Chef

Boathouse on the Bay; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Boathouse on the Bay is seeking a Chef to support kitchen leadership, uphold food quality, and ensure service excellence. The role can be tailored to the candidate’s experience and the restaurant’s needs.

You will lead by example, communicate priorities during service, monitor standards, and help develop a dependable kitchen team in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This position requires reliability, flexibility, and teamwork to thrive in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• Professional kitchen experience and strong understanding of food preparation.
• Ability to lead by example and communicate clearly during service.
• Strong attention to quality, cleanliness, consistency, and teamwork.
• Reliable attendance and flexibility for a restaurant schedule.

Responsibilities

• Support food preparation, station execution, and consistent presentation.
• Help communicate priorities and standards across the kitchen team.
• Monitor food quality, freshness, organization, and safe handling procedures.
• Support training, station readiness, and a steady service rhythm.
• Work with leadership to identify operational needs and opportunities to improve.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Communication

Quality & teamwork

Attendance & flexibility

Job description

Position summary

The Chef supports kitchen leadership, food quality, service execution, and the development of a dependable kitchen team. The exact scope of the role can be tailored to the candidate’s experience and the needs of the operation.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support food preparation, station execution, and consistent presentation.


• Help communicate priorities and standards across the kitchen team.


• Monitor food quality, freshness, organization, and safe handling procedures.


• Support training, station readiness, and a steady service rhythm.


• Work with leadership to identify operational needs and opportunities to improve.

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional kitchen experience and a strong understanding of food preparation are expected.


• Ability to lead by example and communicate clearly during service.


• Strong attention to quality, cleanliness, consistency, and teamwork.


• Reliable attendance and flexibility for a restaurant schedule.

Physical requirements

• This role includes standing, walking, bending, reaching, and working around kitchen equipment.


• The kitchen environment includes heat, noise, sharp equipment, and changing service demands.

Work environment

A fast-paced commercial kitchen where leadership, preparation, communication, and food quality matter every shift.

Equal employment opportunity

Boathouse on the Bay is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants in accordance with applicable law.