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Compliance (must) Marketing Spanish (must) Forklift (must) Social Media

What this posting asks for

Level: Not stated — The posting does not state a level or years of experience.

Main responsibilities

  • Daily Waste Audits : Perform daily trash audits across workstations and document findings.
  • Correct Waste Disposal : Ensure proper waste disposal procedures are followed in all kitchens.
  • Food Waste Handling : Classify, weigh, and dispose of food waste, including donations, compost, garbage, and family meals.
  • Facility Walkthroughs — Conduct daily walkthroughs of kitchens, green stations, fulfillment, and market areas; complete the DAILY AUDIT BIN FORM to identify …
  • Contamination Control — Check recycling and compost streams to ensure they are free of incorrect materials.
  • Material Sorting — Separate and move recyclable and compostable materials according to facility standards.
  • Donation Management : Collect, weigh, record, and pack donations; receive partners and hand off prepared products.
  • Food Waste Preparation : Condition and prepare food waste for donation or internal reuse (back to market).
  • Food Donation support: Coordinate donation pick‑ups with partnered non‑profit organizations.
  • Daily Reporting: Complete daily trackers for recycling, compost, and donation volumes.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Key responsibilities include executing daily waste audits, preparing food waste for donation or internal use, coordinating donation pick‑ups with partner org…” · “This role ensures that Zero Waste procedures are followed consistently and effectively, contributing to CookUnity’s environmental goals and operational prior…” · “Food Donation support: Coordinate donation pick‑ups with partnered non‑profit organizations.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “Daily Reporting: Complete daily trackers for recycling, compost, and donation volumes.” · “Basic Reporting Skills : Ability to complete daily trackers and simple audit forms.” · “All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marke…”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “This role provides essential operational support to the facility by monitoring compliance, identifying contamination, and reinforcing correct waste‑handling …” · “Execute daily operational tasks related to recycling, compost, waste audits, and donation management within the LA facility, ensuring compliance with process…” · “Material Sorting — Separate and move recyclable and compostable materials according to facility standards.”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Communication Skills: Ability to give clear feedback to staff and communicate deviations or contamination findings.” · “We only communicate through official CookUnity channels.”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “receive partners and hand off prepared products.” · “All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with marke…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Technical skill Supporting
    In the posting: “Experience operating both: Forklift and Pallet Jack.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.

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  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
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  4. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
  6. Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
  7. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  8. How have you used compliance in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using spanish. From this posting
  10. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  11. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  12. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  13. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  14. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  15. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  16. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  17. Describe a process you improved.
  18. Do you have any questions for us?
  19. Why do you want to work here?
  20. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  21. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  22. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  23. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  24. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  25. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  26. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  27. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  28. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  29. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  30. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  31. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  32. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  33. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  34. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  35. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  36. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  37. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  38. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  39. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  40. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  41. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.