Full-time Line Cook

DoorDash; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a dedicated kitchen team member to uphold high culinary standards in a dynamic kitchen environment. This role involves preparing meals, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting kitchen operations for various culinary concepts. You will thrive in a collaborative team culture, ensuring that every detail is attended to and that the kitchen remains organized and efficient. If you are passionate about food, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a fast-paced setting, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values leadership, initiative, and customer obsession while enjoying great compensation and health benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Great Compensation Packages

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience as a dishwasher, prep cook, or line cook in a high-volume kitchen.
• Experience with FIFO inventory management and food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and comply with food sanitation requirements.
• Organize inventory and support daily food prep activities.

Skills

Culinary Skills

Organization

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Initiative

Education

ServeSafe Certification

Tools

Cookware

Food Storage Systems

Job description

About the Team

The DoorDash Kitchens team is a part of DoorDash's New Delivery Models and launches and operates shared 'dark kitchens' for restaurateurs looking to grow their business. This is a small but mighty team helping scale DoorDash Kitchens.

About the Role

You’ll prepare the meal and upkeep the high standard of our merchant partners/brands, while maintaining a clean kitchen area, and organization and storage for multiple culinary concepts in our DoorDash operated kitchen. You will collect, clean, and distribute cookware throughout your shift, and set the example for keeping the kitchen spotless. You will receive and organize inventory, and support other cooks and kitchen managers with daily food prep and projects. You will help maintain general kitchen pars, report shortages and inform the manager when items need to be reordered. You will maintain kitchen cleanliness, comply with food sanitation requirements by properly handling food and ensuring correct storage, and clean and sanitize cooking surfaces at the end of the shift. You will report to the Kitchen Manager.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you...

• Love to work on a team and contribute to team culture
• Believe no project is too big or small
• Are cuisine-curious and love to cook across multiple culinary concepts
• Want to work in new restaurant models including delivery-only environments.

We’re excited about you because…

• You have 1 year or more experience as a dishwasher, prep cook or line cook in a high volume kitchen environment including fast-casual, QSR, and from-scratch restaurants
• You have experience receiving and organizing restaurant inventory using the FIFO method
• You have experience preparing food from scratch, making hot and cold sauces, and have basic knife skills
• You are ServeSafe certified (or are willing to become certified) and you take initiative to keep the whole kitchen clean, if you see something that requires attention you take action, you don’t leave it for the next person
• You are highly organized, work well under pressure and execute tasks with speed, accuracy and attention to detail
• You are keen on learning new things

Why You’ll Love Working at DoorDash

• We are leaders - Leadership is not limited to our management team. It’s something everyone at DoorDash embraces and embodies.
• We are doers - We believe the only way to predict the future is to build it. Creating solutions that will lead our company and our industry is what we do -- on every project, every day.
• We are learners - We’re not afraid to dig in and uncover the truth, even if it’s scary or inconvenient. Everyone here is continually learning on the job, no matter if we’ve been in a role for one year or one minute.
• We are customer-obsessed - Our mission is to grow and empower local economies. We are committed to our customers, merchants, and dashers and believe in connecting people with possibility.
• We are all DoorDash - The magic of DoorDash is our people, together making our inspiring goals attainable and driving us to greater heights.
• We offer great compensation packages and comprehensive health benefits.