Food service counter attendants
Food service counter attendants serve customers at food counters and finish preparation of simple food items in restaurants, cafes, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings.
Skill level: Semi-skilledCheck your pay
- Salary range for the majority of workers in Food service counter attendants - from R7 966 to R25 162 per month - 2026.
- A Food service counter attendants typically earns between R7 966 and R18 454 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R8 231 and R18 675 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Serving food to customers at counters
- Ascertaining the products desired by customers, assisting them in making choices and taking orders
- Cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming foodstuffs, using manual and electric appliances
- Preparing simple food items and reheating prepared meals
- Portioning and wrapping food or placing it directly on plates for service to patrons
- Packaging takeaway food
- Stocking refrigerators, salad and buffet bars and keeping records of the quantities of food used
- Receiving payment for food items purchased
