Full time Night Hood Cleaning Technician Operations Manager

Kitchen Guard of DMV; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading kitchen exhaust cleaning company seeks a Night Shift Manager to oversee operations and ensure service excellence. This full-time role offers competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for career advancement. Ideal candidates will have management experience and strong organizational and communication skills.

Benefits

401(k)

Paid Vacation time

Life insurance

Medical, dental, and vision care

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 years of management.
• Hood cleaning experience preferred.
• Ability to perform minor repairs with power tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage all employees in the overnight department.
• Oversee quality control and ensure customer satisfaction during the night shift.
• Conduct briefings and schedule the night shift route.

Skills

Organization skills

Time management skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Interpersonal communication

Tools

Power tools

Computer applications

Job description

Benefits:

401(k)

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Why Join Us?

Incredible Work Culture & Benefits:

Competitive compensation package

Paid Vacation time

Life insurance

AD&D policy, Long-term disability

Medical, dental, and vision care

Extended healthcare (drug coverage, hospital care, professional services, and medical emergency assistance)

Opportunities for Growth

Let’s connect and talk if you feel like we just described you.

Who are we? Kitchen Guard, an EverSmith Brand, is a leading kitchen exhaust cleaning company dedicated to ensuring the safety and cleanliness of commercial industrial kitchens. Kitchen Guard Services started in 2009 as a cold water, kitchen, and bar cleaning service. With a strong commitment to quality service and fire safety, we’ve built a reputation for excellence in our industry. Kitchen Guard Services is one of the largest kitchen exhaust and deep cleaning providers in California.

Schedule

40 - 45 hours a week. (This is a full time job, do not apply if you plan on working this job as a second job)

Standard Hours: Split shift 7:00 p.m. - midnight and 7 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Sunday evening - Friday morning

Serves as backup night technician when a night shift cleaning tech cannot report to work at night or there is a big job that needs an extra hand.. If this happens, a full night shift will be worked.

Overtime is paid as time and a half.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage and monitor activities of all employees in the overnight department making sure they adhere to the standards of excellence and to the guidelines outlined in the employee handbook, as well as enforcing policies and procedures, coaching, training, and correcting where needed.

Prepare inventory needs for routes before night technicians arrive to have an efficient check in and route deployment process i.e. prepare cleaning solution bottles, ensure van and pressure washers have fuel

Check in cleaning crews returning from night work and perform quality control of work performed.

Prepare Post Job Service reports for customers based on pictures taken by the night technicians

Be on call during the night (company iphone provided) to handle any calls from field techs that are experiencing issus

Direct and oversee all operations during the night shift to ensure customer satisfaction and safety.

Assist in Conducting Briefings for all staff before Night Shift.

Maintain a professional and high-quality service-oriented environment at all times.

Schedule and manage the night shift route, ensuring all employees perform the tasks assigned to them and coordinate with other departments as needed.

Assist overnight crew with exhaust cleaning (power washing, scraping, wiping down equipment, vacuuming, climbing ladders, hinging fans, covering kitchen equipment in plastic, etc. as needed

Must actively participate in decision-making processes when issues arise to ensure seamless service.

Monitor and develop team member performance to include, but not limited to, providing supervision, scheduling, assigning nightly work, conducting training, conducting counseling and evaluations, and delivering recognition and reward.

Should show initiative, problem-solving ability, staff training, and team-leading skills

Be aware and able to enforce all safety policies and procedures.

Remain current in all updates about new procedures and training.

Any other duties as assigned or required

Qualifications

Minimum 1 years of management

Hood Cleaning experience (not required but you must be willing to learn and perform hood cleaning as part of this job)

Proven experience with power tools to perform minor repairs of equipment

Computer skills- word, excel, internet, other computer applications

Organization skills and time management skills

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication

Previous experience working nights a plus

Physical Requirements:

Be physically able to climb ladders to gain rooftop access to commercial establishments.

Ability to squat, lift, and carry 50 lbs., a minimum of 100 feet.

Able to stand for 10 hours at a time.

Have excellent attention to detail and work fast and efficiently.

Join us in paving the way for excellence in commercial kitchen exhaust cleaning services. We await your passion and expertise!

Kitchen Guard is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal or state law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.