Sushi Kitchen Assistant Manager: Lead the Line & Prep

SuViche Hospitality Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Sick days

Daily meal when working

Medical insurance reimbursements

$300 monthly credits for personal use

Job summary

OMAKAI is seeking an Assistant Kitchen Manager in Chicago (Fulton Market). You will lead the back-of-house team, oversee prep, service, and breakdown, and ensure recipes are followed with high quality. You will train staff, manage inventory, and support the Kitchen Manager to maintain standards.

The role requires two years of sushi or Japanese kitchen experience, strong knife skills, and certifications. Open availability, reliable transport, and legal work status in the United States are

Qualifications

• Two years of sushi or Japanese kitchen experience required, including multi-station work on a busy line.
• Experience leading, coaching, or training chefs preferred.
• Knife skills and station knowledge across prep, slicing, nigiri, and hand rolls.
• Food manager certification and sexual harassment prevention trainings required (can be obtained during training; company covers costs after 90-day probation).
• Full open availability, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Able to memorize every recipe and standard operating procedure in detail; comfortable with inventory counts and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and hold the back-of-house kitchen team accountable during every shift; set the tone for performance and standards.
• Oversee all kitchen operations across prep, service, and breakdown; ensure stations are stocked before service and re-sequence as needed.
• Ensure every dish is executed to recipes and standards and correct deviations immediately.
• Own defined responsibilities assigned by the Kitchen Manager and run back-of-house in their absence; drive compliance with standards.
• Assist with inventory counts, tracking, and vendor ordering; verify deliveries and flag discrepancies promptly.

Skills

Leadership

Knife skills

Communication

Reliability

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Food manager certification

Sexual harassment prevention certification

Tools

Inventory counts

Vendor ordering

Job description

OMAKAI is seeking an Assistant Kitchen Manager in Chicago (Fulton Market). You will lead the back-of-house team, oversee prep, service, and breakdown, and ensure recipes are followed with high quality. You will train staff, manage inventory, and support the Kitchen Manager to maintain standards.

The role requires two years of sushi or Japanese kitchen experience, strong knife skills, and certifications. Open availability, reliable transport, and legal work status in the United States are