Demo

Sushi Chef

Momiji Barbur
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 4/4/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2025
Description:

About Us:

Momiji started as a small 5 tabletop sushi restaurant and bar in 2010. We are a fast-growing brand that is changing the way people experience and enjoy food. We are proudly building a reputation for serving traditional yet creative sushi, while providing a clean, safe, and welcoming environment. This reputation is only possible with individuals who are team oriented, passionate, and dedicated to offering great customer service. We promote from within and look for employees who have a strong desire to grow and learn. We are also family owned and operated, so you are important to us!

Benefits of joining the team include:

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Sick Time
  • Simple IRA
  • Employee Discount

Momiji is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We credit our continued success and growth to initiatives that promote diversity throughout the company and our communities, so come roll with us and be a part of our team!

Position Summary

A Sushi Chef is responsible for preparing ingredients at our food establishment to menu or customer specifications. Sushi Chefs follow recipes for consistency, garnish and make an attractive presentation for each meal and communicate with the serving and other kitchen or sushi bar staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Operates in the sushi bar and/or back of the house, ensuring that food is prepared safely, effectively, and according to specifications and or requests
  • Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh and complete
  • Follows recipes, including measuring ingredients, weighing, and mixing ingredients
  • Bakes, grills, steams, boils, fries, and chops; meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, and grains
  • Presents and garnishes final dishes so that they are visually attractive
  • Maintains a clean and safe work environment
  • Contributes to stocking, ordering, and purchasing of ingredients, ensuring that the necessary ingredients are available and as fresh as possible while also minimizing spoilage/waste by communicating needs to the Head Sushi Chef
  • Communicates any issues with kitchen equipment, utensils, or other operating supplies to the Head Sushi Chef
  • Handles and stores different types or ingredients in appropriate ways
  • Maintains food and safety sanitation standards, policies, and procedures

Other Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assists the serving staff as needed
  • Assists other kitchen staff as needed
  • Cleans outside of kitchen, such as the dining room as needed
  • Other duties as assigned
Requirements:

Qualifications and Skills

  • Ability to multitask
  • Ability to work in a faced paced environment and keep a consistent fast temp
  • Must have a good and positive attitude
  • Must have a good understanding of menu and cooking methods, such as using knives, stove, fryer, steamer and oven.
  • Must be reliable and have a good attendance record
  • Ability to work in a team environment and communicate effectively
  • Must be able to follow all health and safety policies and procedures.
  • Must be able to function in the primary chef, secondary chef and sushi end stations.

Physical Requirements and Job Conditions

  • Ability to stand and walk continually throughout the entire shift
  • Ability to lift, carry, and stack items weighing up 50 lbs.
  • Ability to bend, stoop and reach while carrying items up to 50 lbs.
  • Exposure to extreme heat, steam, and cold present in a kitchen environment
  • Must have manual dexterity to cut and chop foods and perform other related tasks

Other

  • This position is not eligible for telework, flex schedule or additional holidays

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Sushi Chef?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Sushi Chef career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$46,150 - $62,241
Income Estimation: 
$54,608 - $73,002
Income Estimation: 
$42,857 - $54,506
Income Estimation: 
$46,150 - $62,241
Income Estimation: 
$61,261 - $79,378
Income Estimation: 
$33,796 - $43,682
Income Estimation: 
$38,848 - $47,384
Income Estimation: 
$38,344 - $47,165
Income Estimation: 
$37,157 - $47,352
Income Estimation: 
$35,852 - $45,069

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs with skills like those required for the Sushi Chef.

Click the checkbox next to the jobs that you are interested in.

  • Food Inventory Skill

    • Income Estimation: $53,018 - $97,152
    • Income Estimation: $61,261 - $79,378
  • Food Inventory Recordkeeping Skill

    • Income Estimation: $53,018 - $97,152
    • Income Estimation: $61,261 - $79,378
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Momiji Barbur

Momiji Barbur
Hired Organization Address Portland, OR Full Time
Description: About us: Momiji started as a small 5 tabletop sushi restaurant and bar in 2010. We are a fast-growing bran...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Sushi Chef jobs in the Portland, OR area that may be a better fit.

Sushi Chef

Bamboo Sushi - Portland SW, Portland, OR

Sushi Chef

Bamboo Sushi - Lake Oswego, Oswego, OR

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!