The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  VentureLab is hiring a Line Cook in Fremont, CA.

• Role description

  Let's skip the buzzwords: VentureLab wants a problem-solving Line Cook in Fremont, CA who delivers, learns fast, and treats Menu Planning as a craft. A $130,000 - $186,000 Line Cook role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Coach newer senior teammates through their first messy general project
  • Keep your Menu Planning edge sharp as the CA market shifts
  • Push back, respectfully, when a Creativity shortcut will cost us later
  • Translate senior objectives into concrete, actionable day-to-day steps
  • Find the hands-dirty workaround when the official path is blocked
  • Read a Menu Planning system you didn't build and improve it anyway

  What You'll Bring

  • A growth mindset that treats feedback as fuel, not threat
  • Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
  • Fluency in Inventory Management earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
  • Prior experience working on-site in Fremont, CA, or willingness to relocate
  • The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
  • Hands-on command of Menu Planning, with Espresso Preparation as a close second
  • 5+ years putting Concierge Services to work in a general setting

  The story of VentureLab is really the story of Fremont, CA betting on a service-minded idea about general and being proven right. We'd rather hear hard truths in the hallway than polite fictions in the all-hands.

  The package speaks for itself: $130,000 - $186,000, coaching, coverage, and the flexible contract hours that generously-mentoring general pros expect.

  Updated within the day, the Line Cook position keeps welcoming resumes.

  If steady contract work with real stakes appeals to you, the Line Cook chair is waiting.

• Required skills

  • Sommelier Certification
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Back of House
  • Espresso Preparation
  • Banquet Event Orders
  • Inventory Management
  • Menu Planning
  • Concierge Services
  • Public Speaking
  • Creativity
  • Leadership

• Benefits & perks

  • Paid jury and witness duty
  • Wellness program and challenges
  • Annual salary reviews
  • Compressed work week option
  • Coworking space allowance
  • Financial wellness program
  • Hybrid Work
  • Casual dress code
  • Profit sharing
  • Volunteer Time Off
  • Disability Insurance
  • Referral bonus program
  • International assignment opportunities
  • Dependent care FSA

• Apply before 2026-09-17

  Submit your application for this Contract general position.