Chef de Partie — Wood Fire / Open Flame

Responsibilities

• Manage open wood-fire cooking station — the centerpiece of the restaurant's concept
• Master temperature control, smoke management, and timing on live fire
• Prepare proteins, vegetables, and corn products using wood-fire, comal, and clay pot techniques
• Maintain fire station safety and wood supply management
• Train commis in fire cooking fundamentals

Requirements

• 3+ years kitchen experience with fire cooking background
• Genuine passion for ancestral and live-fire cooking techniques
• Physical stamina — fire station is hot and demanding
• Detail-oriented on timing and temperature

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals, uniform
• Developing a highly specialized skill set in high demand globally

Work environment

Open-air or palapa restaurant with wood-fire as the core cooking method. Tulum's food scene celebrates fire, clay, and ancestral technique. Your station is the most dramatic visual in the dining room.

About the role

Primal, ancestral, spectacular. Cooking on wood fire in Tulum is a spiritual experience. Guests photograph your station all night. The craft is ancient — the setting is unforgettable.