Catering Chef
しゅっちょうりょうりちょうりにん
Industry & Occupation
Classification
- Major : Service Occupations
- Middle : Food Preparation Occupations
- Minor : Other Food Preparation Occupations
Summary
A specialized profession that handles everything from ingredient procurement to cooking, plating, and cleanup at the customer's specified location. Responds to diverse environments such as events, parties, and private homes.
Description
A catering chef is a specialist who does not work in a fixed restaurant or kitchen but travels to the customer's specified locations such as weddings, parties, corporate events, and private homes to prepare meals. They confirm budgets and preferences through discussions with customers, plan and develop menus, handle ingredient procurement and transportation, set up and prepare cooking equipment, perform cooking, plating, and cleanup. They must maintain high hygiene standards in various environments while providing safe and delicious food. Customer service, scheduling adjustments, and collaboration with other staff are also essential.
Future Outlook
Demand is increasing due to growing needs for food culture experiences such as weddings and corporate events, with new markets expanding in home catering. Demand is expected to continue rising as recovery from the COVID-19 impact progresses.
Personality Traits
Able to respond flexibly / Customer-oriented / Patient / Strong sense of responsibility
Work Style
Contract Employee (Dispatched) / Event-based / Freelance / Shift
Career Path
Assistant Chef → Off-site Cooking Chef → Catering Manager → Independent Entrepreneurship
Required Skills
Cooking Skills / Equipment Maintenance / Hygiene Management (HACCP) / Ingredient Procurement
Recommended Skills
Customer Service / Logistics Management / Multilingual Communication (English) / Schedule Management
Aptitudes (Strengths Preferred)
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Adaptability | The ability to flexibly adapt to diverse venues and conditions is necessary. |
| Attention to Detail & Accuracy | High precision is required in plating and hygiene management. |
| Communication Skills | Smooth communication with customers and staff is necessary. |
| Creativity & Ideation | Development and adaptation of original menus are required. |
| Physical Stamina & Endurance | Physical stamina is required to endure long hours of standing work and transporting heavy equipment. |
| Planning & Organization | Planning skills for ingredient procurement, equipment arrangement, and time management are important. |
| Problem Solving | It is necessary to respond to unexpected troubles and environmental changes. |
| Stress Tolerance | Stress tolerance is needed to handle time constraints and multiple requests. |
Related Qualifications
- Cooking License
- Food Hygiene Manager
Aliases
- Catering Chef
- Off-site Chef
Related Jobs
- Catering Staff
- Chef
- Cook
- Patissier