Sushi Assistant

About this role

Pick n Pay is looking for a Sushi Assistant for its store in Centurion, Gauteng. You will help the sushi team make fresh products for the department every day, following the production plan.

What you’ll do

• Make sushi using the recipes and the weekly production plan.
• Help keep sales up while cutting down on waste.
• Scan waste every day and help with the monthly stocktake.
• Get your work area ready for promotional products together with the Sushi Chef.
• Keep your workspace clean at all times.
• Follow food safety rules, keep hygiene standards high and keep cold chain temperatures under control.
• Stop cross contamination in the department.

What you need

• Matric (Grade 12).
• You must live close to the store.
• Experience cutting and filleting fish.
• Ability to prepare all types of fish products.
• Good general knowledge of fish.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Knowledge of ingredients, recipes and recipe specifications, and good knowledge of different sushi recipes.
• Food safety compliance and training.
• Understanding of production cards, the production plan and relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Advantageous: a customer-focused and business-minded approach, and some knowledge of relevant store systems.
• Advantageous: completion of the sushi onboarding programme.

Is this job for you?

This job suits someone who enjoys hands-on kitchen work and takes pride in clean, safe food. You should be organised, take responsibility for your tasks and be happy to learn from feedback. If you already know how to work with fish and sushi, this role may be a good fit.

Tips before you apply

• Have your matric certificate and ID ready to upload or show, and confirm your home address is close to the Centurion store.
• On your CV, list any fish cutting, filleting or sushi preparation work you have done, and say how often you did it.
• If you have food safety training or a food handling course, add the course name and date so it is easy to see.