Board Chef - Line Cook Chicago

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Date:
Sep 24, 2026

Location:

Chicago, Illinois, US

Company:
Amtrak

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful  living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: The Chef/Line Cook is responsible for meal preparation in the kitchen on board our dining cars. The Chef/Line Cook must have the abilityto offer our passengers a wide variety of full-course meals that are freshly prepared in our kitchens. They must assist with loading/unloading, verification, handling and storage of all food and service products as well as cooking,plating, supplies, food prep, pantry, and providing to the servers all items on the current menu.

They will washany and all utensils, pots and pans, and will keep the entire lower level of the car clean.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Prepare full-course meals for Amtrak passengers.
• Assist with all phases of meal preparations.
• Wash all items used in the preparation of meals in compliance with FDA sanitation regulations and standards.
• Must complete all end-point duties.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous work experience in a restaurant as a Chef/Line Cook.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL

SKILLS:

Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.

The hourly range $21.00 per hour during classroom training. After classroom training, the rate of pay increases to $30.29 - $40.39 per hour (with opportunity for increases, as per the applicable collective bargaining agreement, after beginning employment). Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental and vision plans; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan; life insurance; paid time off;

reimbursement of education;
Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility;
Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Some benefits are subject to the collective bargaining agreement. Learn more about our benefits offerings here .

Requisition :166125
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Posting Location(s):Illinois

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We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions.

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen.

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of…