How to find a sushi chef: rolls, fish cutting, sushi delivery
What a sushi chef must do at your place
A sushi delivery kitchen with a stream of orders and a restaurant with sashimi and fish cutting have different requirements. In delivery, speed at rolling and steady quality are valued. In a restaurant, it is skill with fish, judging freshness and cutting correctly. So in the request, say at once what is on the menu: rolls, nigiri, sashimi, poke.
State the workload separately. 30 orders per shift is one thing, 150 quite another. The sushi chef needs to know what to prepare for.
Job details
- Menu — rolls, fish cutting, sashimi, poke.
- Type of place — sushi delivery, restaurant, sushi bar.
- Workload — for example, up to 150 orders a day.
- Place of work — city and area, for example Johannesburg.
- Schedule — 2-on-2-off from 10:00 to 22:00, weekends.
- Salary — pay per shift, for example R 180 or fixed pay with a share.
- Employment — formal contract, medical fitness certificate.
- Experience — 1+ years.
Example request
“A sushi delivery kitchen in Johannesburg, needs a sushi chef. Rolls and nigiri, salmon cutting, up to 150 orders a day. 2-on-2-off schedule from 10:00 to 22:00, R 180 per shift, formal contract. 1+ years of experience, medical fitness certificate required.”
How to select a sushi chef
Ask the candidate to show how they cook and season rice, form a roll and cut fish. Pay attention to hygiene: clean hands, a tidy table, separate boards for raw fish. This is basic safety, not a detail.
Ask how they recognise fresh fish, how they store it and what they do with leftovers. Also find out whether they have worked in a stream of orders and can keep pace without losing quality. Discuss the terms in advance: who keeps product records, and whether there are write-offs.
Discuss seasonality separately: on weekends and holidays the stream of orders grows, so it is better to agree the schedule for those days beforehand and say how such shifts are paid.
How it works through BlaBlaPrice
You describe the job once, and it is checked for ads and stray contacts. Candidates reply in the chat, telling you about their experience, expected pay and when they can start. Only the one you choose gets your phone number. A request stays active for 7 days and can be extended. How it all works is on the How it works page. For related jobs, see kitchen assistant.
If you are a sushi chef looking for work
Register as a service provider, choose this category and your area, and reply to current listings. Tell them which cuisine and volumes you have worked with.
