Hiring · Hyderabad

Build the kitchen. Own the fire.

Zoco is a new premium cloud kitchen cooking Middle Eastern × Mexican fusion — shawarma tacos, birria, kofta. We're hiring our founding team of three.

100% Halal Kitchen Paid trial days Staff meals daily Weekly off
Why cook at Zoco

A small team, a serious brand

The menu is engineered, the packaging is designed, the launch is planned — we need the people who'll run the fire.

Founding team, not staff #400

You're chef #1, #2, or #3. Set up the kitchen, shape the SOPs, help hire the people who come after you.

Recipes are ready

Gram-level recipe cards for every dish. Strong grill skills matter more than knowing Mexican food — we'll train the fusion side.

Growth that's real

The plan is multiple outlets. The founding head chef becomes the lead chef who trains every kitchen after this one.

Respect, in practice

Paid trial days. Salary stated upfront. Daily staff meals from our own menu. FoSTaC certification sponsored.

Open roles

Join the founding team

All roles: Hyderabad · 6-day week with rotating weekly off · salary depends on experience.

Head Chef

₹30,000–40,000/mo
Full time · Founding role

You own the kitchen: quality, consistency, batch prep, and the team.

  • 3–5 years in reputed restaurants or cloud kitchen chains
  • Grill / Middle Eastern / continental background preferred
  • Comfortable running a shawarma spit, plancha, and fryer stations
  • You'll help hire your own sous and helper
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Sous Chef / Commi

₹22,000–30,000/mo
Full time

Second in command: batch components, assembly line, and holding the station when it's loud.

  • 2–3 years kitchen experience, any strong cuisine background
  • Fast, clean, consistent — you cook the same dish the same way twice
  • Wants to grow into a head chef role as we scale
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Kitchen Helper

₹13,000–16,000/mo
Full time

The kitchen runs on you: prep support, washing, cleaning, receiving deliveries.

  • Experience in any commercial kitchen is a plus, not a must
  • Reliable, punctual, takes hygiene seriously
  • Path to grow into a cook role if you want it
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The process

How hiring works

No long interviews. We hire in the kitchen, and we pay for your time.

WhatsApp us

Name, current/last kitchen, years of experience, and the role. A voice note is fine.

Tasting round

Cook 2–3 dishes — one yours, one from our recipe card. Short and simple.

Paid trial day

A full day on station in the kitchen, paid in cash the same day whether or not we proceed.

Offer

Clear salary, clear duties, joining date. Referral thanks if you brought a teammate.