Chef de Partie (AMS/Full-time)

Zoku; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market conform salary scale V/VI

Lunch for residents

Travel allowance / Swapfiets

Diverse, international team

Job summary

Zoku, based in Amsterdam, is seeking a Chef de Partie to join its Living Kitchen. You will prepare and plate dishes with creativity, ensure fast, fresh, and visually appealing plates, and keep open kitchen standards high.

You’ll work a 40-hour week over five days, with shifts that cover breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner in a vibrant, community-driven hotel kitchen. English fluency and HACCP knowledge are essential.

Qualifications

• You have working experience in a Chef (Chef de Partie) position.
• Experience with implementing local HACCP guidelines.
• Fluent in English; other languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and plate dishes from the Living Kitchen, ensuring presentation and taste.
• Support open kitchen operations and maintain high standards during service.
• Collaborate with kitchen, front of house and wider Zoku team to deliver a smooth service.
• Follow food safety guidelines and ensure consistency across a fast-paced service.

Skills

Creativity

Multitasking

Teamwork

English fluency

Job description

Are you a food artist with great cooking skills who loves to work in an open kitchen? Then keep reading.

Quick snapshot because we care about your time

• Based in Amsterdam
• Full-time (40 hours/week over 5 working days)
• A market conform salary in scale V or VI conform CAO Horeca depending on experience.
• Start September - October 2026

At Zoku, we’re not your typical hotel. We’re a community-driven space where people can live, work, socialize, and connect with the city around them. We believe hospitality should feel personal, human, and effortless and that starts with the people on our team. That’s where you come in!

TELL ME MORE

Life doesn’t become more social than through sharing food. That’s our founding food philosophy and it can be yours too. The food that comes out of our Living Kitchen is fresh, simple, honest, healthy and local. With short-end preparation times, simple ingredients and limited preparation steps, our assortment is incredibly intelligent and facilitates fast service.

As a Chef de Partie, you'll help prepare and plate the dishes coming out of our Living Kitchen, making sure everything looks great and tastes even better.

WHAT MAKES OUR KITCHEN UNIQUE?

• An open kitchen, not a back-of-house hideaway. Cook in a bright space and connect directly with our guests.
• Room to be creative. Bring your own ideas to the table and work with fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• Independence with a strong team around you. Own your section while working closely with the kitchen, front of house and wider Zoku team.
• A kitchen that does things differently. From our rooftop setting to our vegetable-forward approach, we're not your average hotel kitchen.

WHEN YOU'LL BE ON

You enjoy working different hours as the Living Kitchen is open from 7:00 to 22:00 serving breakfeast, brunch, lunch and dinner.

• Morning Shift (AM Shift): 06:30 to 15:00 or 07:00 to 15:30.
• Evening Shift (PM Shift): 15:00 to 23:30.

We Love People Who...

• Show their creativity through their passion for food and never settle for less.
• Can juggle many tasks at the same time while remaining cool headed and warm hearted.
• Have experience in working independently and don't believe in traditional kitchen hierarchies.
• Enjoy working in an open kitchen and love to chat up a storm with our residents.
• Have experience in healthy homestyle cooking – vegetarian cooking skills are a plus.
• Have provable knowledge of various cooking techniques.

A FEW MUST HAVES

• You have working experience in a Chef (Chef de Partie) position.
• You have experience with implementing the local HACCP guidelines.
• You are fluent in English – other languages are a plus.
• You are an EU resident or have a working and living permit valid for the Netherlands.
• You are flexible, as you’ll have no fixed working days / hours.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• A market conform salary package in scale V or VI in accordance with experience and know-how.
• Enjoy the same delicious lunch as our residents in our vibrant Social Spaces overlooking the city.
• A fun, young, multi-national company with colleagues from across the globe to meet, learn and grow with.
• Cool benefits like a free after-work drink, various discounts and friends & family rates at all Zoku locations.
• A cool comfy uniform – no more looking like a log!
• Exciting on-the-job training opportunities and fun events throughout the year to celebrate achievements and milestones.
• A full-time position at one of the 25 coolest hotels in the world, that feels like a second home and is purpose-driven.
• Get a personal Swapfiets or a travel allowance for your 1 KM+ work commute. Making your daily grind easier!

Zoku combines the energy of a lifestyle brand with the warmth of a close knit team. We challenge traditional hospitality by creating spaces where people genuinely connect, whether they’re staying for one night or several months.

Next to our award-winning design and our global press fan club, we’re proud to be a certified B Corp across all our locations, meaning we care deeply about people, community, and doing business with a heart (not just as a marketing line).

WHAT THE ZOKU?!

We’re Zoku. Designed for the new generation of business travelers, we’re so much more than a long stay hotel. We’re a place you can call your second home, even on your first visit. We’ve created a hive of private Lofts and rooftop Social Spaces, so you can stay connected and well rested as you live and work throughout Europe. Throw yourself into your work and play, and effortlessly discover one of our home cities. It will be your home city next.