Tim Hortons restaurants hire counter, drive-thru and overnight baking staff year-round, and recent supervisor postings pay $18.00 to $19.00 an hour. Restaurant owners are also building 80 brand-new locations and renovating 400 more.
Tim Hortons crew and supervisor jobs
Counter, drive-thru, overnight bake and more, each with hours and pay.
See Job Openings at Tim Hortons →🍩 Freshly baked below
- Who actually employs you at a Tims
- Posted pay for crew, supervisors and managers
- Perks that vary from owner to owner
- Hiring steps and the age question
The owner behind each Tim Hortons
Almost every Tim Hortons is run by a local restaurant owner, not by the head office. The owner sets your schedule, pay and perks, and a large owner may run several restaurants in the same town.
Front counter
Takes orders, pours coffee and hands over trays in the dining room.
Drive-thru
Wears a headset, calls orders to the line and works the window.
Sandwich and kitchen line
Toasts bagels, builds wraps and keeps soups and chili topped up.
Overnight baking
Finishes donuts and muffins so the racks are full at dawn.
Cleaning and maintenance
Deep-cleans floors, washrooms and equipment after the rush.
Shift leadership
Runs the floor, counts the cash and trains new crew members.
Tim Hortons pay by position
Crew wages normally begin at the provincial minimum, so they differ between provinces. Supervisor and manager postings list their rates, and these four are taken from actual ads.
💡 Ask the owner what comes with the uniform: perks are set restaurant by restaurant, so two Tims on the same street can offer different discounts, benefits and raises.
Perks that Tim Hortons owners offer
Each owner builds a package, but staff and owners’ hiring pages mention the same core extras. Health and dental usually go to qualifying staff, often those on steady full-time hours.
How a Tims restaurant fills its schedule
Pick your nearest Tims
Find openings near you and apply online, often from your phone.
Quick screening
A few questions about your availability and any food service work.
Meet the manager
A short face-to-face interview, sometimes on the same day.
Learning each station
You learn each station next to an experienced crew member.
Most owners hire crew at 16 and up, some take younger teens where provincial rules allow, and supervisors are usually 18 or older. You need to be legally able to work in Canada and show proof of age.
⚠️ The morning rush does not slow down: from about 6 to 9 a.m. the drive-thru line rarely stops, and overnight crews work while most people sleep. If you want calmer hours, ask about mid-afternoon shifts.
Hiring tied to the Tims building program
Owners and the company are putting about $400 million into the building program. Ontario leads with 26 new restaurants and 188 renovations, and new locations hire their whole crew before opening.
214
projects in Ontario
66
projects in Alberta
65
projects in Quebec
51
projects in British Columbia
Which Tim Hortons job fits your week
Restaurants post openings on Tim Hortons’ careers site, each listed under its owner. See six Tims jobs laid out with hours and pay before you pick a restaurant.
Early bird, night owl or somewhere in between? Match your hours to a Tims job.
What a day looks like in each job, and what it earns.
See Job Openings at Tim HortonsTim Hortons, in more depth
Sourced from Tim Hortons’ building program announcement, restaurant owners’ hiring pages, Job Bank and other recent job ads, and comments from Tim Hortons crew on Indeed and Glassdoor. Pay is listed in Canadian dollars.