Pitmaster & Smoke Artisan - Room to Grow, Milwaukee

SMOKIN JACK BBQ LLC; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meal on shift

Room to grow with the company

Locally owned Milwaukee BBQ

Job summary

Smokin’ Jack’s BBQ in Milwaukee is seeking a dedicated Pitmaster/Smoker to lead the daily smoke operations. You will plan the smoke schedule, monitor temperatures, and ensure consistent, high-quality product across our Milwaukee-area locations.

We value reliability, attention to logs and recipes, and the ability to work independently in a hot, fast-paced kitchen. Training will be provided for the right candidate, with room for growth within the locally owned shop.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker who plans several steps ahead and adjusts when conditions change.
• Solid knowledge of smoking, meat temperatures, and food safety.
• Self-starter who works well with minimal supervision.
• Extremely reliable: this role can’t be left uncovered, and the team depends on you showing up on time every scheduled day.
• Detail-oriented with logs, specs, and recipes.
• Mechanically inclined, comfortable with basic equipment upkeep and troubleshooting.
• Able to lift up to 70 lbs repeatedly and work on your feet in a hot environment.
• Barbecue, smokehouse, or high-volume kitchen experience preferred, but we’ll train the right person.
• Must be 18+

Responsibilities

• Plan and run the daily smoke schedule so every location has the right product at the right time.
• Monitor and manage cook temps, pull temps, and hold times for every cook.
• Keep accurate temperature and food safety logs.
• Season, trim, and prep all meats to our specs and yield standards.
• Load, tend, and unload smokers safely and efficiently.
• Perform routine smoker maintenance and cleaning, and spot problems before they cost us a cook.
• Track meat inventory and communicate needs so we never run short or overproduce.
• Keep product quality identical from batch to batch

Skills

Strategic thinking

Self-starter

Reliability

Detail oriented

Mechanically inclined

Smoking knowledge

Lifting ability 70 lbs

High-volume kitchen experience

18+ years old

Job description

Smokin’ Jack’s BBQ in Milwaukee is seeking a dedicated Pitmaster/Smoker to lead the daily smoke operations. You will plan the smoke schedule, monitor temperatures, and ensure consistent, high-quality product across our Milwaukee-area locations.

We value reliability, attention to logs and recipes, and the ability to work independently in a hot, fast-paced kitchen. Training will be provided for the right candidate, with room for growth within the locally owned shop.