Hourly Pitmaster Assistant

Q39 LLC INC • Overland Park, KS

3d • $22 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Pitmaster Assistant supports Q39’s goal of creating memorable dining experiences by helping maintain exceptional food quality and cleanliness. The role follows Q39 recipes, smoking standards, and health regulations, and helps prepare barbecue meats to Q39 quality standards. It also supports daily ordering and line checks, food-cost and waste control, equipment care, and successful health inspections.

Requirements

• Experience working in a high-volume environment.
• Experience in a variety of kitchen stations and multiple cooking styles.
• Ability to trim and portion cuts of meat.
• 1–2 years of full-service kitchen experience.
• 3 or more years of restaurant cooking experience.
• Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 25 pounds and stand for prolonged periods.
• Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish language skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook barbecue meats daily according to Q39 recipes, portioning, and cooking standards.
• Operate smokers and perform barbecue tasks including loading, wrapping, temperature checks, glazing, and preparing ribs, brisket, pork, sausage, and chicken.
• Care for and maintain smokers to support consistent performance and food quality.
• Place orders in collaboration with the Pitmaster Sous Chef, maintain pars, and verify deliveries for quality and accuracy.
• Monitor food cost and waste through portion control and standard procedures.
• Ensure kitchen equipment is clean, maintained, operational, and covered by preventative maintenance programs.
• Lead adherence to applicable federal, state, county, and municipal health and safety regulations and implement corrective actions for policy violations.
• Support Q39 guidelines, recommend performance improvements, and ensure consistent implementation of back-of-house procedures.
• Complete daily ordering and line checks and help achieve targeted EcoSure and local health inspection scores.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed