BBQ/Smokehouse Technician 3

Southside Market & Bbq•Elgin, TX
•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of a Plant Manager, prepares and seasons meat. Utilize wood-burning pit and rotisserie smokers to smoke high quality meats.

Requirements

  • Food Handler Certificate required.
  • Ability to read, write and speak fluently in English for all job-related circumstances.
  • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Nice To Haves

  • Prior BBQ cooking experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates the ability to prepare all smoked meat items to Southside Market’s time and temperature standards.
  • Demonstrates ability to place meat on the pit in the appropriate place for appropriate cooking.
  • Demonstrates ability to tell on feel and look alone if a brisket is ready to come off the pit.
  • Demonstrates ability to interpret, use and follow all Southside Market Pit Tools, including but not limited to the drop sheets, par sheets, and waste logs.
  • Able to articulate a general and basic knowledge of all the meats we serve.
  • Demonstrates ability to effectively clean all pits, rotisseries, and flats to prevent pit fires.
  • Keeps meat cooler maintained, cleaned, and organized.
  • Demonstrates ability to build the appropriate fire for each fire box, including wood stacking and ignition.
  • Demonstrates ability to maintain fire boxes throughout the day to ensure proper cooking temps.
  • Follow all Southside Market & Barbeque recipes and season all meats to Southside standards.
  • Prepares and stocks seasoned meats for production.
  • Maintains cleanliness and organization of pit area.
  • Observes safety and security standards.
  • Shows the ability to properly fill out HACCP documents in a timely manner
  • Other duties as assigned

Benefits

  • Tuition Reimbursement Program- up to 100% paid college tuition
  • 25% Employee Discount on Restaurant food purchases, 10% Discount on Market and Merchandise items
  • Shift meal discount of $8.75 per day
  • 401K - Southside Market & Barbeque will match the team member contributions 100% (dollar-for-dollar) on your Salary Deferrals up to 3% of compensation; plus, a 50% matching contribution on any additional Salary Deferrals above 3% up to 5% of compensation.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Focused Leadership Development Program
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short- term and Long- term Disability
  • 1 week Vacation pay/year - accrual starts on day 1
  • 1 week Sick pay/year - accrual starts on day 1
  • ALL COMPANY HOLIDAY Closures Paid - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter – if normally scheduled for day it occurs on
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