Pit Crew Member

Summary: Responsible for cooking and serving all meats including Brisket and Ribeyes, restocking food on the serving pits, cutting meat orders for guests, and using a scale to weigh all meats cut for customers by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Cut orders for guests.
• Restock food on serving pit from warmers or pits.
• Ensures that food holds its temperature.
• Cooks Ribeye's to order following Hard Eight procedures.
• Adds coals when needed.
• Cleans floors of outside meat walk-in.
• Maintains clean work areas.
• Maintains levels of buttered corn.
• Maintains levels of baked potatoes.
• Interacts with guests going through the line.
• Weighs out food for customers.
• Takes out trash and recyclable items.
• Loads wood box during/after shift, at close for next day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Specific Pit Crew Positions:

Cutter, Wingman, Scale, Brisket/Ribeye, Cook, Runner

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Math Ability:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Serve Safe certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Time management skills
• Oral communication skills

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision and peripheral vision. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions and extreme heat (non-weather). The employee is frequently exposed to open flames, coals, and smoke. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and insect bites. 

Benefits based on eligibility.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. 

Hard Eight BBQ is a family-owned and operated business that was started by the late Phillip Nivens and his wife Vicki, along with their son-in-law Chad Decker and wife Carie. Hard Eight BBQ started in 2003 with the first location in Stephenville, TX. Since then we have opened 4 other locations in the DFW metroplex. Hard Eight BBQ is an authentic eating experience where we serve "Texas Style BBQ" straight from our serving pit.