Kitchen Team Member: Fresh, Fast, Friendly Guest Service

Yoshinoya America, Inc.; Tustin (CA); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Yoshinoya America, Inc. is hiring for a customer-focused kitchen role in California. You will cook, portion, and assemble dishes to exact recipes and safety specs, operate diverse cooking equipment, and maintain cleanliness and sanitation throughout shifts.

Applicants should have strong communication and guest service skills, plus a High School Diploma or equivalent. Prior guest service experience in a restaurant is preferred.

Qualifications

• Must enjoy working with people; greet guests with a warm and friendly smile.
• Ability to perform routine food service activities according to established policies.
• Provide EXCELLENT service to all guests per company standards.
• Good communication, listening, and interpersonal skills.
• Respond to guest inquiries in a friendly and courteous manner.

Responsibilities

• Cook food as prescribed by recipe and cooking specs while following food safety guidelines to ensure our guests receive a NOURISHING dish every visit.
• Operate cooking equipment, such as beef cooker, griddle, fryer, rice cooker and, steamtable, etc., while observing all safety procedures and guidelines.
• Prepare food for cooking and consuming, i.e., wash rice and transfer to rice pot; remove meat trays from refrigerator; transfer frozen products from freezer to refrigerator for defrosting.
• Maintain temperature of food in accordance with company, health dept, state, and federal regulations.
• Maintain proper quality, presentation, and taste, ensuring guests are provided with a FRESH dish every time.
• Portion food for serving and consuming in accordance with company procedures and specs.
• Serve food to the highest quality standard, following Food Safety guidelines.
• Maintain the working area by “cleaning as you go”. This includes stove tops, fryers, griddles, kitchen air vents, and hoods, throwing out trash, washing pots and pans, sweeping, mopping floors, and using chemicals and cleaning solutions while observing safety guidelines.
• Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in all work areas.
• Assist with delivery and storing food products and supplies on the shelves in the freezer and storage area.
• Storing inventory orders in designated areas by following FIFO (First In, First Out) procedure.
• Restock all items as needed throughout the shift.
• Responsible for guest service, packing food in a timely, efficient, sanitary, and consistent manner.
• Provide every guest with a warm WELCOME at every visit and every interaction.
• Assist with guest orders by taking accurate orders and observing cash handling policy.
• Work as a team in a collaborative and RELIABLE manner during every shift to ensure everyone (you, the team and our guests) has a fast, easy, and convenient experience.
• Through your work performance, contribute to making Yoshinoya America’s Favorite Japanese Bowl Kitchen!
• Be willing to “go the extra mile” by making yourself ACCESSIBLE and open to learning for personal and professional development.

Skills

Guest service

Communication skills

Teamwork

Food preparation

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Yoshinoya America, Inc. is hiring for a customer-focused kitchen role in California. You will cook, portion, and assemble dishes to exact recipes and safety specs, operate diverse cooking equipment, and maintain cleanliness and sanitation throughout shifts.

Applicants should have strong communication and guest service skills, plus a High School Diploma or equivalent. Prior guest service experience in a restaurant is preferred.