JOB SUMMARY: Pitmaster -Hourly
Reports to: Restaurant Chef
Compensation: Hourly
Company: Q39 LLC
Job Purpose:
Our passion is creating craveable, memorable dining experiences. The Pitmaster is responsible for maintaining exceptional food quality and cleanliness, ensuring adherence to Q39 recipes, smoking standards, and health regulations. This role leads the smoking and preparation of all barbecue meats to Q39 quality standards, while also , completing daily ordering and line checks, and achieving targeted scores on EcoSure and local health inspections.
Key Accountabilities:
• Pitmaster – Prepare and cook barbecue meats daily according to Q39 recipes, portioning, and cooking standards, ensuring consistent food quality.
- Operate smokers and execute all core barbecue tasks (loading, wrapping, temp checks, glazing, rib and brisket prep, pork, sausage, chicken).
- Perform smoker care and maintenance to ensure consistent performance and food quality.
• Inventory & Ordering – Place orders in collaboration with Pitmaster Sous Chef, maintain pars, verify deliveries for quality and accuracy, and monitor food cost and waste through portion control and standard procedures.
• Equipment & Facility Oversight – Ensure all kitchen equipment is clean, maintained, and operational, including preventative maintenance programs.
• Compliance & Safety – Lead adherence to all federal, state, county, and municipal health and safety regulations; implement corrective actions for policy violations.
• Continuous Improvement – Support execution of all Q39 guidelines, recommend performance enhancements, and ensure consistent implementation of back-of-house procedures.
Qualifications
Requirements:
• Must have experience working in a high-volume environment.
• Experienced in a variety of kitchen stations and multiple cooking styles
• Must be able to trim and portion cuts of meat.
• 1-2 years of full-service kitchen experience
• 3+ years of restaurant cooking experience
• Read, write, and speak English fluently, Spanish is a plus.
• Be able to lift, push and pull up to 25# at a time as well as prolonged standing
• Excellent communication skills