Culinary Trainer

Lindblad Expeditions

Culinary Trainer ensuring quality and training of galley teams for Lindblad Expeditions. Collaborating with culinary manager for fleet-wide standards and initiatives.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75,000 - $82,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Chef

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Train all culinary positions on board any of the Lindblad vessels.
Develop a comprehensive training plan for each culinary position.
Implement the provision plan based on storage capacity and itineraries of the ships.
Serve as a fill in/temp chef or any culinary position as needed.
Ensuring onboard team is conducting professional evaluations & tracking performance and creating individual plans for galley staff for professional growth.
Conducting interviews of potential candidates and onboarding process.
Roll out with collaboration with the culinary manager to develop training materials and programs. Build seasons specific order guides with general par level included based on the menu matrix and product availability in the market.
Review of voyage menus, comment cards and tracking onboard performance.
Ensure vessel’s maintain readiness compliance with United States Public Health (USPH) standards across all vessels, including onboard training.
Maintain general knowledge of galley equipment and ensure all crew are trained for proper operations.
Contribute to new initiatives from hotel leadership, with a focus on creativity, innovation, and operational excellence.
Manages transitions and handovers to ensure relevant and helpful for incoming chefs.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree in Culinary Arts or equivalent, culinary and management experience.
Maritime shipboard experience preferred.
Using the English language, must have an ability to read, write, and comprehend policies, legal guidelines, correspondence, and memos.
Must also possess exceptional communication skills --both in writing and orally—and the ability to persuade.
Proven experience as an administrative assistant or in a similar role.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Must have the ability to work on their feet in a galley of high temperatures for long shifts
Able to lift up to 50 pounds on a regular basis
Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Regular travel is required up to 50%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Travel benefits for employees and their family
Voyage of Discovery trips for employees to travel as guests
Health insurance including Medical, Dental, Vision
401(k) plan with employer match
Long-Term Disability, Life & AD&D Insurance
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to be used for out-of-pocket medical and dependent care
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit
7-8 Paid Holidays
2-3 Floating Holiday Options (pro-rated per start date)
Up to 15 days of vacation (pro-rated per anniversary year)
Parental Leave
Sick/personal days per city & state ordinance
Pet Insurance discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

Culinary TrainingMenu DevelopmentPerformance EvaluationOperational ExcellenceGalley Equipment Knowledge

Soft Skills

Exceptional Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsInterpersonal AbilitiesProblem-Solving SkillsAttention to Detail