Prep Chef

About the role

Kikka sushi is hiring a dependable Food Prep / Cook / Team Member to prepare sushi, salad rolls, poke bowls, and spring rolls. Responsibilities include greeting customers, cleaning, and preparing foods for the day and the next day.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sushi, salad rolls, poke bowls, and spring rolls according to customer requests
• Clean and prep foods for the day and the next day
• Greet, talk to, and thank all customers
• Put away shipments once a week

Requirements

• Full-time position, 5 days a week (Friday-Sunday, and holidays)
• Work hours: 7am - 8pm, including one unpaid hour for meal break
• Show up to work on time and as scheduled
• Willing to learn and work hard
• Patient (it takes about 3 months to make sushi quickly and look nice)
• Willing to stick it out (not quit after a few weeks or a couple of months)
• Work with multi-cultural and multi-lingual co-workers
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Eligible to work in the U.S.
• Know what sushi is (hint: it’s not raw fish)
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• No experience making sushi; pay is $17.00, not negotiable

Skills

• Attention to detail
• Customer service skills
• Basic cooking skills

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Vacation time
• 401(k) plan
• Company-provided uniform and shoe reimbursement
• Training opportunities
• Opportunities for internal advancement

Pay

$17.00 per hour. Up to $19.00, depending on years of sushi-making work experience.

Schedule

Full-time, 5 days a week (Friday-Sunday, and holidays), working between 7am - 8pm (includes a one-hour unpaid meal break).

Application

Qualified candidates must be able to...

• Show up to work on time and as scheduled
• Willing to learn and work hard
• Patient (it takes about 3 months to make sushi quickly and look nice)
• Willing to stick it out (not quit after a few weeks or a couple of months)
• Work with multi-cultural and multi-lingual co-workers
• Able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Eligible to work in the U.S.
• Know what sushi is (hint: it’s not raw fish)
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers