Experienced sushi professionals from Toronto, the GTA, Barrie and surrounding areas are encouraged to apply.
Parry Sound is seeking an experienced Sushi Chef / Menu Development Consultant to assist with the development and launch of a new sushi program.
This is a project-based position focused specifically on sushi menu development, implementation, and team training. We are looking for someone with strong practical sushi experience who can help create a polished, profitable, and operationally realistic opening menu.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will work directly with ownership to assist with:
- Developing recommendations for the opening sushi menu
- Creating standardized recipes and product specifications
- Establishing portion sizes, yields, and presentation standards
- Preparing ingredient, production, and prep lists
- Creating rolling, cutting, plating, and build instructions
- Demonstrating sushi preparation and presentation techniques
- Providing photographs or visual examples of finished menu items
- Recommending sushi-specific ingredients, tools, and equipment
- Assisting with sourcing appropriate products and vendors
- Advising on sushi rice preparation, storage, workflow, and service
- Providing sushi-specific food-handling guidance
- Training and demonstrating techniques to the existing restaurant team
- Helping ensure the menu can be executed consistently and profitably
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- Professional sushi preparation experience
- Strong knowledge of sushi rice, maki, nigiri, sashimi, rolling, cutting, and presentation
- Experience developing restaurant menus, recipes, or kitchen specifications
- An understanding of food cost, portion control, yields, waste reduction, and profitability
- Strong visual presentation standards
- The ability to teach and demonstrate sushi techniques clearly
- Reliable communication and a professional, collaborative approach
- The ability to perform on-site work in Parry Sound, Ontario
Experience launching a sushi program, training restaurant teams, consulting, or assisting with a new restaurant concept would be considered a strong asset.
Role Scope
This role is specifically focused on the development and implementation of the sushi program.
It does not include:
- General restaurant management
- Control of staffing or scheduling
- Front-of-house management
- Ownership or partnership
- Control of the restaurant’s operating systems
- General kitchen-management responsibilities outside the sushi program
Compensation
$25–$35 per hour, depending on experience.
To Apply
Please provide:
- A summary of your professional sushi experience
- Details of any menu-development, consulting, training, or opening experience
- Photographs or examples of sushi you have prepared
- Your current location and availability
- Your availability to work on-site in Parry Sound
- Professional references, where available
- Temporary accommodations may be available for the right candidate
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Pay: $25.00-$35.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
