About the job

Working for a "good company" companyAre you a food artist with great cooking skills who loves to work in an open kitchen? Then keep reading.

Quick snapshot because we care about your time 😉Based in Amsterdam
Full-time (40 hours/week over 5 working days)
A market conform salary in scale V or VI conform CAO Horeca depending on experience.
Start September - October 2026

At Zoku, we’re not your typical hotel. We’re a community-driven space where people can live, work, socialize, and connect with the city around them. We believe hospitality should feel personal, human, and effortless and that starts with the people on our team. That’s where you come in!

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Life doesn’t become more social than through sharing food. That’s our founding food philosophy and it can be yours too. The food that comes out of our Living Kitchen is fresh, simple, honest, healthy and local. With short-end preparation times, simple ingredients and limited preparation steps, our assortment is incredibly intelligent and facilitates fast service.

As a Chef de Partie, you'll help prepare and plate the dishes coming out of our Living Kitchen, making sure everything looks great and tastes even better.

WHAT MAKES OUR KITCHEN UNIQUE?

An open kitchen, not a back-of-house hideaway. Cook in a bright space and connect directly with our guests.
Room to be creative. Bring your own ideas to the table and work with fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Independence with a strong team around you. Own your section while working closely with the kitchen, front of house and wider Zoku team.
A kitchen that does things differently. From our rooftop setting to our vegetable-forward approach, we're not your average hotel kitchen.

WHEN YOU'LL BE ONYou enjoy working different hours as the Living Kitchen is open from 7:00 to 22:00 serving breakfeast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Morning Shift (AM Shift): 06:30 to 15:00 or 07:00 to 15:30.
Evening Shift (PM Shift): 15:00 to 23:30.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

WE LOVE PEOPLE WHO...Show their creativity through their passion for food and never settle for less.
Can juggle many tasks at the same time while remaining cool headed and warm hearted.
Have experience in working independently and don't believe in traditional kitchen hierarchies.
Enjoy working in an open kitchen and love to chat up a storm with our residents.
Have experience in healthy homestyle cooking – vegetarian cooking skills are a plus.
Have provable knowledge of various cooking techniques.

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