Chef Jobs in Washington

A Chef is a culinary expert who prepares and cooks a variety of dishes, from simple to complex, in a professional setting such as a restaurant, hotel, or private establishment. They are responsible for creating menus, ensuring the freshness of ingredients, supervising kitchen staff, and maintaining a clean and sanitary kitchen environment. Chefs also manage the budget for food and kitchen supplies, negotiate supplier contracts, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Their role is pivotal in providing an excellent dining experience to customers, thereby contributing significantly to the Chef industry.

A Chef should possess key skills such as creativity, culinary expertise, leadership, time management, and communication. Having a profound understanding of various cooking techniques and food presentation is paramount. They should also be adept at multitasking, as they often handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously. Additionally, being ServSafe certified and having a degree in Culinary Arts or a related field is preferred. Prior to becoming a Chef, a person may have roles such as a Line Cook, Sous Chef, or Kitchen Manager, to gain valuable experience and learn the intricacies of the industry.

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Commis Chef (Part-Time)

  • WA
  • 1 day ago
  • WA
  • 1 day ago

Find Your World at Courtyard by Marriott as a Commis Chef....

Room Chef

  • Auburn, WA
  • 5 days ago
  • Auburn, WA
  • 5 days ago

Minimum of 5 (five) to 7 (seven) years’ experience as a Sous Chef or Restaurant Chef over-seeing multiple outlets required....

Indian curry chef in bellevue

  • Bellevue, WA
  • 7 days ago
  • Bellevue, WA
  • 7 days ago

Indian chef ( only ) Looking for Punjabi North Indian chef can take over the restaurant as head Chef OR AS well option to be a partner of the restaurant 50/50 on sales as owner will be not giving enough...

Chef

  • Spokane, WA
  • 9 days ago
  • Spokane, WA
  • 9 days ago

Collaborate with residential staff to ensure meals and snacks are served according to the direction in the chefs absence....

Chef

  • Bellevue, WA
  • 10 days ago
  • Bellevue, WA
  • 10 days ago

the tutelage of Chef Takai and his team....

Resident Chef (Sur La Table)

  • Kirkland, WA
  • 13 days ago
  • Kirkland, WA
  • 13 days ago

Experience as a Sur La Table Assistant Resident Chef, preferred. Culinary degree or equivalent Sous Chef experience considered in lieu of degree. 1-2 years experience as a culinary instructor....

Catering Chef

  • Woodland, WA
  • 16 days ago
  • Woodland, WA
  • 16 days ago

Catering Chef The Empress Estate Wedding Venue theempressestate KITCHEN SEASONAL 20-25/HR + TIPS WOODLAND Banquet Catering Chef For Weddings The Empress Estate, a premier wedding and event venue located...

Sou s Chef

  • Issaquah, WA
  • 16 days ago
  • Issaquah, WA
  • 16 days ago

Sou s Chef Jak's Grill jaksgrill MANAGEMENT FULL-TIME 28-32/HR + TIPS ISSAQUAH JaK s Grill is hiring Sous Chefs for both our Issaquah and West Seattle locations to play key roles in evolving and growing...

Food Truck/Famers Market Chef

  • Seattle, WA
  • 16 days ago
  • Seattle, WA
  • 16 days ago

Food Truck/Famers Market Chef Eva's Wild evaswild KITCHEN PART-TIME 25-30/HR + TIPS SEATTLE Looking to add people with front and back of house experience to our food service team!...

Chef

  • Lynnwood, WA
  • 30+ days ago
  • Lynnwood, WA
  • 30+ days ago

What you will bring: 5 years kitchen experience. 2 years of Chef/Executive Chef experience in the restaurant, hotel, or senior living industry....

Yacht Chef

  • Seattle, WA
  • 29 days ago
  • Seattle, WA
  • 29 days ago

(s) and Pastry Chef....

Chef

  • Auburn, WA
  • 45+ days ago
  • Auburn, WA
  • 45+ days ago

As a Chef, you will be responsible for preparing and cooking meals according to our menu and standards....

Culinary Development Chef

  • Poulsbo, WA
  • 60+ days ago
  • Poulsbo, WA
  • 60+ days ago

THIS JOB MIGHT BE FOR YOU IF... 5 years or more experience in supermarket or food service areas at the administrative/ corporate level preferably in a fresh-food environment Proven experience as a chef...

Exectuive Chef Delta One Lounge

  • Seatac, WA
  • 60+ days ago
  • Seatac, WA
  • 60+ days ago

Job Summary Job Summary: Working as an Executive Chef, you are responsible for overseeing all culinary functions for a dining account....

Room Chef

  • Rochester, WA
  • 60+ days ago
  • Rochester, WA
  • 60+ days ago

Prefer previous Food and Beverage experience, at the Chef level, in a Casino/Resort type industry with a high banquet volume and multiple restaurant venues....

Chef Online Courses and Training Opportunities

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Travel Cake Master chef series Chef lim by APCA chef online
Travel cakes Master chef series by chef Lim, our in-house executive Pastry are something which does not need too much or a storage and great stuff for picnic and partiesThis program will cover 8...
Planet Chef
Whether they were born in Brazil, Argentina, Japan, South Africa, or Cameroon, they all learned how to cook in France. Meet these young and creative chefs who drew their know-how from their unique...
Master Chef Series -Petite Gateau - Chef Kean
Chef Kean is an award winning In house Executive Pastry chef in APCA Malaysia who have curated this program for APCA chef online. this Program covers some advance level of Entremets or french...
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