Vacanta
Kitchen & Culinary

Parrillero / Grill Master

Mexican grill restaurant, Hotel Zone or downtown PV

Puerto Vallarta

MXN 12,000 – 17,000 / monthFull-time, permanent

Monthly salary + seasonal bonus

Responsibilities

  • Manage grill station for PV restaurant — charcoal grilled meats and seafood
  • Execute grilled Pacific fish — red snapper, dorado (mahi-mahi), sea bass to order
  • Grill proteins — Mexican cuts (arrachera, rib eye, pork) and seafood combinations
  • Manage fire temperature and protein timing across simultaneous orders
  • Prepare adobos, marinades, and salsas for grill station
  • Maintain grill station cleanliness and equipment

Requirements

  • 3–5 years professional grill experience
  • Mastery of Pacific fish grilling — fish cooks faster and more delicately than meat, requires different fire management
  • Mexican grill cuisine knowledge — salsas, marinades, regional preparations
  • Physical stamina for sustained grill work

Benefits

  • IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
  • Staff meals, uniform

Work environment

Active grill restaurant in PV. Puerto Vallarta's grill culture celebrates Pacific seafood alongside traditional Mexican meats. Grilled red snapper with garlic butter at a PV beachside restaurant is one of Mexico's iconic dining experiences.

About the role

Grilling where the Pacific catches come in. Red snapper from this morning, on charcoal fire, served with garlic and lime to a table 20 meters from the ocean — this specific combination exists nowhere more perfectly than Puerto Vallarta.

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