Personal Chef - Nashville

You don’t have to leave cooking to get your life back.\n
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\nYou became a chef because you love creating incredible food, not because you wanted to spend every evening, weekend, and holiday at work.\n
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\nAt Friend That Cooks, you can keep doing what you love while building a career that leaves room for the rest of your life.\n
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\nAs a Personal Chef, you'll create customized menus, shop for fresh ingredients, cook from scratch in clients' homes, and stock their refrigerators with meals they'll enjoy all week. Instead of serving hundreds of anonymous guests, you'll build relationships with families who truly appreciate your talent and look forward to seeing you each week.\n
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\nWhy Our Chefs Love It\n
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\nMonday-Friday daytime schedule (approximately 8-5)\n
\nWeekends are optional\n
\nCreative freedom to design personalized menus\n
\nMeaningful work that genuinely improves people's lives\n
\nVariety. You'll cook everything from comfort food to international cuisine\n
\nWe find the clients, you get to focus on cooking\n
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\nWe Take Care of Our Chefs\n
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\nCompetitive hourly pay\n
\nHealth, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance\n
\nCompany-matched retirement plan (full & part-time)\n
\nPaid time off\n
\nPaid maternity/paternity leave\n
\nOvertime opportunities through optional dinner parties and cooking classes\n
\nFuel reimbursement & equipment allowance\n
\nReferral bonuses up to $300\n
\nMuch more\n
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\nWho We're Looking For\n
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\nExperienced line cooks, sous chefs, and culinary professionals who are passionate about food and helping people. If you're ready to leave the restaurant grind behind without leaving the kitchen behind, we'd love to meet you.\n
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\nRequirements:\n
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\nWhat we’re looking for in a candidate:\n
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\na minimum of 5 years’ experience cooking in scratch restaurant kitchens\n
\na culinary degree is preferred, but comparable experience can substitute\n
\na passion for food, a large repertoire of ethnic and classic dishes and self-motivation to learn new recipes\n
\na passion for helping and serving others\n
\na reliable vehicle that you do not share\n
\na smart phone with a data plan and comfortable with technology\n
\nresponsible attitude and good communication skills\n
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\nPay & Benefits:\n
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\nStarting pay at $23.93/hour, automatic raise to $24.93/hour at full time\n
\nAutomatic overtime for parties and cooking lessons (part and full time)\n
\n$7/hr bonus while training others for those we certify as trainers (part and full time)\n
\nPay for optional holiday parties 3x or more hourly rate (part and full time)\n
\nYearly raises (part and full time)\n
\nTwice per year seasonal bonuses (part and full time)\n
\nTenure bonuses and raises at 3 and 5 year marks (part and full time)\n
\nFrequent contests and bonus prizes (part and full time)\n
\nOccasional tips (part and full time)\n
\nEarn 7% of every hour worked for unrestricted flex pay for holidays, sick and personal days (part and full time)\n
\nThree additional paid holidays per year (part and full time)\n
\n401k with company contribution (part and full time)\n
\nCompany profit sharing via 401k match for 401k participants (part and full time)\n
\nHeavily subsidized health, dental and vision insurance plan (full time)\n
\nPaid parental leave (part and full time)\n
\nDependent care savings plan (part and full time)\n
\nEquipment allowance (part and full time)\n
\nDining Benefit (part and full time)\n
\nGas reimbursements (part and full time)\n
\nGenerous referral rewards for referring chefs and clients (part and full time)\n
\nFree uniforms (part and full time)\n
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\nWork Location: In person