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Executive Chef — Cruise Ship (Caribbean itinerary)

Employer verified · Aug 28, 2026 — Company registration and an authorised contact were checked by SeaTalent.

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Executive Chef · Cruise ship · Americas, Miami

Contract
Rotational· OTHER
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Minimum experience
10 years
Embarkation port
Miami
Job reference
6D84
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About the role

We are looking for an executive chef to run every galley on our 3,000-passenger cruise ship — main dining room, buffet, specialty restaurants and crew mess — across seven-night Western Caribbean itineraries out of Miami. HACCP compliance, provisioning for up to 4,000 people a day, and menu execution consistency across a rotating international kitchen brigade are the daily core of the job.

Food Hygiene Level 2 is required alongside STCW Basic Safety Training and a current ILO/MLC Medical Certificate. We are looking for someone with at least ten years of high-volume kitchen experience, several of them in an executive or head chef role, comfortable managing a brigade of over 100 cooks and stewards across multiple galleys.

Responsibilities

  • Leadership of all onboard galleys and kitchen brigade
  • HACCP compliance and food safety audits
  • Provisioning and inventory across every galley
  • Menu execution consistency across dining venues
  • Crew mess catering for the full ship's complement
  • Public health inspection readiness

Requirements

Required certificates

  • STCW Basic Safety TrainingSTCW_BASIC
  • ILO/MLC Medical CertificateMLC_MEDICAL
  • Food Hygiene Level 2FOOD_HYGIENE_L2

Language requirement

  • English · B2

Visa requirement

  • US C1/D

Benefits

  • Six months on, paid leave
  • Flights and transfers
  • Senior officer accommodation

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