OMAKAI
OMAKAI sushi - Aventura, 18831 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, FL 33180, USA
Overview General Info
Come join an amazing team with great pay, benefits, positive vibes, and a great educational opportunity.
Job purpose
Sushi Chefs are essential members of a sushi restaurant’s team. Sushi Chefs are the heart of the kitchen and ensure that the highest quality product is served to our customers. Successful Sushi Chefs at OMAKAI sushi are not only talented sushi makers but are also brand advocates willing to serve a consistent product by following specific recipes, and preparation instructions and ensuring that chefs and cooks are doing the same. Sushi Chefs must be capable of ordering products and maintaining inventory with the restaurant’s best interest in mind. Last but not least, Sushi Chefs must be able to maintain a professional demeanor at all times, lead by example, and hold themselves to the highest of standards.
Responsibilities
Ensure quality of food – this includes ensuring that all items are prepared accurately and to the highest of standards before being sent out of the kitchen
Know the menu – this position requires learning the entire food menu thoroughly and properly
Minimize waste of all food and kitchen items
Clean and filet fish – this includes skillfully cleaning and cutting a variety of fish and mollusks
Make and prepare nigiri, handrolls, sashimi, and other food items
Prepare rice – this includes properly washing, cooking, cutting, and preparing sushi rice according to a specific process and recipe
Oversee inventory – this includes ensuring inventory and supplier order accuracy, such as ordering the proper amount of fish as needed and ensuring that the order matches the items received
Contribute to kitchen personnel training
Perform side jobs – this position requires performing side job duties before, during, and after each shift, including cleaning work stations at the end of each meal period and food stored away in the appropriate manner
Abide by all federal, state, and local labor health and safety laws
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Three years of sushi-making experience required
Japanese cuisine knowledge required
Display a positive and friendly attitude at all times
Maintain a professional demeanor at all times
Ability to:
Educate customers and staff about our products and processes
Make recommendations
Adhere to the company’s food allergy policies
Handle food in a safe and hygienic manner that adheres to all company and government policies and protocols.
Work in a team
Communicate well with staff, management, and customers, even under pressure
Learn and memorize an entire menu to detail
Solve basic math problems * Willingness to take instructions in a professional and understanding manner
Working conditions Mostly indoor dining working environment in a restaurant that handles a variety of fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, wheat products, rice, dry seaweed, sauces, and many other food and beverage products. Candidates with food allergies must inform management during the application process. Noise levels may vary depending on how busy the restaurant is. The kitchen is an enclosed environment with a single food dispatch window with a view of the entire dining floor.
Physical requirements Employee must be able to stand for long periods of time. Job requires handling knives in order to filet and clean fish and constant contact with a variety of seafood and other food products. Job requires some bending and kneeling in order to reach certain items such as plates, spoons, knives, sauces, dry food items, desserts, etc… Job requires moderate lifting (maximum 65 lbs.). Job requires maneuvering between tabletops, kitchen equipment, and corners.
Direct reports General Manager, Kitchen Manager, and Owners
Health insurance
Paid time off
1 year
Shift
10-hour shift
12-hour shift
8-hour shift
Day shift
Night shift
Weekly day range
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability
Experience
Restaurant experience: 2 years (Preferred)
Day Shift (Preferred)
Night Shift (Preferred)
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Miami, FL 33180, USA
Overview General Info
Come join an amazing team with great pay, benefits, positive vibes, and a great educational opportunity.
Job purpose
Sushi Chefs are essential members of a sushi restaurant’s team. Sushi Chefs are the heart of the kitchen and ensure that the highest quality product is served to our customers. Successful Sushi Chefs at OMAKAI sushi are not only talented sushi makers but are also brand advocates willing to serve a consistent product by following specific recipes, and preparation instructions and ensuring that chefs and cooks are doing the same. Sushi Chefs must be capable of ordering products and maintaining inventory with the restaurant’s best interest in mind. Last but not least, Sushi Chefs must be able to maintain a professional demeanor at all times, lead by example, and hold themselves to the highest of standards.
Responsibilities
Ensure quality of food – this includes ensuring that all items are prepared accurately and to the highest of standards before being sent out of the kitchen
Know the menu – this position requires learning the entire food menu thoroughly and properly
Minimize waste of all food and kitchen items
Clean and filet fish – this includes skillfully cleaning and cutting a variety of fish and mollusks
Make and prepare nigiri, handrolls, sashimi, and other food items
Prepare rice – this includes properly washing, cooking, cutting, and preparing sushi rice according to a specific process and recipe
Oversee inventory – this includes ensuring inventory and supplier order accuracy, such as ordering the proper amount of fish as needed and ensuring that the order matches the items received
Contribute to kitchen personnel training
Perform side jobs – this position requires performing side job duties before, during, and after each shift, including cleaning work stations at the end of each meal period and food stored away in the appropriate manner
Abide by all federal, state, and local labor health and safety laws
Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Three years of sushi-making experience required
Japanese cuisine knowledge required
Display a positive and friendly attitude at all times
Maintain a professional demeanor at all times
Ability to:
Educate customers and staff about our products and processes
Make recommendations
Adhere to the company’s food allergy policies
Handle food in a safe and hygienic manner that adheres to all company and government policies and protocols.
Work in a team
Communicate well with staff, management, and customers, even under pressure
Learn and memorize an entire menu to detail
Solve basic math problems * Willingness to take instructions in a professional and understanding manner
Working conditions Mostly indoor dining working environment in a restaurant that handles a variety of fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, wheat products, rice, dry seaweed, sauces, and many other food and beverage products. Candidates with food allergies must inform management during the application process. Noise levels may vary depending on how busy the restaurant is. The kitchen is an enclosed environment with a single food dispatch window with a view of the entire dining floor.
Physical requirements Employee must be able to stand for long periods of time. Job requires handling knives in order to filet and clean fish and constant contact with a variety of seafood and other food products. Job requires some bending and kneeling in order to reach certain items such as plates, spoons, knives, sauces, dry food items, desserts, etc… Job requires moderate lifting (maximum 65 lbs.). Job requires maneuvering between tabletops, kitchen equipment, and corners.
Direct reports General Manager, Kitchen Manager, and Owners
Health insurance
Paid time off
1 year
Shift
10-hour shift
12-hour shift
8-hour shift
Day shift
Night shift
Weekly day range
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability
Experience
Restaurant experience: 2 years (Preferred)
Day Shift (Preferred)
Night Shift (Preferred)
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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