Sushi Chef - JOEY Washington

This is about YOU. Your passion, purpose, and potential. In you, we seek humility, drive, confidence, and curiosity. When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm, welcoming, exciting, and dynamic environment. We are committed to training, educating, and empowering our People, and we live by our culture of People Development. Our success is directly attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, and performance-driven partners (employees).

Our sushi chefs are a key component to our success, they are detail-oriented, and have a passion for creating iconic culinary experiences through a consistent and world-class product. In this role, you will produce all sushi menu items while rolling under the pressure of a demanding and fast-paced environment.

Duties

Exude professionalism and genuine warmth and care towards guests and fellow partners.

Prep all ingredients and food products to fulfill prep lists, par levels, and recipe standards.

Utilize various prep and cooking methods to ensure the quick, precise creation of our menu items in accordance with JOEY recipes. Wash, chop, cut, grill, roast, sauté, fry, etc. Coordinate with other stations.

Maintain prep and cooking areas in a clean, sanitary, and safe manner.

Clean, organize, and maintain refrigerators, cooler drawers, ovens, prep and dry storage areas, etc.

Complete assigned side work and closing duties to set your team up for success. Stock, clean, and organize line stations.

Comply with all required food handling and workplace safety procedures.

Follow all instructions and guidelines for safe usage of kitchen equipment and cleaning compounds. Report equipment problems and maintenance issues to leadership immediately.

Requirements

1-3+ years of culinary experience (If you have high potential but less experience, we still want to meet you!).

Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler permits.

Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world-class hospitality experiences.

Thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

Competencies

Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.

They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.

They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.

They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.

They are passionate about quality and professionalism.

They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.

They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.

They exude confidence, humility, and respect.

They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Wage Scale
$15.74/hour + tips

Benefits

Career development, education, and growth opportunities.

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.

Discounted employee shift meals.

10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.

Discounted clothing retailer partnership.

Referral bonus program.

Sales competitions and rewards.

About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world-class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family-owned and operated since 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi-concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030.

Our values shape every action we take and the decisions we make. JOEY Restaurants is all about opportunity and our ongoing success is attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, performance-driven partners, who are constantly mastering their skill set. Our work environment is welcoming and inclusive, and our teams are passionate and creative. We embrace honesty and humility and are encouraged to fail forward and learn from our mistakes. Our industry-recognized performance-driven coaching culture paves the way for future leaders. Through ongoing coaching and mentorship, we directly impact the continuous learning, growth, and development of our partners throughout North America.

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

JOEY Restaurants provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees, including due to disabilities, medical conditions, and religious beliefs and practices.