Sushi Chef de Partie - Lead Sushi at Rooftop Club

The Ned City of London Sales; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Company Paid

Life Insurance

Complimentary meals

Learning and development programs

Exclusive hotel rates

PTO / Paid time off

401k matching

Employee assistance program

Reward and recognition initiatives

Job summary

The Ned in Washington DC, via Kaia, seeks a Sushi Chef De Partie reporting to Head Sushi Chef to lead the sushi station and oversee daily mise-en-place at Ned's Club Washington DC.

You will butcher and prepare fish, create sashimi and nigiri, and mentor junior cooks while ensuring food safety and high presentation standards in a high-pressure kitchen. This role offers progression toward Sous Chef with Ned’s Club benefits.

Qualifications

• Broad experience in all sushi skills.
• Experience in a culinary leadership role in an Asian restaurant concept.
• Previous kitchen leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food and people management.
• Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential.
• An organized and detailed manner is necessary, as impeccable record keeping is needed to maintain records for our safety and audit standards.
• Creative flare is always welcome - our menus change seasonally, and you may be offered the opportunity to support with food design and creation.
• Our kitchens can be high pressure so a calm demeanor and a genuine passion for providing guests with exceptional food is essential.
• Ideally the person in this role would be preparing to be a future Sous Chef, so a desire to learn and progress is preferred, but not essential

Responsibilities

• Butcher and care for whole fish, make sashimi, nigiri , sushi rice and sushi rolls expeditiously.
• Will work with the Sous Chef and Executive Chef to lead the sushi team in the production of our food, compiling the daily mise-en-place, and ensuring that all food is cooked and presented to our exceptional Ned standards
• Lead our sushi section at Kaia on a day-to-day basis and support the entire kitchen operation in the absence of senior Chef's
• Support with all people leadership tasks for Kaia - including team recruitment, development and performance chats, onboarding new starters - this is a great role for an aspiring Sous Chef who wants to build their people management skillset
• Be a guardian of food quality and presentation, monitoring all food leaving your kitchen and providing coaching and feedback to the team where needed
• Create and monitor a safe and clean kitchen environment, protecting our guests and team from any possible harm
• Protect our excellent food safety ratings and audit standards by always keeping a close eye on procedures and practices, keeping impeccable records, and implementing action plans where necessary
• Be a mainstay of our kitchen team, you’ll be preparing all meat, fish, sushi, poultry, and vegetables

Skills

Sushi skills

Culinary leadership

Team leadership

Kitchen under pressure

Job description

The Ned in Washington DC, via Kaia, seeks a Sushi Chef De Partie reporting to Head Sushi Chef to lead the sushi station and oversee daily mise-en-place at Ned's Club Washington DC.

You will butcher and prepare fish, create sashimi and nigiri, and mentor junior cooks while ensuring food safety and high presentation standards in a high-pressure kitchen. This role offers progression toward Sous Chef with Ned’s Club benefits.