Cook II

Job Description

Cook II supports the kitchen team by preparing ingredients, cooking menu items, maintaining food quality, and keeping workstations clean and organized. Candidates typically need professional kitchen experience, knowledge of food preparation, sanitation, temperature control, and basic cooking techniques. Formal culinary training is helpful but may not be essential. The role requires teamwork, reliability, attention to detail, physical stamina, and the ability to work efficiently during busy service periods. The successful candidate is expected to follow recipes and hotel standards, comply with Japanese food-safety regulations, reduce waste, communicate well with colleagues, and provide consistent dishes for guests. Shift work, including weekends and holidays, is normally required.

Company Info

Sheraton Grand Hiroshima Hotel is an upscale Marriott International property located beside Hiroshima Station, offering convenient access to the city and surrounding attractions. The hotel serves business and leisure travelers through guest rooms, restaurants, lounges, meeting facilities, and event spaces. As part of the Sheraton brand, it focuses on comfortable stays, dependable hospitality, social spaces, and professional guest service. Marriott International is one of the world's largest hotel companies, operating a broad portfolio of lodging brands across many countries and territories. Employees generally work within structured service standards, team-based operations, and training programs. A Cook II at the hotel would support the culinary department in preparing food for restaurants, banquets, room service, and other hotel outlets while maintaining Marriott and local health, safety, and quality requirements.

Destination Guide

Japan offers hospitality and culinary opportunities in hotels, restaurants, resorts, ryokan, and catering businesses, particularly in cities such as Hiroshima, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and on resort islands. Workplace culture values punctuality, cleanliness, teamwork, respect, and careful attention to detail. Life in Japan is generally safe and convenient, with excellent public transport, varied food, and a mix of modern cities and traditional communities. Hiroshima provides a lower-cost lifestyle than Tokyo while offering strong transport links and access to cultural sites, mountains, and the Seto Inland Sea. Foreign workers normally need an employer-sponsored status of residence, such as a skilled-labor or specified-skilled-worker visa, depending on qualifications and duties. Applicants should confirm sponsorship, language requirements, accommodation, taxes, insurance, and relocation assistance before accepting an offer. Basic Japanese is highly useful for kitchen communication and daily life.