Culinary Internship
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Science
Food Production
Motor City Seafood Company is offering a hands-on paid internship opportunity for culinary students and individuals enrolled in kitchen or hospitality work programs who want to expand their skills beyond the kitchen and gain real-world seafood experience.
This internship is designed for aspiring chefs who want to better understand where quality seafood comes from, how it is sourced, inspected, handled, and prepared before it reaches restaurants and commercial kitchens.
Interns will work alongside experienced seafood professionals and gain exposure to:
- Fish filleting and knife skills
- Seafood handling and processing techniques
- Product quality evaluation and inspection
- Seafood sourcing and distribution operations
- Industry food safety and sanitation practices
- Understanding species, seasonality, and product quality
This is an excellent opportunity for culinary students looking to:
- Strengthen seafood fabrication skills
- Build confidence handling whole fish
- Gain industry experience outside of the traditional kitchen environment
- Learn the supply side of the seafood industry
- Enhance resumes with hands-on production and culinary experience
- Culinary students or recent graduates
- Individuals enrolled in kitchen work-study or hospitality programs
- Motivated team players eager to learn
- Interest in seafood, culinary arts, and food production
- Ability to work in a fast-paced refrigerated environment
- Paid internship opportunity
- Flexible scheduling options may be available
- Located in Highland Park, MI
- Hands-on training provided
At Motor City Seafood Company, we believe great chefs should understand the full journey of seafood - from sourcing and receiving to preparation and presentation.
Apply today and gain experience that sets you apart in the culinary industry.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
Interns will work on site at our new state of the art production facility in Highland Park, Michigan. Physical demands include but not limited to:
- Ability to work in a cold controlled environment of
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