Line Cook Development Kitchen

Visa Hunt; Redwood City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off & paid sick leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

11 paid holidays

Disability & life insurance

Job summary

DoorDash Kitchens is seeking a motivatedKitchen Assistant to join the development kitchen. You will assist with daily food prep, maintain a clean, organized kitchen, and support the development team with projects.

You will handle inventory, ensure FIFO accuracy, and uphold food safety standards in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should have at least 1 year of relevant kitchen experience, ServeSafe certification (or willingness to obtain), and a keen eye for detail.

Qualifications

• 1 year+ experience as dishwasher, prep cook or line cook in high-volume kitchen environments.
• Experience receiving and organizing inventory using FIFO.
• Experience preparing food from scratch, making hot and cold sauces, and basic knife skills.
• ServeSafe certification (or willingness to become certified).
• Highly organized, able to work under pressure, with speed and accuracy.
• Eagerness to learn new concepts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clean kitchen area and organization during shift.
• Receive, organize, and distribute cookware and inventory.
• Prepare food from scratch and assist with daily prep and projects.
• Maintain proper sanitation and storage of foods; report shortages.

Skills

Team collaboration

Highly organized

Attention to detail

Quick learner

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 work in our development kitchen testing recipes for new concepts, while maintaining a clean kitchen area, and organization 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 the development team 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 Executive Development Chef.

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

Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.).

Base Pay: $18—$26.50 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers.

We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.