Elite Yacht Chef Recruitment

Yacht Chef Recruitment

The only agency run by a working yacht chef. Recruitment done by yacht chefs, for yacht chefs — because we know what it takes, having lived it.

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50+

Successful placements

88m

Largest vessel placed

100%

Vetted positions

Recruitment that understands the galley

Most crew agencies place every role from deckhand to captain, and treat the chef like any other CV. We don't. Every placement decision at Yacht Chef Jobs is made by someone who has stood in a moving galley during a charter — so we vet for the things that actually make a placement last: temperament under pressure, provisioning discipline, and fit with the crew and the owner's palate.

For chefs

Join a database of vetted yacht chefs and get put forward for roles that match your experience and ambitions. We only recommend positions we'd take ourselves, and — in line with MLC 2006 — you are never charged a fee. Browse current yacht chef jobs →

For captains & owners

We pre-screen every candidate and send only chefs we'd personally vouch for — a vetted shortlist within 48 hours, backed by a 60-day replacement guarantee. See how hiring works →

What makes us different

Chef-founded & led

Founded by Dean Harrison, an active working yacht chef — no recruiters who've never left dry land.

Every position vetted

Salaries, conditions, crew culture — if it doesn't meet the standard, it doesn't make our board.

Direct relationships

We work directly with captains and management — not through layers of agencies.

Full transparency

No surprise contracts, no overpromising. Honest placements that last.

Work with recruiters who've lived it

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