Apprentice Cook BBL Rijksmuseum

You will come to work at the Rijksmuseum, the most famous museum in the Netherlands, located at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. Vermaat provides the catering for museum visitors in the Rijksmuseum Café and the various coffee corners spread throughout the museum. Additionally, we also provide banqueting for groups and events. The location is easily accessible by bicycle and public transport, with the Museumplein stop right across the street. Parking is available in nearby parking garages.

The Rijksmuseum is a cultural workplace with many international guests and a professional, dynamic atmosphere. You will come to work in a close-knit and driven team that works together with passion and strives every day for a special experience for our visitors. Together, we ensure a welcoming environment in which quality, hospitality, and collaboration are central.

In your role as an apprentice cook at this location, you will learn in practice how to keep a professional kitchen running. You will support the kitchen team, assist with preparations, and ensure that your part of the kitchen remains neat and organized. In this way, you help the team to serve our guests well and efficiently.

• You prepare basic dishes and learn new cooking techniques;
• You support mise en place and daily preparations;
• You work according to HACCP rules and keep your workplace clean and organized;
• You replenish supplies and signal when something is running out;
• You help with plating and issuing dishes;
• You learn to work at the pace of a busy kitchen.

For the position of apprentice cook, you bring motivation, eagerness to learn, and an interest in cooking. You are following a BBL training program and want to develop yourself in a professional kitchen. You can pick up speed, remain calm during busy periods, and have an eye for hygiene and collaboration.

• You are following a BBL cook training program and are enrolled at an mbo school;
• You enjoy learning from experienced colleagues and ask questions;
• You work neatly and follow HACCP rules;
• You are flexibly deployable, also on weekends and during holidays;
• You speak and understand Dutch;
• You can apply for a VOG.