Company description

The Cupboard is a meal delivery and personal chef service which aims to execute seasonal and high quality meals for families in San Francisco, Marin, and South Bay. We source from local & sustainable purveyors. 

Most of our clients come to us with a variety of dietary preferences and allergens, most commonly: paleo, vegetarian, dairy free, gluten free, nut free. The beauty of our service is that we are able to accommodate many preferences, but it requires a team that is detail oriented and can learn what allergens our clients have.

We're proud to support our clients through healthy and sustainable meals — and believe in creating a work environment that is equally as supportive for our team as for our clients.

Job description

The Cupboard, a women lead company, is looking for a talented prep cook to join our team! This role is an integral part of our small team and will be mainly responsible for cooking delicious dishes for our meal delivery clients.

Must have at least 5+ years of working in a fast-paced professional kitchen environment. It's critical you have a well rounded experience in a variety of cuisines, cooking styles, and experience preparing proteins. Chefs that have experience both in a restaurant setting and a private chef setting is also preferred, but not required.

This role is a good fit if you are interested in working in a different environment from restaurants; are interested in supporting families through good-for-you food; are passionate about sustainability and local farms; get excited by work that entails a lot of details and variables.

This role will start out at 30 hours and grow to full time within 6 months, depending on fit. The first 3 months are probation period.

Schedule:

• Sunday 6am-2:30pm
• Monday, Tuesday 6am-2:30pm
• Wednesday 6am-12pm (exact hours subject to change)
• Thursday 6am-12pm (future hours, subject to change)

 

Role Entails

• Being a part of a team that cooks for 50+ families per week, a rotating menu that is somewhat customized for clients with allergies, and that is ingredient-quality-seasonally driven.
• Help plan, strategize, execute our weekly meals, from planning menus to cooking.
• Maintaining high quality and premium service for our client including beautiful presentation of the final dishes.
• Help manage inventory control by monitoring stock levels, conducting regular inventory checks, and placing orders as needed.
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and proper food handling practices.
• Train and supervise kitchen staff, fostering a collaborative and efficient work environment.
• Working with alternative ingredients that are sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, refined-ingredient free.
• Working in a highly detailed environment.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and storage areas.
• Have a growth mindset.

 

Qualifications

• Consider yourself efficient and a quick learner
• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or in a similar role within the food industry.
• 5+ years professional kitchen experience.
• Strong knowledge of culinary techniques, food handling, and safety regulations.
• Are comfortable with using a computer / emails / spreadsheets.
• Take initiative to solve problems.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop team members.
• Culinary degree or relevant certification is preferred but not mandatory.
• Familiar with cleaner styles of eating like whole30, paleo, vegetarian, dairy & gluten free.
• Have foundational understanding of a wide range of cuisines (Asian, Southeast Asian, Latin, Californian).
• Have a positive attitude and are flexible as challenges come your way.
• A car is preferred since some tasks will be done in person, but please apply if you're without a vehicle.
• Are interested in sustainability, local farms, seasonality.

Benefits

• Staff members get to go home with delicious food each week
• Health care insurance after 3 months (50/50 split Kaiser Silver plan)
• 401k with up to 3.5% employer match after 12 months with the company
• Cell phone rembursement, $20 each month

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $20/hr +

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline