Personal Chef - Chicago
About The Position
As a Personal Chef, you'll create customized menus, shop for fresh ingredients, cook from scratch in clients' homes, and stock their refrigerators with meals they'll enjoy all week. Instead of serving hundreds of anonymous guests, you'll build relationships with families who truly appreciate your talent and look forward to seeing you each week. This role offers a Monday-Friday daytime schedule (approximately 8-5) with optional weekends, creative freedom to design personalized menus, and meaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives. You'll cook a variety of dishes, from comfort food to international cuisine, and the company finds the clients, allowing you to focus on cooking.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience cooking in scratch restaurant kitchens
- A passion for food, a large repertoire of ethnic and classic dishes and self-motivation to learn new recipes
- A passion for helping and serving others
- A reliable vehicle that you do not share
- A smart phone with a data plan and comfortable with technology
- Responsible attitude and good communication skills
Nice To Haves
- A culinary degree is preferred, but comparable experience can substitute
Responsibilities
- Create customized menus
- Shop for fresh ingredients
- Cook from scratch in clients' homes
- Stock clients' refrigerators with meals for the week
- Build relationships with families
Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay
- Health, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
- Company-matched retirement plan (full & part-time)
- Paid time off
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- Overtime opportunities through optional dinner parties and cooking classes
- Fuel reimbursement & equipment allowance
- Referral bonuses up to $300
- Free uniforms
- Twice per year seasonal bonuses
- Frequent contests and bonus prizes
- Occasional tips
- Earn 7% of every hour worked for unrestricted flex pay for holidays, sick and personal days
- Three additional paid holidays per year
- Dependent care savings plan
- Dining Benefit
- Gas reimbursements
- Generous referral rewards for referring chefs and clients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
