What you'll do
- Supervise and manage the assigned venue’s entire Galley operation
- Oversee food preparation, presentation, delivery and service quality
- Maintain safe, high-quality food production and a guest-focused service culture
- Inspect service areas, tables and food outlets to improve Guest satisfaction
- Prepare catering equipment requisitions and verify food requisitions and deliveries
- Monitor meal counts, inventory requests, ordering, thawing procedures and storerooms
- Conduct menu briefings, food tastings and quality checks across preparation stations
- Ensure menus, recipes, methods, specifications and Public Health Policies are followed
- Maintain working-hours paperwork and correct payroll-related entries when needed
- Lead, support, train and motivate a multicultural team
- Conduct performance reviews, discipline, onboard training and succession planning
- Inspect mise-en-place readiness before service
- Assign responsibilities and establish training methods for key personnel
- Ensure PPE use, grooming standards and protection of company property
- Support Culinary KPI goals and comply with safety, security and environmental policies
- Take over the Executive Chef’s position temporarily when required
Key requirements
- 10+ years' experience
- Advanced culinary skills; food preparation and presentation
- Galley operations management; inventory and requisition management
- Food safety and sanitation compliance; Public Health Policies; PPE compliance
- Team leadership; staff management; multicultural team management
- Performance management; coaching and motivation
- Guest service management; menu and recipe compliance; time management
About the job
PURPOSE OF POSITION - The Chef de Cuisine (CDC) supervises and manages the entire Galley of the venue assigned to them, ensuring the smooth operation of all events, food preparation, presentation and delivery, over the course of service in that venue, and that the quality standards & procedures are…
About the company
The world's leading exploration company
Our history
"We had a vision that travel could be more destination-focused and culturally enriching. We wanted to offer experiences designed for the thinking person."
Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking
Viking was founded in 1997 with the vision that travel could be more destination focused and culturally immersive.
The company expanded into the American market in 2000, establishing a sales and marketing office in Los Angeles, California. Since then, Viking has grown to a fleet of more than 90 vessels, offering river, ocean and expedition voyages on all seven continents. Viking provides destination-focused itineraries for curious travelers, with each journey including a shore excursion in every port and an onboard and onshore enrichment program that provides deep immersion in the destination through performances of music and art, cooking demonstrations, informative port talks and carefully selected guest lecturers.
With more than 450 awards to its name, Viking is a leader in the industry and was rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans (for ships sized 500 to 2,500 berths) and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. This is the first time a travel company has been voted #1 in all three categories simultaneously.
About the company
The world's leading exploration company
Our history
"We had a vision that travel could be more destination-focused and culturally enriching. We wanted to offer experiences designed for the thinking person."
Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking
Viking was founded in 1997 with the vision that travel could be more destination focused and culturally immersive.
The company expanded into the American market in 2000, establishing a sales and marketing office in Los Angeles, California. Since then, Viking has grown to a fleet of more than 90 vessels, offering river, ocean and expedition voyages on all seven continents. Viking provides destination-focused itineraries for curious travelers, with each journey including a shore excursion in every port and an onboard and onshore enrichment program that provides deep immersion in the destination through performances of music and art, cooking demonstrations, informative port talks and carefully selected guest lecturers.
With more than 450 awards to its name, Viking is a leader in the industry and was rated #1 for Rivers, #1 for Oceans (for ships sized 500 to 2,500 berths) and #1 for Expeditions by Condé Nast Traveler in the 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. This is the first time a travel company has been voted #1 in all three categories simultaneously.