Catering Services (Chef)

Job role

• Our world-class training means you’ll learn all the ins and outs of running a highly efficient commercial kitchen, including responsibility for ordering, receiving, and accounting for provisions to sustain the menus you’ll write, as well as learning how to offer the highest level of premium front of house experience and the behind the scenes organisation that enables it
• Be part of the team whose role is a lot more than just food. Your crewmates, at all levels, look forward to mealtimes, so keeping high morale and optimised health are an essential part of the job
• Learn additional, crucial skills as an integral part of the ship’s advanced medical, fire fighting and damage control teams
• Travel the world, learning all about new ingredients and cuisines to incorporate into your culinary repertoire

Pay and benefits

• A starting salary of at least £25,200
• Potential earnings of £62,073 as your career progresses
• An excellent pension scheme
• Six weeks of paid holiday every year
• Free medical and dental care

Qualifications you'll gain

• Study for GCSEs, A-Levels, an apprenticeship, or a degree
• Gain specialist vocational qualifications as your career progresses including an apprenticeship 12 months after completion of training

Skills you'll develop

• You’ll learn every aspect of cooking, running a commercial kitchen and how to deliver a hospitality event of the highest standard, regardless of the operational pressures of what is going on around you
• A pin-sharp eye for detail, collaborative teamwork, leadership and management skills, and the ability to communicate at all levels