MSC Cruises

Executive Chef

Recruiter:
MSC Cruises
Category:
Galley Jobs
Position:
Executive Chef de Cuisine
Published:
July 18, 2025

Where passion meets opportunity

The best of your adventures is the one you have yet to sail!

Your Purpose

As the Executive Chef aboard our cruise ship, you will oversee all kitchen operations, making sure our guests have amazing dining experiences. You will lead a team of chefs, ensuring the food is prepared and served to the highest standard. Your role includes creating new menu ideas, making sure the kitchen stays clean and safe, and overseeing the entire food production process. You’ll be a key player in making dining one of the best parts of our guests’ cruise experience. 

Your Impact

Your work will directly affect our guests’ enjoyment. You will manage a team of chefs and kitchen staff, creating a positive and collaborative work environment. Your role involves overseeing food preparation, managing food supplies and costs, and ensuring cleanliness and food safety. By doing this, you will help ensure that the dining experience on board is always top-notch, which is crucial to our reputation in the cruise industry. 

Your Journey So Far

We’re looking for someone who has: 

Experience as an Executive Chef: Proven experience working as an Executive Chef on a cruise ship or in a similar high-volume kitchen environment. 

Team Management Skills: Experience in managing and leading a team of chefs and kitchen staff, creating a positive and efficient work environment. 

Operational Knowledge: Ability to oversee kitchen operations, from food preparation to food safety, while ensuring everything runs smoothly. 

High Standards of Food Quality: A track record of ensuring the highest standards in food quality, consistency, and guest satisfaction. 

Budget Management: Experience managing food costs, inventory, and budgets while maintaining quality and efficiency 

Your Essentials

To succeed in this role, we need you to have: 

Qualifications: A formal culinary qualification or equivalent experience in cooking. 

Cruise Experience: Proven experience as an Executive Chef on a cruise ship or in a high-volume kitchen. 

Language Skills: Fluency in English (both spoken and written) for clear communication with the team and guests. 

Leadership Skills: Experience in managing kitchen staff, food supplies, and maintaining food safety. 

Culinary Skills: Strong knowledge of cooking techniques, menu planning, and international cuisines. 

 

Our commitment

We are committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet.

 

Ready to turn your passion into something extraordinary? Join us at MSC Cruises, where new opportunities await. Apply today to be part of a global team that is pushing boundaries and achieving something remarkable. Your journey starts here!

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JOIN US AND SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN GROW!

MSC Cruises has grown exponentially since 2003. In such a short time, we have built a fleet of 21 modern and most environmentally advanced ships!

With our constant expansion, our fleet will grow in capacity with the arrival of eight new ships in three different classes by 2027.

One of our latest ships – MSC World Europa – was delivered in 2022, inaugurating the World Class. It is our largest cruise ship to date, with a capacity of over 6,700 passengers, served by more than 2,000 crew members.

In 2022 we also inaugurated the MSC Seascape which features new immersive high-tech entertainment with innovative technology that provides guests with endless leisure options.

From 2023 MSC Cruises will enter the Luxury segment by launching its first of four Explora Journeys ships. The ships will be equipped with the best and latest environmental technology and bestowed with a highly-innovative design.

Career Opportunities

With four new mega-ships and four Luxury ships to be built and delivered between 2023 and 2027, the biggest and most important challenge for MSC Cruises is to find, recruit and train a high number of new crew members needed to provide the service, fun and safety that have become hallmarks of MSC Cruises.

This massive project is already well under way. The Human Resources Team is not only working to recruit the best talents but is also visiting our manning agencies and hiring partners around the world to ensure that the right people and facilities are in place to prepare this ‘army’ of new crew members for their life at sea.

We need motivated and ambitious crew members who work with passion and understand the value of a smile.


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