Chief Cook

About Space Perspective

Space Perspective is the world’s first and only carbon-neutral spaceflight experience company on a mission to make transformative space travel accessible to more people than ever before. Its Spaceship Neptune, which comprises a pressurized capsule propelled by a giant SpaceBalloon™, offers a safe and accessible six-hour journey to the edge of space. Those who fly with Space Perspective, which is being regulated by the FAA and follows guidelines established by NASA and the U.S. Coast Guard, enjoy unprecedented views of our planet through the largest windows ever flown to space, a world-class meal and cocktail service, Wi-Fi, and lavatory – all from the world’s first Space Lounge. Based on Florida’s Space Coast, Space Perspective was co-founded by entrepreneurs Jane Poynter and Taber MacCallum, who met as original crew members in Biosphere 2 and previously founded World View and Paragon Space Development Corporation. Space Perspective’s team more broadly has been instrumental in the development of every U.S. human spacecraft for the past 40 years.

Chief Cook (Vessel)

Position Overview

The Chief Cook provisions, plans, prepares and presents nutritious and satisfying meals for the officers, crew and industrial workers on the launch and recovery vessel supporting manned space flight using spaceship Neptune and its twenty million cubic foot space balloon. This position is head of the steward department.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Manage the steward department budget, schedule and manning.
• Professionally prepare three meals daily and provide continuous access to healthy snacks and beverages.
• Maintain ship’s stores and provisions at adequate levels pursuant to the operating schedule.
• Supervise loading stores and provisions and proper stowage.
• Conformance with the CDC and FDA standards of facility sanitation and food preparation.
• Respond to shipboard emergencies including fire, flood, toxic gas, man overboard and abandon ship, be able to administer first aid and CPR.
• Display acute safety consciousness in every assigned task.
• Enforce security measures.
• Maintain the vessel in a consistently high condition of readiness and preservation.
• Exemplify excellence and accountability for all work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate.

• Minimum of 1 year experience with service on vessels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Culinary school certificate.
• 3+ years of experience in food preparation.
• Yacht or cruise ship food service experience

Required Documents, Licenses and Endorsements:

• STCW, COOK-COC, ENG1, PSC, VPDSD
• TWIC
• U.S. Passport
• Driver’s license

Space Perspective is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Space Perspective is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.