Line Cook/Supervisor
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: Kitchen lead/BBQ Pit Boss and Assistant – Big T’s BBQ (West Springs Location)
Location: Calgary, AB (West Springs)
Job Type: Part-time & Full-time available
Start Date: July 2025
Availability: Day shifts, evenings, weekends
Big T’s BBQ is coming to West Springs, and we’re building an awesome crew to bring the heat! We’re looking for 3 Pit Boss’s who are passionate about scratch-made food, smoked meats, and working in a high-energy, fast-casual kitchen. Whether you’ve got years of experience or are just getting started, this is your chance to learn real BBQ and work with a team that values quality, consistency, and good vibes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Smoke and plate BBQ mains to spec
- Place and Receive orders
- Prepare and portion all menu items, including homemade sides, desserts, etc.
- Follow prep lists and complete daily mise en place
- Monitor food quality, portion sizes, and presentation during service
- Use commercial kitchen equipment safely and efficiently
- Label, store, and rotate food according to FIFO and food safety guidelines
- Maintain a clean and organized workstation and kitchen environment throughout shift
- Work closely with front-of-house team to ensure smooth service
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 20 years old
- Valid FoodSafe certification required (or willingness to obtain)
- Previous line cook or prep experience is a strong asset—but we’re happy to train the right person
- Comfortable working with raw meat, heat, and heavy equipment in a fast-paced environment
- Strong time management, multitasking, and communication skills
- Dependable, team-oriented, and eager to learn new techniques
What We Offer:
- Flexible hours with full-time and part-time roles available
- Tip-sharing and competitive wages
- Employee meals and staff discounts
- Supportive, fun team culture with a focus on great food and great service
- Opportunity to learn real BBQ techniques and be part of a high-quality, locally loved brand
If you’re ready to sharpen your skills and join a crew that brings the flavour, Big T’s BBQ West Springs wants to hear from you! Apply today and help us serve up a smokin’ experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $15.00-$22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Every Weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2025-06-21
About Big T's BBQ & Smokehouse
A smokin' experience for your tastebuds! Now with 5 great locations to serve you in Calgary and Airdrie. Big T’s BBQ and Smokehouse is a family-owned and operated business in beautiful Southern Alberta. Honing our craft in the restaurant industry for 20 years, we’ve grown Big T’s (open in 2004, we took over in 2014) to five locations, and counting! Our award winning and authentic, made from scratch BBQ promises a Smokin’ Experience For Your Tastebuds™ every time. Savoury, made from scratch rubs + infamous, so good they’re drinkable sauces are paired with traditional BBQ meats, slow smoked and grilled to perfection.
We believe in respect, kindness, working hard and making it right. We love what we do on the BBQ and hope you do too. Southern inspired, crazy delicious, straight up comfort food. Slow cooked, smoked to perfection, fancy enough for your wedding, and easy enough to eat on the go, anywhere. We are proud to be a small, local business; family owned and operated from day one.
Made from scratch and with love. We believe in community. Coming together. Showing up and standing out. BBQ is love. BBQ is family. We made it through because of you, and that’s a privilege we want to keep earning.
Line Cook/Supervisor
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Title: Kitchen lead/BBQ Pit Boss and Assistant – Big T’s BBQ (West Springs Location)
Location: Calgary, AB (West Springs)
Job Type: Part-time & Full-time available
Start Date: July 2025
Availability: Day shifts, evenings, weekends
Big T’s BBQ is coming to West Springs, and we’re building an awesome crew to bring the heat! We’re looking for 3 Pit Boss’s who are passionate about scratch-made food, smoked meats, and working in a high-energy, fast-casual kitchen. Whether you’ve got years of experience or are just getting started, this is your chance to learn real BBQ and work with a team that values quality, consistency, and good vibes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Smoke and plate BBQ mains to spec
- Place and Receive orders
- Prepare and portion all menu items, including homemade sides, desserts, etc.
- Follow prep lists and complete daily mise en place
- Monitor food quality, portion sizes, and presentation during service
- Use commercial kitchen equipment safely and efficiently
- Label, store, and rotate food according to FIFO and food safety guidelines
- Maintain a clean and organized workstation and kitchen environment throughout shift
- Work closely with front-of-house team to ensure smooth service
Qualifications:
- Must be at least 20 years old
- Valid FoodSafe certification required (or willingness to obtain)
- Previous line cook or prep experience is a strong asset—but we’re happy to train the right person
- Comfortable working with raw meat, heat, and heavy equipment in a fast-paced environment
- Strong time management, multitasking, and communication skills
- Dependable, team-oriented, and eager to learn new techniques
What We Offer:
- Flexible hours with full-time and part-time roles available
- Tip-sharing and competitive wages
- Employee meals and staff discounts
- Supportive, fun team culture with a focus on great food and great service
- Opportunity to learn real BBQ techniques and be part of a high-quality, locally loved brand
If you’re ready to sharpen your skills and join a crew that brings the flavour, Big T’s BBQ West Springs wants to hear from you! Apply today and help us serve up a smokin’ experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Pay: $15.00-$22.00 per hour
Expected hours: 25 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Discounted or free food
- Flexible schedule
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Every Weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2025-06-21
About Big T's BBQ & Smokehouse
A smokin' experience for your tastebuds! Now with 5 great locations to serve you in Calgary and Airdrie. Big T’s BBQ and Smokehouse is a family-owned and operated business in beautiful Southern Alberta. Honing our craft in the restaurant industry for 20 years, we’ve grown Big T’s (open in 2004, we took over in 2014) to five locations, and counting! Our award winning and authentic, made from scratch BBQ promises a Smokin’ Experience For Your Tastebuds™ every time. Savoury, made from scratch rubs + infamous, so good they’re drinkable sauces are paired with traditional BBQ meats, slow smoked and grilled to perfection.
We believe in respect, kindness, working hard and making it right. We love what we do on the BBQ and hope you do too. Southern inspired, crazy delicious, straight up comfort food. Slow cooked, smoked to perfection, fancy enough for your wedding, and easy enough to eat on the go, anywhere. We are proud to be a small, local business; family owned and operated from day one.
Made from scratch and with love. We believe in community. Coming together. Showing up and standing out. BBQ is love. BBQ is family. We made it through because of you, and that’s a privilege we want to keep earning.