Full-time Knife Sharpener and Sales

We are looking for knife nuts with personality. You must enjoy talking with customers. 

 Knowledge or interest in knives, a cooking background or Japanese language skills would be beneficial but not necessary. Experience is not necessary as we will train. The desire to learn is mandatory.

Our Calgary retail store has 1 position available:

· full-time knife sharpening with some sales responsibilities

You will receive an in depth knife sharpening apprenticeship in the Japanese knife sharpening style. We sharpen our knives by hand on waterstones, the most precise way and with the best results. Learn a dying art.

Knifewear staff enjoy a fun and professional working environment, a healthy discount on knives, and the love/admiration of chefs, foodies and knife nerds.

At Knifewear we sell the finest handmade Japanese kitchen knives available. Most of our knives cannot be found in Canada, many of our knives are not seen outside of Japan. We work with 25+ Japanese knife makers who we consider to be the top blacksmiths in the world.

Be cool, become a Japanese knife expert at Knifewear.

Submit resume along with cover letter explaining how awesome you are to kevin@knifewear.com

Compensation:

$10/hour increasing to $12-$15/hour after training

generous profit sharing program

great employee discount

possible Japan trips

We are looking for excellence!!