Current, vetted yacht chef vacancies on private and charter yachts across the Mediterranean, Caribbean and beyond — assessed by a working yacht chef who knows exactly what each galley needs. Open roles are accepting applications now.
Register & Get Job AlertsRoles marked Open are accepting applications right now. The rest are recent placements — a snapshot of what comes through us. Every one was personally vetted before it reached a chef: salary, crew culture and conditions checked. New roles come in regularly, so register and we'll contact you directly when one matches your experience.
Land-based role for a sous chef to cook alongside the head chef for a family of five (two adults, three children) and up to 20 staff. Two-year contract, Monday to Friday, live out. Car provided for provisioning. Big budget to source direct from local farmers and fishermen, plus the odd private event. Send your CV quoting YCJ224.
Land-based role for a head chef to run the household kitchen for a family of five (two adults, three children) and up to 20 staff, working alongside a sous chef. Two-year contract, Monday to Friday, live out. Car provided for provisioning. Lead the sous chef, source direct from local farmers and fishermen with a big budget, and handle the odd private event. Send your CV quoting YCJ223.
Full-time private chef for a large Orthodox Jewish family near Boca Raton. Strictly kosher and Sabbath observant, so kosher experience is a big plus, though the family are happy to train the right chef. Two adults and eight children, around 15 people day to day including staff, and 25 to 30 for a few special occasions a year. Monday to Friday: breakfast and packed lunches for the kids, lunch for the parents, dinner on the table between 6:30 and 7pm. Big salads, clean healthy cooking, good proteins and baked goods. Weekends off. Must hold a US passport or already have the right to work in the United States.
Sole chef for a 46m dual-season private motor yacht with around nine crew, joining in Athens. American owner who wants good food done well, no gimmicks. Open to most cuisines: Western, Eastern European, soups and goulash, Greek, Chinese, Indian and wider Asian. Not a heavy seafood boat. Light usage, roughly two months in summer and six weeks in winter, with a few Caribbean trips before heading back to Florida. Male or female. STCW and ENG1 are essential. Apply with your CV and food portfolio only.
Full-time, permanent head chef for a 55m private and charter motor yacht. American owner who likes simple food done exceptionally well: no fancy plating, great ingredients, American style. The owner uses the boat three to four weeks a year with around ten weeks of charter, which is your chance to get creative and show what you can do. Young, well-balanced crew with a good mix of nationalities. Start ASAP, flexible for the right candidate.
Full-time, permanent head chef for a 55m private and charter motor yacht. American owner who likes simple food done exceptionally well: no fancy plating, great ingredients, American style. The owner uses the boat three to four weeks a year with around ten weeks of charter, which is your chance to get creative and show what you can do. Young, well-balanced crew with a good mix of nationalities. Start ASAP, flexible for the right candidate.
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Yacht chef jobs cover more ground than most people expect — solo galleys on 40m private yachts, head chef roles on 80m-plus charter vessels, sous and junior support on the biggest boats, and short rotational or seasonal cover. If you searched "chef jobs on yachts" or "yacht jobs chef" and landed here, this is the right place: every vacancy on this board has been checked by a working yacht chef before it goes live, not copied in from an agency inbox.
Private yacht chef jobs mean cooking for one owner, their family and guests — usually calmer, with a set crew and a program you get to know well. Charter chef jobs mean a new set of guests every week or two in season, higher pressure, and tips on top of salary. Both come through this board; each listing says which is which, along with whether it's private use only, charter, or a mix of both.
On smaller yachts you're usually the sole chef, running the galley alone for owners, guests and crew. On larger vessels roles split into head chef, sous chef and junior galley crew, each with its own pay band and expectations. Some captains advertise a "yacht cook" or "boat chef" rather than "yacht chef" — on this board it's the same role under a different name. The job tags on each listing above spell out vessel size and team structure so you know exactly what you're applying for before you reach out.
Salaries vary with vessel size, rotation and experience, but most of the chefs we place earn between €6,000 and €12,000 a month, with larger or more demanding boats paying more. Sole chefs on smaller private yachts tend to sit at the lower end; head chefs on 50m+ charter vessels at the higher end. For a full breakdown by vessel size and experience level, see the 2026 yacht chef salary guide.
Most of the best private yacht chef jobs never reach a public board — they're filled through direct relationships between captains, management companies and recruiters they already trust. That's the gap this site fills: register once, and matching roles come to you directly as captains bring them to us, rather than you refreshing a page.
Mostly, yes. "Private yacht chef," "private chef on a yacht" and "yacht chef" all describe cooking for an owner and their guests rather than a charter rotation of paying clients — the roles above make clear which is which. If you're an owner or captain looking to hire rather than apply, that side of the business is handled separately on Hire a Yacht Chef.
At minimum, most owners and captains expect STCW Basic Safety Training, a valid ENG1 (or equivalent) seafarer's medical, and Food Safety/Hygiene Level 2. Beyond that it comes down to galley experience and food style — see the full breakdown in our yacht chef job description guide.
Yes — alongside the Mediterranean and Caribbean, we place private and charter yacht chefs across the US season: Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach and Newport, then on to the Bahamas and wider Caribbean through winter. US-bound roles carry their own checks — valid B1/B2 and, where the programme needs it, US citizenship confirmed — alongside the usual STCW, ENG1 and food safety verification, all done before your CV reaches a captain. See yacht chef recruitment in Fort Lauderdale for what a US brief typically looks for.
Register once with your CV and food portfolio, and we hold your details on file rather than asking you to reapply every time a new role lands. Open positions and vacancies span the Mediterranean (Antibes, Monaco, Palma and the wider Balearics), the Caribbean and Fort Lauderdale, and beyond — when one matches your experience, location and availability, we contact you directly. It's free for chefs, always, in line with MLC 2006.
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