Apprentice Cook BBL Rijksmuseum

Learn the trade in practice at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam! As an apprentice cook, you will work together with experienced colleagues and discover all aspects of the profession. You will learn, grow, and be given ample space to develop yourself step by step into a professional cook.

Your Workplace

You will be working at the Rijksmuseum, the most famous museum in the Netherlands, located on Museumplein in Amsterdam. Vermaat provides the catering for museum visitors in the Rijksmuseum Café and the various coffee corners spread throughout the museum. In addition, we also provide banqueting for parties and events. The location is easily accessible by bicycle and public transport, with the Museumplein stop 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 be working 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 hospitable environment where quality, hospitality, and collaboration are central.

You are available from Monday to Sunday and work between 8:30 AM and 6:30 PM. The exact details of your schedule will be coordinated with the needs of the location and your availability.

Your Role

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, participate in preparations, and ensure that your part of the kitchen remains clean and organized. This is how you help the team to serve our guests well and efficiently.

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

What We Ask

For the position of apprentice cook, you bring motivation, a desire to learn, and an interest in cooking. You are following a BBL (work-study) program and want to develop yourself in a professional kitchen. You can work at pace, remain calm in busy situations, and have an eye for hygiene and teamwork.

• You are following a BBL cookery program and are enrolled in an MBO school;
• You enjoy learning from experienced colleagues and ask questions;
• You work neatly and follow HACCP rules;
• You are flexible in deployment, including weekends and holidays;
• You speak and understand Dutch;
• You can apply for a Certificate of Conduct (VOG).

What We Offer

A salary appropriate for your role and experience (CAO Horeca/Contractcatering) and a good pension scheme

A time-for-time arrangement. Take the overtime you work or have it paid out

For a pleasant commute, we offer a mileage allowance of €0.21 - €0.23 per km (10 to 40 km one way)

25 vacation days (based on 38 hours) and the option to buy additional days

Discount on your health insurance through Zilveren Kruis or VGZ and nice discounts through Benefits@work

For an average of €1.50 per workday, you can enjoy a healthy and delicious lunch

Payment every 4 weeks, meaning you get paid 13 times a year

A friend bonus, refer someone and receive a bonus of €250

Working at a leisure location:

• Working at cool events or busy locations; always a workplace that suits your wishes;
• Easily switch locations and keep growing through our development opportunities;
• Flexibility in working hours and tasks.

About the Concept

The Rijksmuseum is a unique place where art, history, and gastronomy come together. Located on Museumplein, in the heart of Amsterdam's cultural scene, the Rijksmuseum welcomes visitors from home and abroad daily who come to enjoy world-famous artworks and special exhibitions.

In museum café ‘Het Café’, visitors can enjoy a good cup of coffee, tea, and pastries, an extensive lunch, or a cozy drink with the quintessential Amsterdam bitterballen. For a quick coffee moment or a small snack, there are also two espresso bars and the atmospheric garden house in the Rijksmuseum garden.

Your Application

• Apply

  Just do it.

  
  
• Intake

  A telephone introduction.

  
  
• Interview

  A match?

  
  
• Get Started

  See you soon!

  
  

Your Employer

Vermaat, started in 1978 as a delicatessen shop. Now grown into THE specialist in tailored catering and one of the largest catering employers in the Netherlands with over 500 locations throughout the country.

Our catering is almost always under the roof of another: within various companies, at airports, in museums, in hospitals, zoos, and much more.