Street food vendor jobs in Finland
Street food vendors sell food preparations, dishes and products on organised outdoor or indoor market places, or on the streets. They prepare the food in their stalls. Street food vendors use sales techniques to recommend their products to passers-by.
Street food vendor - Which skills are essential?
Handle customer expectations in a professional manner, anticipating and addressing their needs and desires. Provide flexible customer service to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Register and handle cash transactions by using point of sale register.
Apply for permission at the local authorities to set up a stall on streets, squares and indoor market places.
Count the money; balance cash drawer at the end of the shift; receive payments and process payment information; use scanning equipment.
Cope with regular exposure to extreme weather conditions and hazardous environments.
Keep the working area and equipment clean and orderly.
Provide support and advice to customers in making purchasing decisions by finding out their needs, selecting suitable service and products for them and politely answering questions about products and services.
Legislation related to the food and feed industry including food manufacturing, hygiene, safety, raw materials, additives, GMOs, labelling, environmental and trade regulations.
Carry out chilling, freezing and cooling operation processes to food products such as fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, catering food. Prepare food products for extended periods of storage or half prepared food. Ensure safety and nutrition qualities of frozen goods and preserve products in accordance with specified temperatures.
Arrange goods in attractive and safe way. Set up a counter or other display area where demonstrations take place in order to attract the attention of prospective customers. Organise and maintain stands for merchandise display. Create and assemble sales spot and product displays for sales process.
The current legislation applicable in relation to the rights of consumers in the marketplace.
Taxes imposed on the purchase prices of goods and the legislation that governs this activity.
The proper conditions and methods to store food to keep it from spoiling, taking into account humidity, light, temperature and other environmental factors.
Accept payments such as cash, credit cards and debit cards. Handle reimbursement in case of returns or administer vouchers and marketing instruments such as bonus cards or membership cards. Pay attention to safety and the protection of personal data.
Apply cooking techniques including grilling, frying, boiling, braising, poaching, baking or roasting.
Street food vendor - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Assemble and prepare goods and demonstrate their functionalities to customers.
Techniques and sales methods used in order to present a product or service to customers in a persuasive manner and to meet their expectations and needs.
Prepare savoury and sweet pastry products, combining with other products if necessary.
Remove deliveries from a truck and move new supplies to workplace or storage area.
Prepare and deliver an understandably constructed sales talk for a product or a service, identifying and using persuasive argumentation.
Managing the manufacturing process of ice cream from the blending stage to cooling and blend flavours, freezing, and packaging.
Prepare seafood dishes. The complexity of the dishes will depend on the range of seafood used and how they are combined with other ingredients in their preparation and cooking.
Make bakery products such as bread and pasta by preparing dough, using proper techniques, recipes and equipment to achieve ready bakery items, combining with other products if necessary.
Prepare dishes based on vegetables in combination with other ingredients if necessary.
Prepare soups, hot sauces, cold sauces and dressings.
Arrange an agreement on price of products or services provided or offered.
The offered beverage products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Disinfect kitchen equipment, utensils and other facilities such as trolleys and hot cupboards.
Prepare meat for sale or cooking which comprise the seasoning, larding, or marinating of the meat, but not the actual cooking.
Ice cream manufacturing ingredients from a blend of dairy products such as cream, condensed milk, butterfat, as well as sugar, flavourings, eggs, legally approved additives, and non-dairy bases such as soy milk, rice milk or coconut milk.
Deliver thoughts and ideas in impactful and influencing manner to persuade customers to become interested in new products and promotions. Persuade clients that a product or service will satisfy their needs.
Prepare fish dishes. The complexity of the dishes will depend on the range of fish used and how they are combined with other ingredients in their preparation and cooking.
Ice-cream manufacturing regulations and standards to be followed for safety reasons.
Prepare eggs, cheese and other dairy products, combined with other products if necessary.
Prepare meat dishes, including poultry and game. The complexity of the dishes depend on the type of meat, the cuts being used and how they are combined with other ingredients in their preparation and cooking.