How to hire a food cart attendant

How to hire a food cart attendant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step food cart attendant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a food cart attendant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new food cart attendant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the food cart attendant you need to hire. Certain food cart attendant roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A food cart attendant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, food cart attendants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents food cart attendant salaries for various positions.

   Type of Food Cart Attendant	Description	Hourly rate
   Food Cart Attendant	Food and beverage serving and related workers perform a variety of customer service, food preparation, and cleaning duties in restaurants, cafeterias, and other eating and drinking establishments.	$9-16
   Cafe Server	A cafe server is responsible for serving customer orders, ensuring timeliness and efficiency. In some establishments, they are the first to greet the customers, taking their orders courteously and professionally... Show more	$9-16
   Concession Worker	A concession worker is responsible for selling foods, beverages, and other concession items in various public events. Concession workers' duties include promoting products to guests, preparing their food orders, operating cash the register and processing payments, and maintaining the sanitary standards on the concession area... Show more	$9-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Food Handling
   • Food Carts
   • Customer Service
   • POS
   • Guest Satisfaction
   • Safety Standards
   • Golf Carts
   • Food Preparation
   • Customer Payments

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage various carts and assist guests with groceries, maintain neat and clean carts and ensure appropriate working environment for co-workers.
   • Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
   • Have freshly brew Starbucks coffee, ice coffee and ice tea ready at all times.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your food cart attendant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A food cart attendant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, food cart attendants' average salary in mississippi is 31% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level food cart attendants 44% less than senior-level food cart attendants.
   • Certifications. A food cart attendant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a food cart attendant's salary.

   Average food cart attendant salary

   $12.44hourly

   $25,866 yearly

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   Entry-level food cart attendant salary

   $19,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

4. Writing a food cart attendant job description

   A food cart attendant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a food cart attendant job description:

   Food cart attendant job description example

   Job DescriptionCalifornia Pizza Kitchen
   HMSHost at Kahului Airport
   Central Building
   1 Keolani Place
   Kahului, HI 96732
   With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

   • Health, dental and vision insurance
   • Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
   • Holiday pay
   • Meal and Transportation Benefits
   • *401(k) retirement plan with company match or Pension
   • *Company paid life insurance
   • *Tuition reimbursement
   • Employee assistance program
   • Training and exciting career growth opportunities
   • Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

   *Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

   Summary

   The Fast Food Attendant is responsible for performing a variety of duties within a fast food / snack bar establishment which may include completing customer transactions, cleaning the food or stock areas, assisting in the kitchen area, and maintaining inventory; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position.

   Essential Functions

   • Greets customers and takes food order; provides information about menus; looks for opportunity to “up-sell” products.
   • Operates cash register and receives payment from customer in cash or credit card, accurately counts and provides change to customers as required, and follows all HMS Host customer service and cash handling policies and procedures
   • Cleans and stocks work area
   • Assists in locating, reconciling, and verifying the accuracy of transactions and operate equipment with peripheral electronic data processing. Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas by hand or cart
   • Assists with a variety of kitchen-related functions as needed
   • Receives inventory, moves and lifts food and beverage products and supplies; maintain a solid knowledge of product and services available in unit
   • Ensures proper food handling procedures are followed including wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and checking temperature of products
   • Cleans and sanitizes work station and equipment

   Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

   • Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing manner
   • Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
   • Requires the ability to lift/push objects weighing over 40 lbs
   • Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
   • Cash handling and customer service experience preferred

   Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) Drug Free Workplace (DFW)

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find food cart attendants for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your food cart attendant job on Zippia to find and recruit food cart attendant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting food cart attendants requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new food cart attendant

   Once you've selected the best food cart attendant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new food cart attendant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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