Chef

Kitchen Team Member | Chef/Prepared food
Foodhall - Boutique Café & Gourmet Market | San Francisco

About Foodhall
Foodhall is a boutique café and gourmet market in the Mission focused on elevated, health-forward food made with exceptional ingredients, thoughtful preparation, and a community that values quality. We are a family-founded business and care deeply about ingredient quality, presentation, cleanliness, and creating food people genuinely feel good eating.

We are seeking a talented and dependable cook who enjoys working with beautiful ingredients, takes pride in consistency and presentation, and wants to work in a well-equipped kitchen while growing with a modern food concept.

We’re looking for someone who can work independently, stay organized, and confidently manage prep, production, and kitchen flow during their shift.

This is not a line cook “button-pusher” role. This position is best suited for a strong prep cook or line cook with experience in a high-quality, modern food environment.

This role is ideal for someone looking for a more creative, ingredient-focused kitchen environment with stable morning and daytime hours, and the opportunity to contribute to a growing prepared foods and catering program.

The Kitchen
Our kitchen is fully equipped with professional, high-end equipment, including a Rational combi oven, griddle, stove, and modern prep systems. We work with premium ingredients and produce a range of elevated grab-and-go meals, vibrant salads, grain bowls, sandwiches, prepared foods, café offerings, and catering items.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily prep and production to a high culinary standard
• Cook proteins, vegetables, pasta, soups, and composed dishes with precision and consistency
• Prepare fresh salads, sandwiches, grain bowls, and prepared foods with strong attention to detail and presentation
• Maintain organized refrigeration, storage, and mise en place
• Follow food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards at all times
• Work efficiently under time constraints while maintaining quality
• Receive and properly store deliveries, checking for accuracy and product quality
• Communicate inventory needs, production priorities, safety concerns, equipment issues, and operational updates to management
• Engage professionally with customers, vendors, and delivery drivers when needed
• Help maintain consistency in recipes, portions, labeling, packaging, and production methods
• Contribute ideas to improve workflow, efficiency, presentation, and product quality
• Assist with prep, packaging, and execution for catering and larger food orders
• Use tablets and digital tools for daily operational tasks
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment, including cleaning, sweeping, mopping, sanitizing, dishwashing, and handling waste each shift
• Maintain a neat personal appearance and wear provided hairnets and aprons during food preparation
• Perform additional duties as needed to support Foodhall’s daily operations

Creative & Growth Opportunities

For the right candidate, this role offers meaningful creative involvement and the chance to help shape a growing food program:
• Collaborate on the development of new menu items and seasonal offerings
• Test, refine, and scale recipes for grab-and-go, catering, and café production
• Work in a collaborative, owner-involved environment where quality and ideas genuinely matter.
• Help improve kitchen systems, prep workflows, and quality standards
• Contribute to building a distinctive prepared foods and catering program
• Grow into a leadership role as the business expands

This is an ideal position for someone who wants creative input, professional growth, and a sustainable pace — without the burnout of traditional restaurant kitchens.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional kitchen or prepared foods experience preferred
• Experience in modern cafés, upscale casual dining, specialty markets, catering, or high-quality production kitchens valued
• Strong knife skills and kitchen fundamentals
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Calm, organized, and detail-oriented
• Pride in cleanliness and consistency
• Professional communication and reliability
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and navigate stairs
• Food safety certification (or willingness to obtain)
• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Availability for early mornings and weekends

Strong plus:
Experience with seafood, sushi, prepared foods programs, or catering.

What We Offer

• DOE + pooled tips
• Predictable schedule - consistent weekly hours
• Predictable daytime shifts, No late-night restaurant hours
• Staff discounts on specialty products and café items
• A respectful environment that values skill and professionalism
• Opportunity to help build something meaningful