Assistant Chef Jobs in Illinois

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Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Assistant Chef positions.

The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Assistant Chef position

• Background Checks
• Banquet Catering
• Breakfast
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Communication Skills
• Cooking
• Culinary Arts
• Culinary Management
• Customer Service
• Dessert Making
• Dishwashing
• Employee Development
• English
• Events
• Flexibility
• Food Cost Management
• Food Handling
• Food Plating
• Food Preparation
• Food Safety
• Food Service Management
• Fryer
• Handling
• Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point
• Healthcare Management
• High School Diploma
• International Cuisine
• Inventory Management
• Kitchen Equipment Maintenance
• Kitchen Remodeling
• Knife Skills
• Leadership
• Management
• Meal Preparation
• Menu Planning
• NAEYC
• Nutrition
• Ordering
• Organization
• Pastry Making
• Policy Development
• Portion Control
• Punctual
• Recipe Development
• Salads
• Sanitation
• Sauce Making
• Scheduling
• Scratch Cooking
• Seasonal Menus
• Set-Up
• Soup Making
• Staff Supervision
• Teamwork
• Therapeutic Diets
• Training and Development

Here are some other career titles that require similar skills

There are many folks out there who watch a show on the Cooking Channel or Food Network and think to themselves, “Hey, I could do that” or “Being a chef looks like a lot of fun.” It’s not all fun and games in the kitchen, however, and before diving headfirst into the culinary arts world, there are many things to consider

If you are interested in becoming a chef and are looking for basic information on how to make that dream a reality, read our companion article “How to Become a Chef.” However, if you have already given the idea much thought and simply need a few facts regarding prices, prestige, and programs offered by some of the top culinary schools in the US, you have come to the right place.

Are you considering a career as a private or personal chef? Is there even a difference? These two positions may be synonymous in some circles and require very similar skills, but there is one distinct difference: private chefs are employed by a single client, whereas personal chefs may work for a number of clients at any given time.