Galley Position Chef

About the Chef

The chef aboard a yacht is a professionally trained culinary expert that is in charge of all guest and crew meals, provisioning and complete management of the galley. Effective organization of the galley involves a wide range of skills including but not limited to meal planning, provisioning, food safety and hygiene as well as administration and inventory. This position requires strong communication skills, extensive food/nutrition knowledge and creative plate presentation. Typically, the successful candidate will have at least two years working aboard a yacht of similar size in addition to shore side experience.

Fruit platter
Fish appetizer with seaweed salad
Chocolate dessert platter
Salmon roe hors doeuvre
Cheese, fruit and nut platter server on a yacht
Chef preparing a meal
Hors d oeuvre platter 2
Hors d oeuvre platter 5
Job Responsibilities
  • Provisioning of all food items
  • Guest and crew meals and nutrition
  • Food safety and storage standards
  • Adhering to budget
  • Galley and food inventory
  • Galley safety and sanitary standards
  • Management of other galley staff
Required Skills
  • Vast knowledge of produce and ability to provision in obscure parts of the world
  • Ability to provision to a budget
  • Knowledge of nutrition, diets and allergies, food safety and storage
  • Menu planning, varied repertoire and wine knowledge
  • Excellent creativity and presentation skills
  • Excellent communication skills and positive attitude
  • Organized, time management and adaptability
  • Accounting and computer skills
  • Ability to overcome seasickness
Salary Modifiers
  • Specialty cuisine experience/certification (i.e. vegan, macrobiotic)
  • Experience provisioning in designated cruising area
  • Resume “wow” factors (i.e. culinary competition winner, Michelin star head chef position)
  • Limited computer skills
Position Statistics
OUR DATA IS CALCULATED FROM
15,630
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE RECORDS OUT OF
19,817
EXPERIENCES IN THE GALLEY DEPARTMENT
AVERAGE LONGEVITY IN THIS POSITION
330 Days
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE (CHEF)
173