Seafood Associate - 2026 - Training Provided

MARUKAI CORPORATION; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discounts

Paid Sick Leave

Supplemental Insurance

401 K (after one year)

Job summary

Marukai Markets dba TOKYO CENTRAL in Gardena, CA is hiring a Store Support Associate for the Seafood Department. You will cut, weigh, and label seafood, stock fresh products, and assist customers with questions, ensuring freshness and proper presentation.

This temporary role requires a high school diploma or GED, ability to lift up to 20 pounds, and familiarity with handling knives and slicers. Training provided, benefits include employee discounts and sick leave; candidates must be able to work

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be 18 or older to use sharp knives and operate certain equipment.
• No experience required, but 1–2 years in a similar environment is preferred.
• CA Food Handling license or ability to acquire one preferred.

Responsibilities

• Cutting, packing, and cleaning fish to specification.
• Ensure seafood is stocked, rotated, and merchandised.
• Check product temperature for freshness and quality.
• Prepare sashimi platters and label items.
• Maintain cleanliness and safe work environment.
• Provide premier customer service and engage in suggestive selling.

Skills

Customer service

Food handling

Teamwork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Slicer

Scale

Knife

Wrapper

Saw

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• Base Pay $19.00 - $21.00 / Hour
• Job Category Store Strategy Div, Seafood, Fish
• Employee Type Temporary
• Manage Others No

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Store Support Associate (Seafood Department)

Marukai Markets dba TOKYO CENTRAL is one of the fastest-growing chain of retail stores and supermarkets offering the widest selection of Japanese and Hawaiian imported grocery and retail products in the nation. Customers are provided with a variety of products that you won’t find in a typical grocery store environment. Fresh, seasonal, and variety of foods are our passion!

We’re immediately hiring associates for our Seafood department. Seafood clerks and experienced Sashimi and Fish Cutters are needed!

*This is a summary of some key duties and physical requirements and is not intended to be a complete job description.

• Employee Discounts
• Paid Sick Leave
• Supplemental Insurance available for Life and Disability Insurance
• 401 K (after one year)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES in Seafood Department (Seafood Clerk)

• Cutting, Packing, and Cleaning Fish
• Ensures seafood is handled, stocked, rotated and merchandised
• Checks product temperature to ensure freshness and quality
• Ability to maintain a knife grip in order to cut fish or other seafood to specification
• Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate perishable products per Marukai’ standards
• Ensures that all seafood products are in its right place, so shoppers can find what they need quickly and easily
• Prepare Sashimi platters
• Cutting vegetables and preparing poki
• Cutting and labeling seafood items
• Operating pallet jack, scissor lift, baler, compactor and scrub machine
• Unpacking and stocking seafood items
• Maintaining cleanliness of the store/ store upkeep
• Must clean and sanitize work areas
• Work Environment will be in extreme temperature

Customer Service

• Providing premier customer service, including greeting them and responding to questions
• Engaging in suggestive selling and other sales techniques
• Meets or exceeds Department’s sales goals assigned through the efficient execution of Company policies and procedures
• Maintains cleanliness of work area, storage area, and selling floor
• Ensures a safe and clean work environment
• Store Support Associates exemplify teamwork and are open to and willing to be trained and step in when needed in all departments and similar skilled areas for filling and development opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Must be 18 or older to use sharp knives, use ladders, scaffolds or their substitutes, substitutes above 6 feet in height, and to operate or assist in operating power-driven machinery or equipment.
• Must be able to use job related equipment such as slicer, scale, saw, knife and wrapper
• No experience required, but a minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in a similar work environment is preferred
• Experience as a Seafood clerk or Fish Cutter is preferredPossess a CA Food Handling license or the ability to acquire one
• Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds without aid
• Exposure to potential hazards exists with respect to equipment and work aides necessary to perform job duties. Hands are in frequent contact with water, vegetables, and fish while performing job duties.

REQUIREMENTS

• Comfortable with working in a kitchen environment
• Must be able to operate related equipment such as knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks and hand trucks
• Able to deliver friendly, courteous, prompt customer service
• Able to read, write, and do simple math problems
• Able to interpret, understand and follow instructions
• Ability to effectively communicate and respond to questions from the general public and management
• Ability to interact with all levels of management
• Has or willing to obtain a CA Food Handler's Certificate

Marukai is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E Verify.

Marukai is very aware of the COVID-19 pandemic and practices the highest and safest levels of precautions to keep associates safe with sanitizing practices, social distancing, personal protective equipment, and safety screening in adherence with the Health Department, CDC, State, Local, and Federal laws.

All Candidates must be able to work evening shifts, weekdays, weekends, and holidays.

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