Line Cook Katsuya Brentwood

JOB TITLE: Line Cook
Katsuya is truly a feast for the senses. With specialty cocktails, unique rolls, and spectacular sushi and sashimi platters, Chef Uechi skillfully translates Japanese flavors for the American palate. The superb talent and exacting precision of Katsuya has changed the face of Japanese cuisine.​ Katsuya analyzed the eating habits of the American public and stepped outside of what is considered traditional Japanese cuisine, mixing it with California-style cuisine. This innovation ignited a new sushi trend that spread like wildfire throughout the industry.
Job Description:
Line Cook is responsible for ensuring the highest quality food is served at all times. The Line Cook handles all aspects of their assigned cooking station – sets up, stock product, cook, and presents dishes according to recipes, cleans, sanitizes, and maintains equipment, utensils, and tools.
QUALIFICATIONS:
3-5 years of recent experience relevant to this position.
Ability to work positively in a fast-paced environment.
Knowledge of weights, measurements, volume and cooking procedures.
Must be fluent in the English language, both written and oral. Multilingual skills are a plus.
Ability to work effectively within a team.
Must be able to work quickly in a confined area and stand for extended periods of time.
Must be able to work in a fast pace and high-volume environment in the presence of areas containing second hand smoke, high noise levels, dancing, bright lights and dust and communicate during this time – sometimes within a small area.
Understands and enforce federal, state, and local food sanitation regulations
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: (include but are not limited to)
Strong attention to detail.
Continuous use of hands and arms.
Works with a sense of urgency.
Communicates with management, and all other team members to immediately rectify any and all customer needs and requests.
Maintain a clean and safe working environment as outlined by California Health District
PHYSICAL AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Must be able to stand or walk a minimum eight-hour shift.
Ability to work in elevated temperatures.
Continuous bending, reaching and twisting required.
Must be able observant and quick to respond to various situations and requests while also multitasking and handling stressful situations.
Must be able to twist, tow (push or pull), reach, bend, climb and carry objects as needed per business needs.
Must be able to lift up to 80 pounds and manually push/pull up to 150 pounds.
Excellent communication skills and be able to read, write, speak and understand English is a must.
Must be able to work in a fast pace and high-volume environment in the presence of areas containing second hand smoke, high noise levels, dancing, bright lights and dust and communicate during this time – sometimes within a small area.
Must be able to work inside and outside at all times of the year as needed, based upon business volumes.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)
Dental insurance
Employee discount
Health insurance
Paid sick time
Vision insurance
Work Location: In person