Strong Team-mate with Shift Leader Potential

Citybbq; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible scheduling

Free BBQ

Job summary

City Barbeque in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a strong teammate with fast-track shift leader potential. You will supervise shifts, ensure great service and product quality, and lead the team by example. Advancement opportunities and robust teammate benefits are highlighted.

Ideal candidates bring 2–3 years in customer service and 1–2 years in leadership within a restaurant. You’ll help train new teammates, manage daily operations, and uphold City Barbeque standards and culture.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of customer service in a restaurant environment.
• 1–2 years of leadership, supervisory, or management experience.
• Act with integrity and honesty.

Responsibilities

• Maintain regular attendance and punctuality.
• Deliver friendly, back‑yard hospitality to guests.
• Delegate tasks to empower teammates and ensure standards.
• Remain calm during high volume to maintain operations.
• Organize opening/closing duties and ensure food safety duties.
• Follow cash handling and register policies and protect cash assets.
• Emphasize safety and train teammates on appropriate responses.
• Assist with training and coaching new teammates.
• Provide feedback to GM about performance and goals.
• Foster a positive learning environment on shift.

Skills

Customer service

Leadership potential

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Join an award-winning team built around genuine hospitality, teamwork, and craft.

Strong teammate with fast-track shift leader potential needed immediately!

Great BBQ helps us grow, serving and creating happiness is the goal. We are offering the opportunity for an experienced team associate to potentially become a shift lead within 60-90 days contingent they meet the criteria required for the position.

Whether you're looking for a fun, fulfilling job, or a career that takes you places, there's a way for you to thrive at City Barbeque. City Barbeque teammates carve smoked-on-site meats, craft sides from scratch, and cultivate an atmosphere of genuine backyard hospitality in every joint, every day. No matter the role, the opportunities for growth are unmatched.

Come join City Barbeque in serving and creating happiness with America's best BBQ, while living by 4 core values:

• Safety First
• Treat others with integrity, fairness and respect
• Deliver quality without sacrifice
• Produce profit and cash flow for long-term value

Job Summary after learning all stations & areas of our teammate positions:

Shift Leaders can perform and train all duties of joint teammates. They are responsible for shift supervision of teammates in successful day-to-day shift operations. They ensure great service and product quality for guests, they lead the team by example and are a role model of standards and behaviors consistent with our values and culture.

We're looking for individuals who:

• Have customer service experience in a restaurant environment- 2-3 years required
• Previous leadership, supervisory or management experience in a restaurant environment (1-2 years)
• Act with integrity and honesty
• Exercise situational leadership successfully
• Resolve conflict professionally
• Demonstrate effective oral communication skills
• Collaborate with others well
• Effectively build teams
• Lead with positivity and appreciation

Summary of Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
• Deliver backyard hospitality service to all guests by anticipating needs and overall store flow
• Fairly delegate tasks so that teammates can create and maintain the City Barbeque experience for the guests
• Maintain a calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating to standard
• Organize opening and closing duties as assigned, ensuring food safety systems are executed and work stations are clean/safe
• Follow all cash management and cash register policies, including those for cash handling, safety and security and ensures proper cash management practices are followed by shift team
• Make certain that safety and security standards are emphasized and adhered to, and that teammates are trained in appropriate responses to unsafe situations
• Assist with new teammate training by positively reinforcing successful performance
• Communicate regularly with the General Manager to provide feedback on teammate performance during shifts and to remain current with store production goals
• Create a positive learning environment by providing clear, specific, timely and respectful coaching and feedback to teammates on shift to ensure operational excellence and to improve teammate performance

Front of House position training:

Cashier - walk in/drive-thru (when applicable)

Counter Server - expo, curbside and guest services

Back of House position training:

Pits - prepare and smoke meats

Boards - line cook, meat cutter

Prep - prepare sides and desserts from scratch

Dishwasher - dishwasher, utility

QUALITY FOOD MADE BY QUALITY PEOPLE

Everyone likes to say it, but we really mean it: we're like one big family. After a taste of our incredible culture (not to mention the city's best barbeque), folks can't wait to join the team. City BBQ teammates love to serve, have fun at work & are eager to grow. We take care of our people with advancement opportunities, great pay and benefits, a dedication to work/life balance AND of course‑the best free food. Enjoy it all when you join the City BBQ family.

JOINT teammate pay & benefits (this does change once you become a shift leader with us)

• Reviews (with opportunities for raises) twice a year
• Bi-weekly pay or Daily pay options*
• Up to $2,400/year in free BBQ
• 25% discount when off the clock
• Free uniforms and slip‑resistant shoes
• Vacation pay*
• Holiday pay (four holidays paid - time and a half)
• 401(k) match up to 4% of salary*
• Annual scholarship opportunity (up to $3,000/year)
• Flexible scheduling
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (after 60 days)*
• Paid basic life insurance*
• Voluntary life insurance*
• Short‑term disability*
• Bereavement pay
• A variety of healthcare benefits and programs, including accident and hospital insurance, Health Savings Accounts, and more*
• Purchasing Power Credit alternative
• Access to City Cares, our teammate assistance fund, for qualifying instances of hardship or disaster
• Access to counseling and community resources via our Employee Assistance Plan
• *for eligible teammates

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