Overview
Join Kitchen Guard, a fast-growing, family-oriented company protecting restaurants from fire hazards through life safety and exhaust cleaning services. We combine professional service with a fun, supportive culture — where hard work, teamwork, and growth are always rewarded.

About Kitchen Guard

Kitchen Guard helps restaurants and commercial kitchens stay safe, compliant, and protected from fire hazards through professional kitchen exhaust cleaning and fire-suppression services.
We’re expanding our sales team with a driven, people-focused professional who wants to grow into a key business-development role in a fast-growing life-safety company.

Why Join Us

• Family-oriented and supportive culture — we work hard, have fun, and look out for one another
• Gas, phone, and equipment allowances provided (including laptop and protective gear like gloves)
• Competitive base pay + commission and performance bonuses
• Full-time and part-time roles available based on your availability and territory
• Fun, friendly work environment that values teamwork and growth
• Career advancement opportunities in sales leadership and operations
• Ongoing training in fire life safety and compliance services

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain relationships with restaurant and facility decision makers
• Prospect new business through door-to-door outreach, referrals, and lead follow-up
• Use a solution-selling approach to match customers with the right Kitchen Guard services
• Inspect kitchen exhaust hoods, fans, ducts, and filters to assess condition and recommend appropriate service options
• Climb ladders and access rooftops safely to evaluate systems when needed
• Present and negotiate service agreements and renewals
• Conduct quarterly business reviews with key accounts
• Follow up on leads promptly and manage the sales pipeline to meet monthly goals ($40K target)
• Maintain organized records in CRM and assist with collections when necessary

What We’re Looking For

• B2B sales experience preferred (restaurant, janitorial, HVAC, safety services, or facilities a plus)
• Comfortable with cold calling and door-to-door outreach — you enjoy meeting new people
• Strong phone and computer skills (MS Office and CRM basics)
• Excellent communication — able to build trust and explain technical services clearly
• Reliable transportation for local travel
• Physically capable of climbing ladders, accessing rooftops, and inspecting greasy exhaust systems safely
• Eager to close more and more contracts — and make more money through commissions
• Highly organized and self-motivated — able to work independently
• A positive, persistent attitude and problem-solving mindset

Typical Day

You’ll spend about 80% of your time out in the field connecting with clients and 20% managing follow-ups, quotes, and leads from your laptop or phone. Every day brings new conversations and new places — you’ll never be stuck behind a desk.

Schedule

• Typically from 8 - 5
• Weekdays, flexible hours based on appointments
• Occasional evening visits for restaurant clients
• Freedom to plan your own schedule within performance goals

Join Our Mission

If you’re a people-person who enjoys helping businesses stay safe and thrive — and you’re ready to join a team that values effort, humor, and heart — apply today and grow your career with Kitchen Guard.

Pay: $40,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• Do you prefer higher commission and low base OR lower commission and higher base salary?
• Can you share sales quota numbers that you may have met in the past jobs? Please be specific. We are interested in learning about the best total sales you have closed in any of your past jobs.

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Chantilly, VA 20151