Join the Onigiri Sen Team
We're a small, passionate team on a mission to bring Japan's everyday food culture to America. If that sounds like your kind of work — we'd love to hear from you.
Our Core Values
We deeply respect the personal time and lives of our team. We are fiercely committed to creating an environment where our people and their families can thrive and lead deeply fulfilling lives — both materially and spiritually.
Exceptional onigiri cannot be crafted alone. From the kitchen and distribution to front-line sales, we express our gratitude through both words and actions, building a culture rooted in deep, mutual respect.
What we deliver is not just food — it is the rich, authentic culinary culture of Japan. No matter how fast or large we grow, we will never compromise on our daily dedication to quality, taste, and absolute freshness.
Our company's growth is the ultimate fruit of our team's collective dedication. As we boldly chase massive milestones like expanding into major national retailers and scaling nationwide, every victory and success we achieve will be celebrated and shared with every single member of our team.
Our current success serves merely as the starting point for our next endeavor. We consistently strive for elevated standards in taste, service, and team dynamics, rejecting complacency as we eagerly embrace new challenges.
Open Positions
As a kitchen staff member, you'll help fulfill our daily onigiri production, working efficiently and purposefully alongside the rest of the team to complete orders headed to grocery stores the following day.
- Set up the kitchen with the team, ready for production
- Cook and tend to rice before it goes into the onigiri machine
- Apply front stickers to nori (seaweed) sheets
- Run the fill station (filling ingredients into rice molds)
- Run the labeling station, applying back labels to finished onigiri
- Wash dishes
- Keep the kitchen clean and tidy after production
- Current, up-to-date Food Handler's card
- Able to speak and understand English at a working level
- Able to stand and walk for extended periods of time
- Able to lift up to 40 lbs
- Willingness to adapt and learn as the company grows
- Previous experience working with Japanese cuisine
- Able to speak and understand Japanese at a working level
Reports directly to the Kitchen Manager
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Or email us directly at contact@onigirisen.jp