Chef Tournant – Culinary Leader on Celebrity Cruises

About the role

The Chef Tournant leads multiple kitchen sections aboard Celebrity Cruises, ensuring consistent food quality, safety, and cost control. Reporting to the Sous Chef, this rotating chef adapts to any station, from sauces to cold kitchen, while upholding corporate recipes and HACCP standards.

Key responsibilities

• Direct, coach, support and evaluate all kitchen staff together with the Sous Chef.
• Prepare and maintain company recipes, guaranteeing taste consistency across all outlets.
• Oversee production in any kitchen section (Sauce, Entremetier, Fish, Roast, Outlet CDP, Tournant, Cold Kitchen).
• Conduct daily recipe reviews and keep recipe folders immaculate.
• Prepare electronic food requisitions, verify deliveries and report discrepancies.
• Ensure HACCP program compliance and readiness for unannounced health inspections.
• Control production levels, suggest cost‑saving improvements and manage food samples or tastings as required.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years in upscale hotel, resort, cruise ship or convention banqueting service, with at least 2 years as Chef Tournant.
• Strong management, communication, problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities in a multicultural environment.
• Excellent customer service, team‑building and conflict‑resolution skills.
• Ability to write reports, correspond with senior officers and understand basic accounting principles.
• Intermediate computer software proficiency.

Required skills

• Intermediate computer software skills
• HACCP program knowledge
• Basic accounting principles