Kitchen Team Lead: Fast-Paced Culinary Ops

DoorDash Essentials, LLC; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash Essentials, LLC – DashMart Kitchens is seeking a motivated Kitchen Shift Lead to manage shift-level kitchen execution within a shared DashMart facility. You will lead Kitchen Operations Associates and Shift Coordinators during your shift, ensuring food quality, safety, cleanliness, order accuracy, and operational excellence.

This role focuses on FIFO inventory, on-time order prep, and coaching the team on safety and standards, while collaborating with DashMart site leadership to uphold

Qualifications

• Experience in food service, kitchen operations, or grocery leadership.
• Self-motivated, positive, and a team player with integrity.
• Passion for culinary execution and delivering high-quality meals.

Responsibilities

• Own your assigned kitchen shifts, ensuring strong execution of food preparation standards, cleanliness, safety, and inventory practices.
• Ensure all orders are prepared accurately, on time, and meet quality and food safety standards before handoff.
• Lead and delegate tasks to Kitchen Operations Associates, serving as the primary escalation point for kitchen-related operational challenges.
• Coach team members on proper food safety, cleanliness, and execution standards while modeling professionalism and urgency.
• Partner closely with DashMart Shift Leads and Site Leadership to maintain alignment across kitchen and warehouse operations.
• Support shared facility standards and contribute ideas to improve workflows, efficiency, and overall site performance.
• Foster a collaborative "One Team" environment within the four walls.

Skills

Leadership

Food service knowledge

Operational excellence

Safety compliance

Inventory management

Job description

DoorDash Essentials, LLC – DashMart Kitchens is seeking a motivated Kitchen Shift Lead to manage shift-level kitchen execution within a shared DashMart facility. You will lead Kitchen Operations Associates and Shift Coordinators during your shift, ensuring food quality, safety, cleanliness, order accuracy, and operational excellence.

This role focuses on FIFO inventory, on-time order prep, and coaching the team on safety and standards, while collaborating with DashMart site leadership to uphold