Vacanta
Kitchen & Culinary

Event Kitchen Assistant — Wedding and Events

Destination wedding venue or hotel banquet kitchen, Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta

MXN 7,000 – 10,000 / monthFull-time, permanent

Monthly salary + event premium

Responsibilities

  • Support event kitchen team during Puerto Vallarta's large wedding and event productions
  • Assist with large-scale food preparation — salad batching, appetizer prep, buffet production
  • Maintain kitchen equipment cleanliness during and between event shifts
  • Transport food and equipment between kitchen and event venue areas
  • Assist with post-event kitchen breakdown and deep clean
  • Support stewarding team during large banquet events

Requirements

  • Event kitchen experience or eagerness to learn fast-paced event production
  • Physical stamina — event kitchen service involves long hours and physical demands
  • Flexibility with schedule — Puerto Vallarta's event calendar is weekend and seasonal-heavy

Benefits

  • IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
  • Staff meals, uniform
  • Per-event attendance bonus

Work environment

Wedding and events kitchen. Puerto Vallarta is one of Mexico's top destination wedding cities — event kitchen work here is consistent and well-organized in the major venues.

About the role

A wedding for 200 guests on a Pacific-view terrace. The event kitchen team serves that wedding with precision — hot food hot, cold food cold, at the exact moment the room needs it. Every person in that kitchen, from the executive chef to the kitchen assistant, makes that moment possible.

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