Kitchen Lead - Dayton RoadDog

Description

This is an excellent opportunity for a career-minded person to join a great team atmosphere dedicated to providing the best service to customers! Duncan Oil Company is a family-owned and operated company providing quality petroleum products to customers for over 60 years. We have 12 RoadDog convenience store locations in Ohio. We offer a competitive compensation package to employees to include competitive pay, medical insurance with prescription drug coverage, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), disability benefits, life insurance, paid holiday, and PTO time.     
 

RoadDog is bringing an exciting new kitchen to our Dayton location, and we're looking for a motivated Kitchen Lead to help bring it to life! This is a unique opportunity to be part of the launch of a brand-new kitchen and fresh menu, helping create an outstanding food experience for our customers from day one.

As the Kitchen Lead, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day operation of the kitchen by leading your team, maintaining high food quality standards, and ensuring every meal is prepared safely, efficiently, and with pride. If you're passionate about great food, enjoy leading others, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to have you on our team.

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the daily operations of the RoadDog kitchen.
• Train, coach, and support kitchen team members to ensure exceptional performance.
• Prepare and serve high-quality menu items according to recipes and company standards.
• Ensure food safety, sanitation, and cleanliness standards are consistently met.
• Monitor food quality, freshness, and presentation.
• Assist with inventory management, ordering, and minimizing food waste.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient kitchen environment.
• Foster a positive, team-oriented culture while delivering excellent customer service.
• Ensure all standard operating procedures and health department regulations are followed.
• Help create a welcoming atmosphere that keeps customers coming back.

Requirements

• Preferred minimum of 2 years in a kitchen 
• Preferred minimum of 1 year of management experience
• Strong work ethic and communication skills
• Ability to adapt to changing work environments
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, this includes evenings and weekend shifts
• Ability to operate computer programs to complete associate and management tasks
• Lifting Requirements - Medium to Heavy - lifting to 50 pounds frequently 
• Stand and/or walk on hard floors to prepare and cook food, get stock items, and transport items to/from the kitchen, stock room, food prep area, and front lines for periods of up to eight (8) hours.  

We are an equal opportunity employer and employment is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.