Mercer’s Catering is looking for a reliable, energetic, and detail-oriented Cook for our Sandwich & Cold Appetizer Station to join our kitchen team.

If you take pride in preparing fresh, attractive, and high-quality food and enjoy working in a fast-paced catering environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Position: Cook – Sandwich & Cold Appetizer Station

Location: Mercer’s Catering

Job Type: Permanent/Full-time

Schedule: Mornings including daytime and occasional weekends as required

Key Responsibilities

- Prepare a variety of sandwiches, wraps and cold appetizers according to Mercer’s Catering recipes, standards and custom menus.
- Prepare and portion ingredients for daily catering production
- Assemble sandwiches and cold appetizers with consistent quality, portioning, and presentation
- Ensure all products meet Mercer’s Catering standards for freshness, appearance, taste, and portion size
- Prepare appetizer platters, trays, and catering displays as required
- Maintain an organized, clean, and well-stocked workstation throughout the shift
- Follow recipes, production sheets, and presentation guidelines accurately
- Ensure proper food handling, storage, labeling, and temperature control
- Follow all food safety, sanitation, and hygiene procedures
- Work efficiently to meet catering production deadlines and event requirements
- Coordinate with other kitchen team members to ensure production is completed accurately and on time
- Monitor ingredients and communicate shortages or quality concerns to the kitchen supervisor
- Minimize food waste through proper preparation, portion control, and storage
- Assist with other kitchen duties, stations and food preparation as required

Qualifications & Skills
- Previous kitchen, catering, or food-preparation experience is an asset
- Experience with sandwich preparation,



cold appetizers, catering platters is preferred
- Solid attention to detail and pride in food quality and presentation
- Good knife skills and basic food-preparation knowledge
- Ability to follow recipes, production lists, and instructions accurately
- Ability to work efficiently and maintain quality in a busy production environment
- Reliable, punctual, and dependable
- Positive attitude and ability to work well as part of a team
- Good understanding of food safety and sanitation practices
- Ability to stand for extended periods and perform physical kitchen duties
- Ability to lift and move food supplies and catering trays when required

What We’re Looking For We are looking for someone who is:

Reliable Organized Fast Detail-Oriented Team-Oriented * Passionate About Food The ideal candidate understands that in catering, presentation and consistency are just as important as taste.

What We Offer

- A friendly and team-oriented work environment
- Consistent catering production work
- Opportunities to develop culinary and food-preparation skills
- Staff benefits as applicable

How to Apply If you are hardworking, dependable, and enjoy creating fresh, beautifully presented food, we want to hear from you!

Please submit your resume and a brief introduction to apply for the Sandwich & Cold Appetizer Station Cook position at Mercer’s Catering.

Mercer’s Catering — Great food starts with a great team!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30.0 – 40.0 per week

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Education:
- Secondary School (required)

Experience:
- similar: 2 years (required)

Language:
- English (required)

Licence/Certification:
- Alberta driver's license (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Cook – Sandwich & Cold Appetizer Station (Edmonton)
🏢 Mercer's Catering
📍 Edmonton