Sous Chef — Restaurant Shift Leader, One Loudoun

Job overview

The Sous Chef role is onsite in Ashburn, VA. Pay is $21–$23 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. The Sous Chef leads restaurant shifts, models culinary practices, and trains Chefs-in-Training across stations. By coordinating preparation, staffing, service, and food safety, the role helps the restaurant deliver consistent meals and guest experiences.

What you'll do

• Model culinary expertise and hospitality
• train teammates on stations, prep, and station diagrams
• execute seasonal menu items to recipes and standards
• manage prep lists, waste logs, and food inventory
• support ordering and pars
• deploy and delegate work during shifts
• open and close the restaurant
• lead preshifts and provide feedback
• operate the expeditor/computer station
• address guest concerns and equipment issues
• follow food safety standards.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

sous chef

restaurant shift leader

one loudoun

ashburn va

dig

scratch kitchen

culinary leadership

team training

shift management

food safety certification

$21–$23/hr

tips $2–$3/hr

part-time or full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid time off
• 401(k) programming
• parental leave
• Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays off
• complimentary daily DIG lunch
• commuter benefits
• potential tips.

Why this role

Requires at least one year of culinary leadership experience and Food Safety Certification. The posting describes part-time and full-time hours as available and lists Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays off.

About the employer

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