Cook, counter and shift-lead openings at KFC come straight from the franchise owners who run each restaurant. Below are five roles and the wages their ads offer, six places hiring, the hours on offer and two routes for your application.
KFC roles open across Canada
Grey labels show the title each job carries on Job Bank, so you can search under both names.
🙋 Team Member
On Job Bank: food counter attendant
Take orders, work the cash register, portion and wrap food, pack take-out bags and keep the fridges stocked.
💵 $15.50 to $20.00/hr on Job Bank, and $18.25 for a Whistler opening on Indeed
🕒 30 to 40 hrs a week, most often 32
✔ No experience on most ads; English, or French in Quebec
🍗 Cook
On Job Bank: cook
Cook menu items, prepare dishes for guests with food allergies, unpack deliveries and keep the kitchen spotless.
💵 $16.00 to $19.00/hr on current ads
🕒 30 to 44 hrs a week, most often 32
✔ 1 to 2 years of cooking on most ads; a Truro, NS owner will train
🧭 Shift Supervisor
On Job Bank: shift manager – fast food restaurant, or food service supervisor
Lead the floor for a shift: build schedules, train crew in sanitation and safety, settle complaints and record stock, sales and waste.
💵 $15.75 to $22.00/hr fixed, up to $24.00 negotiable in La Crête, AB
🕒 30 to 44 hrs a week; 32 or 35 is typical
✔ 7 months to 3 years of experience; some owners require food safety training
🩺 Dental and health plans on many Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic ads
📋 Assistant Manager
On Job Bank: restaurant assistant manager, or assistant manager – food services
Help the manager run daily operations: interview and train crew, balance the cash and its reports, order supplies and lead teams of up to 15.
💵 $18.25 to $27.69/hr on current ads
🕒 35 to 44 hrs a week
✔ 1 to 3 years of experience; Quebec ads are in French
👔 General Manager
On Job Bank: restaurant manager
Answer for one whole restaurant: budget, labour costs, hiring, staff reviews and inventory. An Ottawa owner hands its manager a budget of $500,001 to $1,500,000.
💵 $25.64 to $36.92/hr, or $43,472 to $68,199.68 a year
🕒 Usually 40 hrs a week
✔ 1 to 3 years of experience; some ads ask for a college diploma or equal experience
🩺 Dental, health and vision plans on many Ontario and BC ads
Where KFC owners are posting jobs
Each card quotes a real KFC ad. If it has closed, the green button lists fresh openings in that city.
📍 Toronto area
A KFC on South Service Road, Mississauga, wants a food service supervisor at $19.00/hr for 32 hours a week, with a Safe Food Handling certificate.
Another Mississauga owner offers an Assistant Restaurant Manager from $19.00/hr plus a store discount. Toronto-region counter pay on Job Bank: $17.95 to $21.00.
📍 Calgary, AB
The KFC/Taco Bell on 32 Street NE is after a food service supervisor at $19.50/hr, 32 hours a week, with 1 to 2 years of experience.
Calgary counter staff earn a median of $16.03 on Job Bank, topping out near $19.03.
📍 Edmonton, AB
Kingsway Garden Mall’s KFC needs a food counter attendant at $16.65/hr for 32 hours, no experience required.
Overtime comes with the job, and Edmonton counter rates on Job Bank climb as high as $21.37.
📍 Winnipeg, MB
Three restaurants are hiring food service supervisors at $18.00/hr: North Town Road, St. Mary’s Road and Plessis Road.
Counter and cook spots pay $16.40, Manitoba’s minimum wage, for 30 to 32 hours.
📍 Greater Vancouver, BC
On Sea Island Way in Richmond, a KFC posts a restaurant manager job at $36.75/hr for 30 to 35 hours.
A second Richmond ad pays food service supervisors $22.00/hr for 40 hours. Lower Mainland counter pay on Job Bank: $18.25 to $22.00.
📍 Quebec, where KFC is PFK
Quebec City owners list an assistant manager at $21.00/hr, a shift manager at $18.75/hr and restaurant managers at $55,962 to $56,100 a year.
Shift managers elsewhere in the province earn $17.00 to $18.50/hr, from Longueuil to Chicoutimi. Expect to work in French.
Alberta carries more KFC ads than any other province, from Lethbridge to Fort McMurray, while Prince George and Quesnel in northern BC pay shift managers $22.00/hr.
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KFC hours and shift patterns
Two in three KFC ads mention weekend work, and about half include nights.
🌅 Early morning
Shows up mostly on Alberta and Manitoba ads.
🌙 Evening and night
Every Quebec ad and most Alberta ads include night shifts.
📅 Weekend
Listed on two of every three KFC ads.
⏱️ Full-time
Ads offer between 30 and 44 hours: crew often get 32, shift managers 35 and managers 40.
Inside a KFC crew shift
📦 Before the rush
Put deliveries away in the fridges and freezers and top up condiments and supplies.
🍗 Service
Take orders, run the register, work the deep fryer, wrap food and bag take-out.
🧽 Clean-up
Clear trays and tables, sanitize the kitchen, mop the floors and take out the garbage.
Tasks as KFC owners list them on Job Bank. One Whitehorse counter ad mentions long periods standing and loads up to 9 kg (20 lb).
What KFC ads pay for each role
Job Bank’s going rates for counter staff by province: Ontario $17.95 to $21.00, British Columbia $18.25 to $23.00, Alberta $15.00 to $20.00, Quebec $16.60 to $21.75 and Manitoba $16.40 to $18.50.
💡 Supervisor tip: earn a food safety certificate before you apply. KFC ads in Mississauga, La Crête and Coaldale ask for Safe Food Handling, and ads in Dawson Creek and Peace River for a Food Safety Certificate.
Two routes into a KFC job
🔎 Indeed
KFC franchisees across Canada post Team Member and supervisor openings here. Search by city, then follow each owner’s steps to apply.
🍁 Job Bank
Canada’s government-run job site carries more than 100 KFC ads with pay and hours, and nearly all of them use Direct Apply.
Keep your SIN at hand and list every shift you can cover. Each Job Bank ad from KFC wants someone as soon as possible, so apply early.
See KFC Canada openings on Indeed in one list.
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Apply at KFCBuilt from KFC listings on Indeed and Job Bank, Job Bank’s counter wage tables, kfc.ca and the role names on jobs.kfc.com. Wages in Canadian dollars, pre-tax.