• Work together with day manager to lead team and ensure quality standards are met.
• Set up and stock stations daily with necessary food and supplies.
• Prepare food items according to specified recipes and standards.
• Maintain cleanliness that complies with food sanitation requirements by properly handling food, ensuring correct storage, and keeping station and equipment clean and organized.
• Perform inventory checks and complete food storage logs as required, order ingredients/supplies from Evanston flagship kitchen as needed.
• Prep and send out dine-in and to-go orders in a fast-paced setting.
• Communicate with Soul & Smoke management, Kiosk Lead, customers, and coworkers in a proactive and professional manner.
• Help train new staff.
• Maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude.
• Wash and put away dishes.
• There are also FOH duties in the role at this pop-up, taking orders and maintaining the dining room - this will change when the restaurant is built out later in the year.

• Must have the ability to work evenings and weekends and be flexible when necessary.
• 3 years of line/prep experience - some fine dining preferred.
• Leadership/management experience required.
• Food manager's certificate required.
• Reliable and timely.
• Ability to multitask and keep organized.
• Ability to walk/stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• COVID vaccination is preferred.

• JOB TYPE/DAYS: Full-time. Regular schedule would be afternoon/evening shift Wednesday - Sunday, though some flexibility is possible.
• PAY: $19-23 per hour, plus pooled tips (usually $3-6 per hour additional), potential to move to salary in the near term.
• BENEFITS: Staff meals are provided each shift, plus 50% dining discounts. Paid sick leave. Health/dental insurance, Aflac plans, and Illinois Secure Choice Roth IRA retirement savings plans available after 90 days.

Soul & Smoke (Evanston, Avondale, Time Out Chicago - West Loop) is a collection of restaurants, two food trucks, and catering team that serve barbecue fare and comfort food from the heart. The Black-owned and women-led team at the helm of Soul & Smoke values being part of the community through thoughtful initiatives, like providing customers the option to purchase a meal for a neighbor in need and partnering with nonprofits like World Central Kitchen to feed underserved populations.