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Cafeteria Assistant
@ Home Hardware Stores Limited
St. Jacobs, Ontario
Overview
Home Hardware Stores Limited is hiring a part-time on-call Cafeteria Assistant at its corporate office in St. Jacobs, with no guaranteed hours. The role involves helping prepare and serve meals, handling cash and the point-of-sale system, and keeping the kitchen and cafeteria clean. Starting pay is $21.50 per hour, rising to $25.90 per hour after three years.
Pay:
$21.50–$25.90 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Assist with meal preparation and serving
- Handle cash and point-of-sale system during breaks
- Maintain cleanliness of cafeteria and kitchen
- Stock vending machines
- Assist with grocery order put away
Requirements summary:
- High school diploma with food preparation experience
- Food Handler Certification or willingness to obtain it
- Knowledge of sanitary food handling practices
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Ability to perform heavy lifting
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-06
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Food & beverage |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Restaurant or kitchen, Office |
| Position | Mostly standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Food Handler Certification |
| Education | High school (required) |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount |
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Home Hardware Stores Limited
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Full company description
Home Hardware has been a proud Canadian company since 1964. Today, it is Canada’s largest independent home improvement retailer with close to 1,000 stores across every corner of the country. Operating under three banners, Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre, and Home Building Centre, the company remains dedicated to its mission of supporting independent Dealer-owners. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have access to 100,000 quality, brand name and private label products, a state-of-the-art distribution system, and extensive marketing and training programs. Home Hardware is proud to be the resource for Canadians who need help with projects, big and small. There is a unique culture of collaboration and support that exists at Home Hardware. We provide the tools, training, support and teamwork that our employees need to do their jobs, no matter where in the organization they are working. The strength of our culture has been echoed in the awards that we have won from Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures, to Canada's Best Employers (Forbes), to One of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. If you are looking for a career where you are valued and supported in your professional development while working with a team to make the lives of Canadians better, we would love to welcome you Home.
- LinkedIn followers
- 35,415
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 4,700
- Reported office locations
- 34 Henry Street West, St. Jacobs, Ontario N0B2N0, CA
- 6410 36 St., Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 3B6, CA
- 64 Lancaster Cr., Debert, Nova Scotia B0M 1G0, CA
- 6 Brian Dr., Burford, Ontario N0E 1A0, CA
- Other recorded names
- Home Hardware Stores Limited
- Specialties
- Home Improvement
- Products & Services
- Customer Service
- Retail
- Marketing
- Home Installs
- Beaver Homes and Cottages
- and Commercial Sales
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Home Hardware has been a proud Canadian company since 1964. Today, it is Canada’s largest independent home improvement retailer with close to 1,000 stores across every corner of the country. Operating under three banners, Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre, and Home Building Centre, the company remains dedicated to its mission of supporting independent Dealer-owners. Through the Home Hardware network…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | St. Jacobs, Ontario |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1964 |
| Specialties | Home ImprovementProducts & ServicesCustomer ServiceRetailMarketingHome InstallsBeaver Homes and Cottagesand Commercial Sales |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 18 |
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Welcome Home!
We’re more than Canada’s largest independent hardware and building supplies retailer—we’re part of communities across the nation.
Serving Up Smiles at Home
As a Cafeteria Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting with the preparation and serving of meals, supporting customers for payment and processing, point of sale system operations, and general sanitary maintenance of the kitchen and cafeteria area. Led by the Cafeteria Supervisor, this opportunity suits someone with strong customer service skills and experience with food preparation.
Shift Available:
*Please note that this position is PT on-call shifts with no guaranteed hours.
Ready to make an impact? Here’s how:
- Assist with serving meals as quickly as possible, refilling steamers, and condiment containers as needed.
- Assist with food preparation ensuring adherence to established standards.
- Handle cash and point of sale system during breaks and meals.
- Maintain cleanliness of cafeteria and kitchen, ensuring condition of equipment and furnishings is upheld.
- Stock vending machines.
- Assist with grocery order put away.
We’re looking for:
- High School diploma with experience in food preparation and basic knowledge of cafeteria functions.
- Must have or be willing to obtain Food Handler Certification.
- Familiar with proper sanitary practices of maintenance of kitchen and handling of food.
- Good communication and customer service skills.
- Ability to perform heavy lifting.
- The ability to be onsite at our corporate office in St. Jacobs, to accommodate the needs of the role.
How we’ll make you feel at Home
Our Team Members enjoy life at Home with our strong culture of support and inclusion, excellent benefits, and a team that always has your back. You will receive:
- Starting rate: $21.50/hour, with scheduled increases up to our three-year rate of $25.90/hour.
- Eligible for the annual bonus program.
- Group RRSP.
- Discounts from our Corporate Retail Store in St. Jacobs.
- Home & Auto Insurance discounts.
- Competitive vacation time.
- Employee Discount Program through Venngo WorkPerks.
This job posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization.
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to assist in reviewing applications and assessing qualifications. These tools support efficiency and consistency throughout the recruitment process, but they do not replace human judgment. All hiring decisions are made by recruiters and/or hiring managers. For more information about our use of AI and how we handle candidate information, please refer to the New Applicant Privacy Notice.
Bring your unique skills, thrive with interesting and challenging work, and experience what it’s like at Home. Apply today - this is a great opportunity to join a proudly Canadian company that is 100% ready to help you build your future.
Home Hardware recognizes the value of a diverse team. We believe that different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger as an organization. Applicants representing the full diversity of communities in Canada are encouraged to apply with confidence. Please let us know if you require accommodation during the recruitment process.
Canadians call us Home Hardware. We call it Home.
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