Sous Chef / Restaurant Shift Leader — Lenox Hill

Job overview

The Sous Chef / Restaurant Shift Leader role is onsite in New York, NY. The posting lists $18–$21 per hour depending on experience, plus $2–$3 per hour in tips. The role supports DIG’s scratch-based kitchen and its culinary and hospitality standards. This working kitchen leader helps run restaurant shifts while developing the team’s culinary skills. The role includes preparing and executing menu items, training teammates across stations, coordinating prep and inventory, managing service deployment, and addressing guest concerns while maintaining food-safety standards.

What you'll do

• Model culinary expertise and hospitality
• train teammates on kitchen stations
• execute seasonal menu recipes and standards
• manage prep lists, waste logs, inventory, and ordering systems
• coordinate shift deployment, breaks, opening, and closing
• operate the expeditor/computer station
• resolve guest, digital-ordering, and equipment issues
• follow food-safety standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

sous chef

restaurant shift leader

lenox hill

new york ny

dig inn

part-time

culinary

kitchen leadership

scratch kitchen

food safety

tips

paid time off

401(k)

parental leave

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off, 401(k), parental leave, complimentary daily DIG lunch, commuter benefits, flexible scheduling, growth opportunities, and potential tips.

Why this role

Hourly role with potential tips, paid time off, 401(k), parental leave, complimentary daily lunch, commuter benefits, and flexible scheduling.

About the employer

DIG INN Chefs-In-Training is hiring for this role. Industry: Full-Service Restaurants. Sector: 72.