Job Description

Chef
Zen Sanuki Udon

Job Details:
Location: Scarborough, ON
Salary: $36.00 hourly for 40 hours per week
1 Vacancy
Employment groups: Youth, Persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada
Terms of employment: Permanent Full-Time
Start date: As soon as possible
Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Shift, Overtime

Qualifications:
– Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing is required;
– Completion of secondary (high) school is required;
– 3 years to less than 5 years of experience working as a chef or cook in a commercial restaurant kitchen is required;
– Practical experience in traditional Sanuki-style udon preparation is required, including specialized skills in dough handling, noodle production, and precise cooking techniques that involve controlling temperature, humidity, and timing.

Job Duties:
– Plan, organize and oversee daily kitchen operations to ensure efficient workflow and consistent food quality;
– Supervise, coordinate and schedule activities of cooks and kitchen staff;
– Develop, standardize and maintain traditional Sanuki-style udon and dashi recipes to ensure product consistency and quality control;
– Oversee in-house preparation and cooking of hot and cold udon noodles, donburi dishes, sushi, sashimi and specialty menu items;
– Participate in menu planning, seasonal menu development and new dish creation;
– Monitor inventory levels, requisition food and kitchen supplies, and control food costs and waste;
– Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standards;
– Train kitchen staff in food preparation techniques, plating presentation, portion control and safe food handling procedures;
– Prepare and oversee preparation of dishes for customers with food allergies or dietary restrictions;
– Maintain quality control standards for food preparation, presentation and portioning.

Other information:
– Cuisine specialties: Japanese cuisine, Sushi and Sashimi preparation techniques;
– Ranks of chefs: Chef;
– Supervision: 5-10 people;
– Food specialties: Cold kitchen, Fish and seafood, Stocks, soups and sauces;
– Work Setting: Restaurant;
– Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available;
– Business Address: 3720 Midland Avenue, Suite 113-114, Scarborough, ON M1V 0G3.

How to Apply: By e-mail: [email protected]

Required languages: Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing is required.

Education level: Completion of secondary (high) school is required.

Required skills: - 3 years to less than 5 years of experience working as a chef or cook in a commercial restaurant kitchen is required; - Practical experience in traditional Sanuki-style udon preparation is required, including specialized skills in dough handling, noodle production, and precise cooking techniques that involve controlling temperature, humidity, and timing.

Closest intersection: Midland Avenue and McNicoll Avenue