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65201.03 – Food service helpers

Food service helpers clear and clean tables and trays in eating establishments.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Bartender helper
  • Food runner
  • Food service helper

Core competencies

  • Social Perceptiveness to recognize customers’ nonverbal cues and emotional states, enabling courteous greetings and appropriate responses while clearing tables and trays
  • Oral Communication: Active Listening to listen to instructions from supervisors or colleagues
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness to carefully carry stacked trays or dishes without spilling
  • Stamina to maintain energy levels throughout long hours on foot and continuous activities
  • Trunk Strength to stabilize the body while lifting and carrying heavy trays, tables or chairs
  • Collaboration to ensure an organized and efficient work environment as part of a team with servers, cooks and other staff
  • Knowledge in Hospitality to ensure dietary restrictions are respected, food is presented nicely and according to safety standards to increase customer satisfaction

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Clear and clean tables and trays in eating establishments
  • Bring clean dishes, flatware and other items to serving areas and set tables
  • Replenish condiments and other supplies at tables and in serving areas
  • Remove dishes before and after courses
  • Perform other duties such as scraping and stacking dishes, carrying linen to and from laundry area and running errands.

Additional information

  • Movement into other occupations within food preparation and service, such as cook or waiter, is possible with further training and experience.
  • There is considerable mobility among jobs in this unit group.

Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

6 – Sales and service occupations

TEER

5 – Occupations usually require short-term work demonstration and no formal education

Major group

65 – Sales and service support occupations

Sub-major group

652 – Support occupations in food, accommodation and tourism

Minor group

6520 – Food support occupations

Unit group

65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations

Occupational profile

65201.03 – Food service helpers

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