Culinary Arts Rotational Internship

J-1 Connect Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals

Job summary

J-1 Connect Inc. in California seeks a culinary trainee to join a progressive training program starting with orientation, food safety, sanitation, and mise en place, then rotations through sauces, pasta, wood-fire techniques, plating, and service timing.

The program advances toward supervisory awareness, production planning, inventory, menu development, recipe trials, yield control and cost analysis, culminating in leadership activities and a final evaluation.

Qualifications

• Experience preferred; Excellent English level required.
• Culinary Arts Related Diploma/Degree.

Responsibilities

• Complete orientation and food safety training.
• Progress to line rotations: ingredient preparation, sauces, pasta methods, wood-fire techniques, plating, service timing, kitchen communication.
• Advance to supervisory awareness, production planning, inventory procedures, team coordination, menu development, recipe trials, yield analysis, food costing, local sourcing, sustainability.
• Final evaluation under continuous supervision with guided leadership activities.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Culinary Arts Diploma/Degree

Job description

The participant will follow a progressive training program beginning with orientation, food safety, sanitation, kitchen organization, knife handling, ingredient storage, and mise en place. Training will advance through line rotations involving ingredient preparation, sauces, pasta methods, wood-fire techniques, plating, service timing, and kitchen communication. Later phases will introduce supervisory awareness, production planning, inventory procedures, team coordination, menu development, recipe trials, portion analysis, food costing, yield control, vendor pricing, local sourcing, and sustainability. The final phase will integrate prior learning through guided leadership activities, service coordination, reflective exercises, feedback, and a final evaluation under continuous supervision.

General requirements

Experience preferred; Excellent English level required
Culinary Arts Related Diploma/Degree

Compensation

$22/hr

Benefits and perks

Complimentary meals