Saturday, January 3, 2009

Chef Jobs on Cruise Liners:

One of the most exciting places to work as an executive chef, sous chef, chef de partie, first cook, or cook trainee among other jobs, is on a cruise liner travelling all over the world. Here you will learn more about different cultures and tastes from all over the world and the experience is a one in a million, giving you a more mature palate. There are two sections on board a ship in the galley, and that is the cold galley and the hot galley.

Keep in mind, too, that JobMonkey has a detailed section about that should be missed. It includes dozens of job descriptions and information the cruise line industry.

Executive Chef: The executive chef is the head of the galley and must have extensive restaurants or hotel chef experience. Most cruise liner companies only offer executive chef positions to chefs with more than 8 years in the industry in a subordinate position. The executive chef will be responsible for the entire galley staff, plan the food, and do quality control. You can earn between $ 4,300.00 and $ 5,200.00 per month as an executive chef on board a cruise liner.

Assistant Executive Chef or Sous Chef: The assistant executive chef or sous chef is the person in the galley that looks after the rest of the chefs and galley and also makes sure that the day to day running is smooth. The sous chef or assistant executive chef must have 4 to 5 years of cruise liner or restaurant experience and will also help the executive chef to plan meals, assist with quality control, and with the preparation. An assistant executive chef can expect to earn about $3,500.00 to $4,100.00 per month and the sous chef will also be considered for promotion to executive chef.

Chef de Partie: The chef de partie is also in the position of being promoted to executive chef, and must also having 4 to 5 years of experience in the relevant fields. The chef de partie is in charge of preparing all of the sauces and gourmet cuisine in the galley, and also manages the food displays and buffets in the restaurants.

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