Part-Time Cooking Staff at Otowa Hospital

Cooking support staff at the kitchen inside Otowa Hospital in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, operated by Shidax Food Service.

Duties include food prep, plating, serving, dishwashing, and kitchen cleaning — early morning shift starting at 04:30 to prepare for hospital meal service.

A team-based support culture with senior staff providing friendly on-the-job training — no experience or qualifications needed.

Short shifts of 5 hours finishing by 09:30 — mornings are your own after work.

Long-term employment encouraged, with flexible arrangements available as life circumstances change.

Benefits

• Advance payment available
• Transportation allowance fully covered (for commutes 2km or more one way)
• Social insurance fully provided
• Uniform and work shoes provided
• Meal subsidy (varies by location)
• Annual health check (for social insurance enrollees)
• Influenza vaccination cost covered (once per year)
• Long-service commendation system
• Condolence and celebration allowance system
• Group accident insurance
• Indefinite contract conversion available (up to age 65)
• Friend referral bonus: 20,000 yen (conditions apply)

• No experience required — home cooking experience welcome
• No qualifications required
• Japanese communication ability required
• Housewives and househusbands welcome
• Career returners welcome