Chef - Product & Kitchen Operations (Founding Team)

Role Description

We’re looking for a chef who can build and run our kitchen from the ground up - from crafting innovative, balanced recipes to managing daily production and quality. You’ll be responsible for both R&D and execution, ensuring that every meal is delicious, consistent, and ready to scale as we grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and test recipes that are balanced, flavorful, and production-ready
• Handle all day-to-day kitchen operations including cooking, prep, and quality control
• Work closely with nutritionists and founders to align on meal design and portioning
• Standardize recipes, create process documentation, and establish SOPs
• Innovate new menu lines based on feedback, trends, and seasonality
• Manage ingredient sourcing, inventory, and cost control
• Ensure hygiene and food safety standards at all times
• Lead and train a kitchen helper, with scope to build a full team over time

What We’re Looking For

• Graduate from a recognized

  culinary institute

• Minimum

  3-4 years of experience

  in professional kitchens, preferably multi-cuisine or modern Indian
• Strong understanding of

  global cuisines

  and ability to adapt for Indian palates
• Comfortable experimenting and developing new dishes independently
• Knowledge of

  culinary R&D

  and techniques for maintaining freshness and flavor balance
• Organized, hands-on, and able to run a kitchen efficiently from end to end
• Familiar with urban Indian food preferences and evolving wellness trends

You’ll Thrive Here If You:

• Enjoy both creating and executing

• Want to shape a kitchen from the ground up

• Can work independently and take ownership as the company scales

• Are excited to build food innovation systems that can scale nationwide