Now hiring · New Jersey

Cook for every Indian taste in NJ.

ChefWaala works with 100+ Indian restaurant partners and 300+ service professionals across New Jersey. If you run a tandoor, a biryani handi or a wok line — or you want to learn the trade on an event floor — one application puts you in front of the kitchens hiring right now.

✓ Full-time, weekend and event work✓ North • Central • South Jersey✓ All experience levels
Open roles

Nine ways to work with ChefWaala.

Tap a role to start your application — it drops straight into the form below.

Tandoor Chef

Skewers, kebabs, breads and live tandoor service at events and partner kitchens.

Biryani Chef

Dum biryani at volume — Hyderabadi, Vijayawada and regional styles, for 50 to 800 guests.

Indo-Chinese Chef

Wok line and live Indo-Chinese stations: hakka, manchurian, chilli and schezwan.

Dosa / South Indian Chef

Live dosa counters, idli, uttapam and South Indian breakfast catering.

Sweets / Mithai Chef

Gulab jamun, rasmalai, halwa and dessert tables for weddings and festivals.

Prep Cook

Mise en place, marination, grinding and batch prep ahead of event service.

Catering Server

Buffet service, guest hospitality and setup at events across New Jersey.

Kitchen Helper

Kitchen support, packing, loading and cleanup — a way into the trade.

Event Captain

Runs the floor on event day: staff, timing, buffet flow and the client relationship.

Apply to cook

One application. Every partner kitchen.

No resume needed to start. Tell us the role, where you are in New Jersey and what you have cooked — we route it to the partner kitchens hiring for that skill.

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Tell us the role and the foodWhat you cook well matters more than where you trained.
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Where and when you can workFull-time, weekends or event-by-event — all three are real jobs here.
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We route it to hiring kitchensPartner restaurants and our event staffing team interview directly.

Have a resume?

Send it on WhatsApp after you apply — it is optional, not required.

Apply for kitchen & event work.

About two minutes. We reply on WhatsApp or by phone.

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By applying you agree to be contacted about kitchen and event work. Hiring, pay and scheduling are confirmed by the partner kitchen or staffing team.

Before you apply

How hiring works here.

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