Pay: $25.50 per hour
Employment: Full-Time – Food/Beverage
About the Role
At Panini Kabob Grill, our Digital Kitchens operate differently from our traditional restaurants. There is no dine-in service—the operation is focused on preparing, packaging, and fulfilling takeout, delivery, catering, and digital orders while maintaining the same PKG standards for fresh food, quality, accuracy, and food safety.
As a Digital Kitchen Shift Leader, you are responsible for leading the operation during your shift. You will work hands-on alongside the team while ensuring food is prepared correctly, orders are accurate and ready on time, employees are productive, and the kitchen remains clean, organized, and operating to PKG standards.
This is a hands-on leadership position. You are expected to step into any area of the operation when needed and keep the kitchen moving.
What You’ll Do
- Lead opening, mid, and closing shifts within the Digital Kitchen
- Direct and support employees throughout the shift based on business and production needs
- Oversee food preparation, cooking, and production to ensure PKG recipes and quality standards are followed
- Maintain proper prep levels and ensure the kitchen is prepared for current and upcoming order volume
- Monitor food safety, sanitation, temperatures, product rotation, and proper food handling
- Oversee digital, takeout, delivery, and catering order fulfillment
- Ensure every order is prepared, packaged, verified, and completed accurately and on time
- Monitor incoming orders and adjust production and employee deployment as business needs change
- Maintain kitchen cleanliness, organization, equipment, and safety standards
- Coach employees and correct performance or execution issues in the moment
- Communicate operational issues, staffing concerns, product shortages, equipment problems, or other concerns to management
- Handle problems and unexpected situations while maintaining smooth operations
- Work hands-on in production, prep, cooking, dishwashing, cleaning, packaging, and order fulfillment when needed
- Ensure company policies, procedures, recipes, and operational standards are consistently followed
What We’re Looking For
- Previous restaurant or food-service leadership experience preferred
- Strong understanding of kitchen operations, food safety, and food quality
- Ability to lead employees while also working alongside the team
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple orders and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Clear and professional communication skills
- Dependable, motivated, and willing to take ownership of the shift
- Ability to work 10+ hour shifts, remain on your feet for extended periods, and lift up to 50 lbs
- Full availability is required, including opening, closing, weekends, and holidays based on business needs
Scheduling
This is a full-time leadership position requiring open availability. Scheduling may be flexible based on operational needs; however, Digital Kitchen Shift Leaders must maintain the availability necessary to support the business and work opening, mid, or closing shifts as scheduled.
What We Offer
- $25.50 per hour
- Full-time employment
- Medical benefits
- Dental and vision benefits
- PTO
- Employee meal benefits
- Career growth opportunities
- Opportunities for advancement within Panini Kabob Grill
PKG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.