Kitchen Operations & Support Specialist
About The Position
About the Team Our DoorDash Kitchens team is dedicated to maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient kitchen environment that supports all food-related initiatives across DoorDash, including recipe testing, content creation, and employee engagement. Our mission is to ensure seamless day-to-day operations so that our chefs and content creators can focus on innovation and quality while upholding the highest standards of food safety and organization. This is a small but mighty team helping scale DoorDash Kitchens. About the Role Kitchen Excellence. This role focuses primarily on maintaining the highest levels of kitchen cleanliness, organization, and operational readiness, with a secondary focus on basic culinary prep work. Dynamic Duties. Success in this role is defined by the consistent, spotless condition of the facility and the efficient management of kitchen stock. The key challenge will be balancing rigorous cleaning schedules with the dynamic needs of ongoing projects like photoshoots. One Team, One Fight. You’ll get the pleasure of supporting Doordash Kitchen’s R&D Chef and Sous Chef. In this role, you’ll learn directly from industry professionals and get exposure to the world of tech.
Requirements
- You possess a basic but solid foundation of organizational and operational skills, evidenced by a minimum of 6 months of exposure to a commercial kitchen or grocery environment.
- You have a demonstrated ability to perform deep cleaning and are capable of regular physical activity, including safely lifting up to 40 lbs.
- You are prepared to obtain a food handlers card upon hire (reimbursement will be provided).
- You are familiar with or demonstrate a quick aptitude for food safety best practices, inventory management (especially FIFO), and general kitchen equipment operation.
Responsibilities
- Directly maintain all kitchen equipment and areas; keeping the spaces clean, organized, and compliant with health codes.
- Manage the end-to-end process for Sysco orders, including inventory tracking, receiving and unloading deliveries, and strictly adhering to FIFO (First-In, First-Out) stock rotation.
- Provide essential support for photoshoots and culinary demos by assisting with station setup, carefully moving inventory, and executing post-production dishwashing duties.
- Perform crucial prep tasks such as slicing and dicing, ensuring ingredients are ready for chefs without involvement in high-level recipe development or complex cooking.
- Utilize your understanding of various commercial appliances to assist with general maintenance and report any issues promptly to maintain operational efficiency.
Benefits
- 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 .
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
