Sushi Chef

The Wonderfield Group; Leicester; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic working hours

Free YO! food

Job summary

YO! Leicester Highcross is seeking a passionate team member for an Operations role. This part-time position involves kitchen duties across stations, food preparation, and keeping the area clean while upholding strict health and safety standards.

You will thrive in a fast-paced QSR environment, work to tight deadlines, manage inventory, and support setup, service, and close-down each shift. Salary is £12.71 per hour with 8 contracted hours per shift, plus the chance to grow with YO! Sushi.

Qualifications

• Role model with a desire to deliver exceptional results.
• Ambitious and eager to learn.
• Maintains high standards of cleanliness and safety.
• Enthusiastic with a positive disposition.
• Able to work under pressure in a quick-service environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food across kitchen stations and assist with sushi, hot section, and pass as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation; follow Health & Safety procedures.
• Support with setup, maintenance, handover and close-down of workstations.
• Record deliveries, wastage and temperature checks accurately.

Skills

Team player

Food safety

Hardworking

Fast-paced

Attention to detail

Job description

Operations - Leicester Highcross

Contract: Part Time

Salary: £12.71

Contracted Hours: 8

We burst onto the restaurant scene in 1997, when we shook up London and showed the UK a new way of eating. Part of this was the 'kaiten' conveyor belt and colour-coded dishes which made our name.

We're all about fresh, flavoursome, authentic Japanese food. Sushi is what we're famous for, but we also have a mouth-watering range of hot street food available - from traditional classics to innovative fusion dishes. All packed with rich, aromatic flavours and umami. Fast forward to today and we have over 70 restaurants all over the globe, more than 300 kiosks in the UK, with grocery products and pre-pack sushi in most major UK supermarkets.

About You

• You will be a role model, have an appetite for success and a real thirst for delivering exceptional results.
• You will be ambitious and hungry to learn.
• You will always strive to do your best.
• You will be enthusiastic and have a positive disposition.
• You will embrace challenges head on, with a willing can-do attitude.
• You will want to be part of our success story.
• A passion for great food- before anything else. A real foodie who loves food and wants to work with likeminded people that share our passion.
• You will be competent in all areas of the kitchen, to include food preparation, maintaining cleaning standards and regulations.
• Demonstrate a good working knowledge of fresh food and cooking techniques.
• Clean and maintain the kitchen by practising good safety, sanitation and adhering to Health and Safety procedures.
• Knowledge of working to tight deadlines in a QSR environment
• Inventory controls to ensure we track stock levels and minimise waste.
• To support with the setup, maintenance, handover and close down workstations each shift
• You will complete all training to be fully aware how to maintain a safe environment for our Team & Guests.
• You will have a strong knowledge of all our product specs to deliver our fantastic menu to the highest standards.
• You will be able to roll sushi, work the pass, work in the hot section, prep our raw products and maintain a clean & safe environment abiding to Food Safety protocol & following the Trail app.
• You will be part of the YO! Team, a real team player who enjoys supporting the rest of your team in the running of a great YO!.
• You will keep yourself well informed of what’s going on and what’s new to YO! by regularly checking YO! 360, attending Team Meetings and interacting with Team Briefs.
• You will work as a team aiming to deliver an exceptional guest experience across each & every shift.
• You will be aware of how you can contribute to the success of your restaurant and its profitability.
• You will be ensuring daily records of delivery, wastage and temperature checks are completely and recorded accurately.
• You will complete all cleaning tasks in a timely manner as prescribed in Trail app.

We're proud to offer

• Fantastic working hours
• Free YO! food - What's your favourite YO! dish? Every time you work you can power your shift with