Smokemaster: Night-Shift Smokehouse Artisan

Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna; Palmyra (Lebanon County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats is seeking a Smokemaster to join our team as we expand nationally. You will manage smokehouses, tend wood fires, monitor batches, and ensure safety, quality and flavor meet our high standards.

Reporting to the Smokehouse Supervisor, you’ll balance hands-on craftsmanship with precision temp control, pH monitoring, and diligent production records. The night shift runs 9:30 PM to 6:00 AM.

Qualifications

• Dependable and detail-oriented with strong observation and recordkeeping.
• Clear and effective communication and basic computer skills required.
• Willing to work evenings, nights, weekends or holidays as production requires.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and record smokehouse temperatures every two hours.
• Take pH readings and determine when additional wood is needed.
• Tend and maintain wood-burning smokehouse fires.
• Verify the accuracy of smokehouse temperature probes.
• Calibrate and maintain the pH meter.
• Transport wood from outside storage and maintain supply.
• Complete food safety and production documentation.
• Support sanitation on second and third shifts when needed.
• Follow GMP, safety procedures and report concerns promptly.
• Communicate unusual readings to the Smokehouse Supervisor.

Skills

Dependable

Detail-oriented

Observation skills

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Flexible hours

Job description

Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats is seeking a Smokemaster to join our team as we expand nationally. You will manage smokehouses, tend wood fires, monitor batches, and ensure safety, quality and flavor meet our high standards.

Reporting to the Smokehouse Supervisor, you’ll balance hands-on craftsmanship with precision temp control, pH monitoring, and diligent production records. The night shift runs 9:30 PM to 6:00 AM.