Shipboard Head Chef

Benefits

Parental leave

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Family-building benefits

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Mental health support

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Childcare support

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401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$35,198 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+5.7% - Faster than average

Matched to SOC 35-3023 - Hospitality aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Hospitality From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Work mode

Remote From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

In-office days

0 days From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type

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Weekend work

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

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Assessment

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Deadline

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About this role

Shipboard Head Chef Seattle, WA WHO WE ARE Lindblad Expeditions is a true pioneer in Expedition Travel. From taking the first citizen explorers to Antarctica in 1966, opening the Galapagos and Easter Island to tourism in 1967, leading the first tourist expedition through the Northwest Passage in 1984, and launching our innovative partnership with National Geographic in 2004, we're now taking almost 30,000 guests a year to some of the world's most remote and pristine locations on our fleet of 20 ships, and are committed to ensuring our guests experience the “Exhilaration of Discovery”. ABOUT THE ROLE In this hands-on role, the Shipboard Head Chef is responsible for all aspects of culinary operations on the ship, including prepping, cooking, and plating dishes as the lead of the 6-member galley team. With cooking as only one aspect of this multi-faceted role, the Head Chef is also responsible for maintaining inventory, ordering food stores, managing the onboard sanitation program, and managing the galley team. This position works 12-14 hours per day on split shifts to cover the responsibilities. This is a full-time, rotational position working a schedule of approximately 2 months on and 1 month off. Candidates must be genuinely prepared for sustained physical demand in a remote, at-sea environment before applying. WORK SCHEDULE Chefs work an average of 12 hours per day, every day, with no days off throughout your 8-week rotation onboard. LIVING CONDITIONS Crew quarters are compact and shared - you will bunk with one or two roommates for

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