Bistro & Swedish Food Market Co-worker

Job Description

• Job ID: 349290

• Date posted: 01/07/2026

Why we will love you

'- You have hands‑on cooking or food‑prep experience (restaurant, café, quick‑service, or similar).
- You’re comfortable serving food and engaging directly with customers in a friendly, helpful way.
- You understand basic food safety principles, including hygiene, cross‑contamination prevention, temperature control, and expiry management (SafeCheck/FOODSAFE knowledge is an asset).
- You thrive in fast‑paced, physically demanding environments.
- You’re confident with multitasking—food prep, cleaning, service, and restocking.
- You enjoy working collaboratively with your teammates and contribute to a positive work environment.
- You bring a can‑do attitude, strong work ethic, and genuine enthusiasm for food and customer service.

A day in your life with us

'- Prepare, cook, and present food items according to IKEA standards.
- Provide warm, efficient, and friendly service to customers in all IKEA Food areas.
- Maintain high standards of food quality, freshness, and presentation throughout the day.
- Keep all food production, service, and dining areas clean, organized, and safe.
- Follow all IKEA food safety, sanitation, and waste‑reduction policies and procedures.
- Support customers by answering questions about menu items, ingredients, and Swedish Food Market products.
- Work collaboratively with the team, especially during peak periods, to ensure smooth operations.
- Learn and maintain knowledge of IKEA’s Swedish food offerings, daily specials, and preparation guidelines.
- Support department goals by contributing to daily/weekly sales and waste targets.

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 is 20.83 CAD