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Wellness resources

Join our Leadership Team as Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Lead Foreman!

Company: Kitchen Guard of Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC

Shift: Overnight (8-10 PM check-in, 4-6 AM check-out)

Position: Full-Time (40-55 hours per week)

Are you a technically minded leader who takes pride in delivering high-quality results and exceptional customer service?

Do you thrive on solving technical challenges and working in a fast-paced, innovative environment?

Join Kitchen Guard’s leadership team for our exciting launch in Charlotte, NC, and play a key role in our growing success!

About the Role:

As the Overnight Shift - Lead Foreman, Hood Cleaning Technician, you will be responsible for leading our night crew in maintaining and cleaning commercial kitchen exhaust systems. This includes power washing kitchen exhaust systems, managing job site setup and takedown, and maintaining equipment. You will play a critical role in driving excellence, ensuring safety, and leading a high-performing team.

What We Offer:

Career Growth: Opportunities for rapid career progression, from Night Manager to Director of Operations, to Chief Operating Officer – and the opportunity for ownership!
Work Directly with the owner and play a major role in this exciting service launch.
Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay, profit sharing, and a path to ownership.
Health & Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability coverage.
Recognition: Get rewarded for tangible results and innovative solutions, not office politics.
Professional Development: Paid training, and opportunities to broaden technical knowledge and experience.

Why You'll Love This Role:

Autonomy to set priorities, develop new ideas, and implement innovative solutions.
Freedom from repetition; every day brings new challenges and opportunities.
An environment that values precision, attention to detail, and following rules to the letter.
Independence to drive personal goals and assert ideas that make a difference.

Who We’re Looking For:

A proactive, assertive leader with a sense of urgency to achieve results.
Creative problem solver with the ability to think outside the box.
Detail-oriented, precise, and comfortable working at heights.
Experience in managing night crews or overnight work preferred.

Requirements:

Valid driver’s license.
Ability to climb ladders, work at heights, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Comfortable with physical work in a fast-paced environment.
Must be able to work independently and manage a team effectively.

About Kitchen Guard:

Kitchen Guard is a leader in kitchen exhaust cleaning, with a strong reputation for service excellence and fire safety. We’ve been ensuring clean and safe commercial kitchens since 2009, and we’re expanding our service reach through franchising and innovation. Join us in our mission to make commercial kitchens safer and cleaner, one hood at a time!

Ready to Make a Difference?

Apply today to be part of a growing team that values drive, innovation, leadership, and commitment to safety and quality.

Kitchen Guard deliberately structures roles and processes, establishes norms, recruits, trains, and incentivizes team members to maintain a healthy work environment that is grounded in an ongoing sense of belonging, connection, and purpose.

Kitchen Guard is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage all veterans to apply!

Compensation: $20.00 - $30.00 per hour

Kitchen Guard is revolutionizing the commercial kitchen exhaust and cleaning industry. Backed by modern and sophisticated technology, Kitchen Guard prides itself on being customer-focused and providing only the highest quality, professional, and consultative service available. Our mission is to help restaurants and other facilities with a commercial kitchen be fire-safe and remain compliant with local, state, and federal regulations for kitchen safety and cleanliness.

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