SushiCook

Wicker Park Sushi


HMSHost at Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Terminal 2, Main Concourse, Gate E01
10000 West O'Hare Avenue
Chicago, IL 60666

Sushi Cook

$21.25 to $21.35 per hour

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With a career at HMSHost, you really benefit! We Offer

  • Health, dental and vision insurance
  • Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
  • Holiday pay
  • Meal and Transportation Benefits
  • *401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • *Company paid life insurance
  • *Tuition reimbursement
  • Employee assistance program
  • Training and exciting career growth opportunities
  • Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

*Benefits may vary by position so ask your recruiter for details.

Summary

The Sushi Cook is responsible for preparing sushi and other various food products, ensuring the quality and presentation of food products prepared, performing all station functions necessary in the prep and cooking areas, providing the highest quality of service to customers and associates at all times, and performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position and typically reports to the Sushi Chef depending upon local requirements.

Essential Functions

  • Follows recipes and/or product directions for proper food preparation and presentation
  • Follows menus, estimates food requirements, checks production and keeps records in order to accurately plan production requirements and requisition supplies and equipment as needed
  • Practices excellent food safety and sanitation practices and complies with HACCP standards
  • Transfers supplies and equipment between storage and work areas by hand or cart
  • Prepares appropriate equipment for cooking
  • Operates kitchen utensils and/or equipment used for heating, weighing, measuring, mixing, washing, peeling, cutting, grinding, stirring, straining, slicing, assembling and kneading of food products
  • Ensures proper food handling procedures are followed for wrapping, labeling, dating, stocking, storing, rotating and checking temperature of products
  • Receives and inventories food and beverage product and supplies
  • Cleans and sanitizes work station and equipment
  • Stocks, dates, rotates and checks temperature of product

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

  • Requires a high school diploma or equivalent GED
  • Requires a minimum of 1 year of closely related Sushi cooking experience with food preparation skills and knowledge of HACCP standards; requires food knowledge of Sushi
  • Must be able to pass company provided food & safety sanitation class
  • Requires work experience in a high volume and casual dining restaurant environment
  • Requires the ability to bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions
  • Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds
  • Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers
  • Ability to speak and write Japanese a plus
  • Frequently works with sharp knives and utensils
  • Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) Drug Free Workplace (DFW)

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About HMSHost

We are a global hospitality company with a passion for service! HMSHost offers the size, resources, training, and advancement opportunities you need to reach your most important career goals.

At HMSHost, we know our success is based on earning the trust and loyalty of our people. We commit to providing a work experience that earns your loyalty, provides a place where you feel like you belong, work you can be proud of, a place to have fun, earn money, and have the opportunity for advancement. We support this with competitive wages, robust benefits and recognition for a job well done.

Working for HMSHost is more than serving food & beverage, it’s like being an ambassador for the city you live in – as we put it – helping travelers feel good on the move!

Ready to feel great at work? Apply today to join the HMSHost family of restaurants, we help travelers feel good on the move!

Wicker Park Sushi – Terminal 2, Main Concourse, Gate E01
HMSHost at Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, IL

HMSHost is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. HMSHost is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you are an applicant with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access HMSHost’s online applicant portal as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to OSCHR@HMSHost.com.