Production Kitchen Shift Leader - Ian's Pizza

Our Commissary Kitchen (also known as "the Lab", located at 802 Walsh Road) is a high-volume production kitchen that serves our Wisconsin locations. The Lab is producing all of the salad dressings, pizza sauces, and toppings for those pies and salads that we're famous for! Our success is due to our people, so we prioritize you and our communities. Between the collaborations with local nonprofits and our career opportunities and benefits, we are constantly working on living up to being the People's Pizza.

Why join the Ian's Pizza Commissary Kitchen team as a Shift Leader?

A job at Ian's is an opportunity to learn and grow. Whether you're looking to run your own restaurant someday, take what you learn to your next job in an entirely different industry, or anything in between, Ian's is a great place to learn transferable skills, make life-long connections, and earn good money!

• Starting Hourly Wage of $18.00/hour: The starting hourly wage is $18.00/hour. Paychecks are issued biweekly, every other week.
• Excellent Benefits: Premium and affordable health and dental care, IRA retirement benefits with match, PTO accrual starting on day one, profit-sharing for 3+ year employees, flexible schedules, free food, and more.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse and inclusive team committed to the Big Five Code of Conduct: Dependability, Awareness, Connection, Generosity, and Effort.
• Referral Bonuses: We offer a $250 referral bonus for anyone you refer to come work with us in Madison after your first 90 days.

Shift Leader Job Duties and Expectations

You oversee all aspects of the shift, ensuring accurate and timely production, product quality, order fulfillment, produce ordering, and staffing. You direct and delegate work to general staff members, while also maintaining proper staffing and cut/add labor as appropriate. You ensure each station is upholding Ian's Standards for food safety, product quality, cleanliness, and stocking/organization.

As far as administrative tasks, you need to track the ongoing development of employee performance on shift, use store administrative/organizational tools such as Google Docs, Sheets and Gmail, and attend Team and Lab Leadership meetings.

Shift Leader Job Requirements

• 1+ years experience working in prep or production kitchens or catering required.
• Cross-trained in, or have a solid understanding of, all production kitchen positions: fresh prep (vegetables), production prep (meats, sauces), delivery, and dishwashing.
• Able to train and motivate people through training.
• English proficiency is required. Spanish proficiency is a big bonus!
• ServeSafe certification is not required, but it helps!
• Able to stand and walk for long periods.
• Able to bend, crouch, and able to lift 50lbs repeatedly.
• Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and able to provide adequate identification documentation at Orientation and/or Day One. For more information, you can visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-9.

Shift Leader Schedule

We're looking for a Shift Leader who can work primarily Monday-Friday from 5:30am-1:30pm. Availability for occasional Saturdays and weekday evenings (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12pm-10pm) is highly preferred. The schedule is posted a week at a time on Thursdays. This is a full-time position for 30-40 hours per week.

If you rely on public transportation, this will affect your availability. The way the bus is scheduled, 7am is the earliest most people are able to start that rely on the bus. Please know your potential commute before applying!

Apply today! The best place to apply to ensure we see your application as soon as possible is on our website at ianspizza.com.

The Commissary Kitchen is located at 802 Walsh Road, Madison, WI 53714.