Sushi Bar -SSD Store Support Associate

Jimmy Jazz

Yorba Linda (CA)

On-site

USD 21,000 - 28,000

Full time

30 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discounts
Paid Sick Leave
Supplemental Insurance
401 K after one year

Job summary

Marukai Markets dba TOKYO CENTRAL is hiring for the Delica Department in a fast-paced grocery setting. Duties include preparing Delica items, sushi, deli and bakery, following recipes, and maintaining a clean, organized workspace.

Customer service is essential, with a focus on greeting customers, suggesting items, and meeting department goals. Evening shifts and weekend coverage are required.

Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED preferred.
  • CA Food Handling license or ability to acquire one.
  • No experience required; 1–2 years in a similar environment preferred.
  • Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.

Responsibilities

  • Process, cut, and wrap Delica items.
  • Cook hot meals (Sushi, Deli, bakery, Japanese food).
  • Maintain clean, organized back stock and work areas.
  • Follow recipes and measure ingredients accurately.
  • Provide premier customer service and assist shoppers.

Skills

Customer service
Communication
Math skills
Knife handling

Education

High School Diploma or GED
CA Food Handling license

Tools

Slicer
Scale
Knife

Job description

Contact information
Description

Handroll Factory is Hiring!! No experience necessary but a plus!

Requirements

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 will not find in a typical grocery store environment. Fresh, seasonal, and variety of foods are our passion!

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 Delica Department (Line Cook/ Deli Clerk) (responsibilities include, but are not limited to)

The Delica Department items for Delica products include all Deli, Sushi, and Bakery items.

  • Processing, cutting, and wrapping Delica items
  • Maintains a well-organized back stock/cooler area
  • Cook hot meals (Sushi, Deli, bakery, and Japanese food)
  • Follow recipes and must accurately measure ingredients
  • Maintains good communication with store management, associates and suppliers/vendors
  • Maintaining cleanliness of the store/ store upkeep
  • Ensuring proper presentation of our delica items along with providing a smile, greeting, and assisting customers who visit our Store.
  • Ensures delica items are handled, stocked, rotated and merchandised
  • Checks product temperature to ensure freshness and quality
  • Ability to maintain a knife grip in order to cut meat to specification
  • Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate meat products per Marukai’ standards
  • Unloading meat and deli Items upon vendor deliveries
  • Checks product temperature to ensure freshness and quality
  • Ability to weigh, price, label, organize and rotate perishable products per Marukai’ standards
  • Ensures that all meat products are in its right place, so shoppers can find what they need quickly and easily
  • Operating pallet jack, scissor lift, baler, compactor and scrub machine
  • Unpacking and stocking delica and sushi items
  • 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 preferred
  • 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
  • Previous experience as a Line Cook, Prep Cook, or Deli Clerk experience is preferred
  • Possess 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, deli, and sushi meat while performing job duties.
REQUIREMENTS
  • Comfortable with working in a kitchen environment
  • Must be able to follow recipes and accurately measure ingredients
  • 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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If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.
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