JOBILY AI SUMMARY
What you'll do
- Supervise and manage the Galley Team for sushi and Asian food preparation
- Prepare sushi and fillet fish daily to fill sushi case and guest orders
- Maintain proper product rotations in chillers to minimize wastage
- Assist with menu planning, creativity, and development of new sushi recipes
- Ensure compliance with weight, measurement, and Public Health Policies
- Prepare food samples for show plates, tastings, and recipe trials
- Relieve cooks and assist in other kitchen areas as required
- Oversee service line during meal hours, ensuring adherence to Viking STAR Service Standards
- Prepare requisitions and check merchandise to avoid overstocking and wastage
- Check daily deliveries for accuracy
- Monitor and control working hours of Galley personnel
- Ensure all menus, recipes, and methods are followed correctly
- Spot-check food quality and cleanliness in line with Public Health Policies
Key requirements
- 5+ years' experience
- Sushi preparation and menu planning
- Japanese and English language proficiency
- Team leadership and multi-cultural team collaboration
- Public Health and Sanitary Policies knowledge
- Physical stamina and stress resistance
- Premium brand hospitality experience and European culinary training
- Service orientation and positive personality
Benefits
- Paid training and on-the-job coaching, lodging, meals, unlimited Wi-Fi, uniforms, laundry free of charge, crew cabins with roommate, travel to/from ship, access to fitness center, referral program, loyalty bonuses, tax-free salary.
About the job
ROLE OVERVIEW
- Part of our Galley team on our Ocean vessels, the Chef de Partie Sushi supervises and manages the assigned Galley Team for all sushi and Asian food preparation in the World Café, ensuring the smooth operation, presentation and delivery, over the course of service, and that the quality standards & procedures are in line with Company Procedures and STAR Service Standards.
- The Chef de Partie Sushi reports to Sous Chef and Executive Chef.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Daily preparation work in the assigned area including filleting fish and preparing sushi to fill the sushi case and Guest orders; maintain proper rotations of products in all chillers to minimize wastage.
- Assist with menu planning & development including creativity & experimentation with new trends, menu ideas & sushi recipes, ensuring compliance with weight & measurement requirements and all
- Public Health Policies.
- Prepare food samples whenever the Executive Chef deem necessary (show plates, tastings, recipe trials, etc.); relieve cooks and help in various areas of the kitchen, as required.
- Oversee the entire Service Line at assigned section during meals hours, ensuring that the food served is in line with Viking STAR Service Standards.
- Prepare requisitions for the daily food production, counterchecking merchandise in Galley Stores to avoid overstocking/wastage of items; countercheck daily deliveries from the Storeroom to ensure its accuracy; control and monitor working hours of Galley personnel assigned to the relevant section.
- Ensure that all menus, recipes, methods and specifications are adhered to, and spot-check the food quality of the assigned venue to ensure that all food outlets & displays are in line with the quality and cleanliness of all Public Health Policies.
WHY JOIN VIKING?
Elevate Your Career
Regardless of where you are on your career journey, Viking can help you in reaching new destinations with:
- Paid training program in skills and approach to premium hospitality services
- On-the-job coaching to help you advance rapidly
- A lifelong network of hospitality professionals from many different countries
- Internal transfer opportunities to River, Ocean and Expedition ships
On board our ship
- Lodging, meals, unlimited Wi-Fi, uniforms, and laundry are free of charge for all crew members
- Crew cabins with only 2 berths (you will have one roommate).
- Travel to/from the ship provided by Viking
- Crew-only deck, dedicated recreational spaces and activities
- Access to use the guest fitness center during certain hours
Employee benefits
- Referral program
- Loyalty bonuses
- Tax-free salary
YOUR PROFILE
- A required minimum of five years sushi experience, including at least two years’ experience as a CDP Sushi or similar position, within a premium brand hospitality environment; extensive European culinary training is an advantage.
- Fluent in English and Japanese - must have excellent English and Japanese communication skills to clearly interpret and orate documents, such as menus and recipes.
- Must have experience in leading multi-cultural teams; flexible, stress resistant, committed team player Guest-focused, service-oriented, positive personality, professional appearance.
- Impeccable hygiene standards, as well as an excellent knowledge of all Public Health and Sanitary Policies are required.
- Must be at least twenty-one (21) years old, able to physically handle 70+ lbs. (31KGs) on a daily basis, and work a minimum of eleven hours a day, seven days a week.
