    At IKEA, every meal is part of the customer experience. As a Food Co-Worker, you'll help create a welcoming, enjoyable environment where customers can relax, refuel, and feel at home. From preparing food behind the scenes to serving guests and keeping the restaurant spotless, you'll be a key part of a team that brings the IKEA vision to life through great food and exceptional service.
    • Previous experience in a hospitality or food service role preferable, but not required

    A day in your life with us

    • Deliver an exceptional customer experience by warmly welcoming customers, actively understanding their needs, asking thoughtful questions, and providing tailored food and menu recommendations. Resolve customer inquiries and concerns professionally to ensure satisfaction.
    • Drive food sales and presentation excellence by applying merchandising best practices that enhance the appeal of food offerings, maximize sales opportunities, and create an engaging customer experience. Maintain food quality, availability, and visual presentation at all times.
    • Maintain a safe, clean, and organized environment by ensuring food production, service, and dining areas meet cleanliness, safety, and operational standards throughout the entire shift. Accurately process customer transactions using Point-of-Sale (POS) systems.
    • Prepare and serve high-quality food offerings by planning daily menus, organizing production activities, and using ingredients and equipment to prepare, cook, and serve meals in compliance with food safety and operational standards
    •Manage inventory and stock efficiently by receiving, storing, replenishing, and monitoring inventory to ensure product freshness and availability. Support waste reduction initiatives and inventory management processes to optimize operational efficiency.

    About this work area

    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!





    Why you will love us

    Here at IKEA, we want to ensure that we are creating a better everyday life for the many people, including our co-workers. We also believe that a job should be so much more than a job. That’s why we focus on having an inclusive work environment where we celebrate your uniqueness, live our values, and ensure that we walk the talk when it comes to co-worker development. In addition, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to all co-workers including:
    • Wellness days (in addition to your vacation days!)
    • Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (for you and your family)
    • RRSP with IKEA contribution matching options
    • Eligibility for our annual IKEA bonus incentive plan
    • Flexible spending account
    • Life insurance
    • Merchandise and restaurant discounts (plus free drinks and different healthy meal options in the co-worker restaurant, where available)
    • Parental leave
    • Bereavement leave
    • Employee assistance program (that helps you support your mental, physical, and financial wellbeing)

    In the IKEA world, this position is officially referred to as Food Co-worker
    The starting rate/ salary for this position ranges from 19.5 CAD to 22 CAD and will be based on relevant work experience.
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