Culinary Operations Specialist

About Wonder

Everything’s on the menu at Wonder. Except compromise.

Wonder is the mealtime platform built to feed every craving in one order. With Wonder, you can mix and match hundreds of dishes from 20+ exclusive restaurants in a single order, so everyone gets exactly what they’re craving. Enjoy everything from tacos to Thai with $0 delivery fees, plus dine-in or pick up at a Wonder location near you. Each dish is made to order on-site by our culinary team and served hot.

Behind the scenes, Wonder owns and operates every step of the dining experience, from recipe development to the technology that powers our experience, allowing us to deliver quality, variety, and consistency at scale.

Join us as we work to make great food more accessible.

About the Opportunity

We’re looking for a Culinary Operations Specialist to support the daily operations of our robotic kitchen, A.K.A. Spyce Infinite Kitchen Lab - Wonder’s kitchen of the future.

You’ll work alongside a team, preparing menu items for demos, training sessions and supporting the testing of our robotic kitchen equipment.
If you enjoy working with food and are curious about robotic technology, then this is the kitchen for you.

This is a hands-on lab and R&D environment, so no two days look the same. Your contributions, observations and feedback directly shape how Wonder’s robotic technology and processes will be deployed to IKCs across the Wonder network.

What You'll Do

Every day is different. Learn new skills, work alongside engineers and chefs, and make a real impact on enabling Wonder’s mission to make great food accessible to everyone.

Support Daily Kitchen Operations

- Receive, stock and organize ingredients.
- Prep recipes to Wonder standards, keeping stations clean and organized throughout the day.
- Work the hotline and finishing stations during testing, training and demo sessions.
- Follow daily set up and breakdown SOPs, maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
- Take daily inventory and support Operations managers with maintaining stock levels.

Test and Refine

- Support testing and trials on prototype robotic equipment, following written procedures.
- Log observations, timings, and errors accurately and on time.
- Flag issues, anomalies and ideas for improvement to the robotics and culinary teams.
- Help trial changes to recipes, workflows and ingredient handling, and share honest feedback.

Food Safety and Sanitation

- Follow all food-safety guidelines, including temperature and storage compliance.
- Clean and sanitize robotic equipment, kitchen equipment, cookware, utensils and work areas throughout the shift.
- Manage trash and recycling, and report equipment issues promptly.

Work Safely in a Lab Environment

- Follow safety protocols around automated and moving equipment.
- Adapt quickly as procedures, software and equipment change.
- Take part in training and help document what you learn.

Be a Key Part of the Team

- Support teammates, jump in where needed, and keep a positive, curious, high-energy attitude.

What You Bring To The Table

- Kitchen or food-handling experience, or strong interest and aptitude to learn. Great knife skills are a plus.
- Careful attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Comfort with uncertainty, failure, and changing procedures; you stay steady when things break or change.
- Clear communication with chefs, engineers and teammates.
- Availability for the core schedule plus evenings and weekends as needed.
- Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Food handler certification, or willingness to obtain one.
- A troubleshooting mindset and curiosity about how things work.
- Technological fluency and ability to rapidly learn new or unfamiliar systems
- Minimum age 18+ and authorization to work in the U.S.
- Previous kitchen or culinary school experience
- Familiarity with most standard cooking equipment, including ovens, fryers, and grills.

This role requires 5 days a week in the office/kitchen.
This role is based in our Boston office in Charlestown, MA

Massachusetts: $26.50 - $31.75 per hour

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

The benefits applicable to this role include a competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k). We also offer a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long term disability coverage, paid time off including flexible time off for exempt employees, paid vacation for non-exempt employees, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law in addition to paid parental leave, discounted meals and exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.

Eligibility, effective dates, and available plan options vary by employment classification and location. To learn more about benefits for this role, visit our Careers page here .

A Final Note

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens — evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy .