Sushi Chef (Full Time)

Compass Group•San Diego, CA

23d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring immediately for full time SUSHI CHEF positions. Wolfgang Puck Catering crafts great careers with passion, intention, and the right people. We hire for curiosity, spirit, and heart, and invest in everything you bring to the table through mentorship, real development, and a clear path to leadership. Success on our team starts with our culture: Wolfgang’s PASSION for our business, our product, and our people/guests/clients. A FLEXIBLE MINDSET is key; we are strategic business partners who wear multiple hats. Our services require a CONCIERGE mentality, a bias to action with humble hospitality. We are out-of-the-box PROBLEM SOLVERS, who look around corners so our clients and guests don’t have to. We curate company and partner resources to bring our client’s vision to life. We seek to cultivate the next generation of talent, purveyors and partnerships. We bring an entrepreneurial approach to deliver results for our clients. Collaboration and openness to innovative business tools, new ways of thinking and ability to partner across departments are essential to create optimal business solutions.

Requirements

Two years of previous sushi chef experience is required.
The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.

Nice To Haves

Event availability is required.

Responsibilities

Prepares and presents sushi and related food products to customers.
Offers a unique combination of restaurant, catering and special event experience to customers.
Demonstrates high-level knife skills and special skills associated with sushi prep, production and presentation.
Stores foods in designated areas following corporate, state and federal food safety and sanitation procedures.
Ensures proper food handling, presentation, portion control and maintenance of appropriate serving temperatures.
Maintains sanitation of all equipment, supplies and utensils within work area; cleans workstation thoroughly before leaving the area; keeps display equipment clean and free of debris during meal service to assure compliance with all sanitation, ServSafe, safety, OSHA, production and merchandising requirements.
Interacts with customers to enhance dining experience; demonstrates a complete understanding of daily menu items and is able to accurately explain them to customers and associates.
Keeps up with peak production and service hours.
Performs other duties as assigned.