Cooks

Job Adventure; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth in hospitality

Dutch employment contract

Full-time 35-38 h/w

Competitive hourly pay 17.65–18.25 EUR

Accommodation at low cost

Health insurance subsidy (38.49 EUR/wk

BSN number handling

Job summary

JobAdventure in the Netherlands collaborates with major agencies to provide opportunities for skilled cooks in hotels and restaurants across Europe. You will support the Chef, prepare dishes with attractive presentation, and adapt to busy periods while maintaining hygiene and quality standards.

As a kitchen team member, you may oversee your own section or assist the head chef, with full-time hours (35-38 h/week) and accommodation arranged by the employer network.

Qualifications

• Experience as a cook in restaurants or hotels.
• Minimum English level at least B2 (Intermediate).
• Able to support Chef and other kitchen staff.
• Willing to work in multiple NL locations.

Responsibilities

• Experience in cooking and support from the Chef to other colleagues.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure at peak times.
• Prioritize quality and hygiene in preparations.
• Oversee washing, cutting vegetables, cleaning, and some dish prep.
• Assist the first chef or manage own kitchen section.

Skills

Cooking

English B2

Flexibility

Work under pressure

Education

Gastronomy studies

Job description

Introduction & details about the job:

JobAdventure, the Barcelona-based recruitment organization, has joined forces with two of the large temporary employment agencies in the Netherlands to bring job opportunities to adventurous people who want and have the necessary documentation to work in Europe.

We collaborate with a large network of hotels, restaurants, and establishments in the Netherlands that are looking for experienced people to take charge of their kitchens.

Locations of the vacancy:

Multiple destinations

Cities near Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Arnhem, Utrecht, Breda, Goes... ¡We have different destinations for you!

Who are we looking for?

The ideal person has experience in cooking and is willing to support the Chef. You prepare the dishes in an eye-catching way. You have flexibility and knows how to work under pressure at certain times. It has priority over quality in preparations and hygiene. Knows what is required of an independent cook within a kitchen. As an independently working cook, works daily in the kitchen, and you perform all common activities in collaboration with the chef and/or sous chef.

Your main functions will be:

• Experience in cooking and is willing to support from the Chef to other colleagues in the kitchen.
• Flexibility and knows how to work under pressure at certain times.
• Priority over quality in preparations and hygiene.
• Can oversee the washing, cutting of vegetables, cleaning, preparing some snacks or preparing dishes, mice end plase.
• Can assist the first chef or be responsible for their own section in the kitchen.

What do you get?

• Opportunity to grow within one of the most successful hospitality businesses in the Netherlands.
• Work contract under the Dutch law.
• Full-time work (35- 38 h/week contract + possibility to work extra hours).
• A Cook/CDP earns 17,65- 18,25gross per hour including benefits.
• Accommodation is organized by the hotel, restaurant, or establishment at a low cost:132 euros x week in a single room and 113 euros x week in a shared room(it depends on the place).
• Subsidised Health Insurance: this legal requirement will be organized. for you by our partners at the reduced rate of 38,49 euros per week. In most cases can be refunded by the government monthly. This refund is based on the employee's earnings but is usually between 100-120 per month. This benefit is granted to every person working in the Netherlands who fulfills the salary requirements. We apply this grant for the employees after they have passed their probation period of 4 weeks. The refund from the government will however be paid retroactively from the day the employee has started working.
  This means that in most cases, the employee receives 100-120 per month to cover the health insurance costs.
• Management of your BSN number once in the Netherlands.
  
• Important note: You will be responsible for the airfare!

Minimum requirements:

• European nationality/passport is mandatory.
• Experience as a Cook in restaurants or hotels for at least more than 2 year.
• Studies and training in the gastronomy sector.
• It is vital that you have a minimum of an Intermediate level of English. (B2)