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-skilled
Check your pay
- The majority of Food service counter attendants earn a salary between R4 348 and R17 326 per month in 2024.
- A monthly wage for entry-level Food service counter attendants ranges from R4 348 to R9 830.
- After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between R5 500 and R13 209 per month.
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