Pit Master

Pierces Pitt Bar B Que; Williamsburg (VA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Free uniforms

Health benefits

Job summary

Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que in Williamsburg, Virginia, is seeking a passionate pit master to join our team. As a key part of our pit crew, you will be tasked with prepping, cooking, and saucing our delicious pork, chicken, ribs, and brisket using traditional wood-fired methods. Our shifts are full-time, include weekend work, and typically run from 4 am to noon or 9 am to 5 pm. We offer health benefits, employee discounts, and free uniforms.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of smoking techniques and flavor profiles is essential.
• Experience with wood-fired cooking is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prep, cook, and sauce our products while maintaining quality standards.
• Work effectively in a rotating, balanced schedule including weekends.

Skills

Knowledge of smoking techniques

Understanding of flavor profiles

Ability to manage a wood-fired pit

Job description

Benefits

• Employee discounts
• Free uniforms

Pierce's Pitt Bar-B-Que is a family‑owned iconic bar‑b‑que restaurant where we cook pork, chicken, ribs and brisket over hickory and oak‑fired pits. We are known for our menu and a casual dining atmosphere along with the quality ingredients that we use. We are seeking “passionate about food” team players to join our team. The ideal pit master candidate will have some knowledge of smoking techniques, flavor profiles and the ability to manage a wood‑fired pit effectively. As a key member of our pit crew, you will be responsible for prepping, cooking and saucing our products while maintaining the standards set for our time‑honoured recipes.

Shifts are full‑time and do include weekend work. We rotate balanced schedules. Shifts run from 4 am to 12 noon and 9 am to 5 pm generally.

Hard work is rewarded, and health benefits are available. Morning, mid, and evening shifts are all offered.