Assistant Pitmaster at Puckett's in Hendersonville

POSITION INFORMATION
Position: Assistant Pitmaster
Location: Hendersonville, TN
Start Date: As Soon as Available
Status: Full-time / Exempt and at-will
Hours: Vary - Days, Evenings, Weekends

• Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with the mission of A. Marshall Hospitality: "To make every person we interact with feel like family and to make every guest a fan."
• Inspect and clean, and maintain food preparation areas, such as equipment and work surfaces, or serving areas to ensure safe and sanitary food-handling practices.
• Complete opening and closing checklists as assigned by the Chef / Kitchen Manager.
• Utilize the daily prep list at the start of each shift for assigned duties.
• Prepare a variety of product to be smoked and served to guests
• Ensure food is stored and cooked at the correct temperature by regulating the temperature of coolers, smokers, and holding cabinets.
• Ensure freshness of food and ingredients by checking for quality, keeping track of old and new items, and rotating stock.
• Knows and complies consistently with the restaurant's standard portion sizes, cooking methods, quality standards and kitchen rules, policies and procedures.
• Stocks and maintains sufficient levels of food products at line stations to support a smooth service period.
• Handles, stores, and rotates all food products and supplies according to restaurant policies and procedures.
• Season and cook food according to recipes or personal judgment and experience.
• Weigh, measure, and mix ingredients according to recipes or personal judgment, using various kitchen utensils and equipment.
• Portion, arrange, and garnish food, according to standard portion sizes and recipe specifications and serve food to servers or guests.
• Observe and test foods to determine if they have been cooked sufficiently, using methods such as tasting, smelling, or piercing them with utensils.
• Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
• Wash, peel, cut, and seed fruits and vegetables to prepare them for consumption.
• Assists in food prep assignments during off-peak periods as needed.
• Substitute for or assist other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
• Closes the kitchen properly following the closing checklist for kitchen stations and assists others in closing the kitchen.
• Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement.
• Coordinate with and assist fellow employees to meet guests' needs and support the operation of the restaurant.
• Fill-in for fellow employees when needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Promptly reports equipment and food quality problems to the Chef / Kitchen Manager.
• Informs Chef / Kitchen Manager immediately of product shortages.

• Check the quality of raw or cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
• Check and maintain proper food holding and refrigeration temperature control points.

• Ensure that all equipment is kept clean and kept in excellent working condition through personal inspection and by following the restaurant's preventative maintenance programs.
• Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
• Check the quantity and quality of received products.

• Commercial Use Machines & Tools:
• blenders, choppers, cubers, dicers, graters, grinders, peelers, processors, and/or slicers
• broilers, deep fryers, griddles, grills, heat lamps, high pressure steamers, microwave ovens, ovens, pizza ovens, ranges, rice cookers, rotisseries, smokers, steamers, toasters, waffle irons
• coffee grinders
• coffee or iced tea makers
• cotton candy machines or accessories
• Cutlery
• Dishwashers
• dough machines
• food warmers
• juicers
• measuring cups
• mixers
• pasta machines
• rolling pins
• Smoker
• scale
• Cutting Machinery
• Domestic Knives (cimeter knives, filet knives, utility knives)
• Food safety labeling systems
• Fire extinguishers
• Slicing Machinery

TECHNOLOGY

• Aloha Point of Sale System, Toast Point of Sale System, or Square Point of Sale System
• R365: Restaurant Management Platform