About the Role
As a Sous Chef, you will support Restaurant Leaders to drive culinary and hospitality excellence in a scratch-based kitchen. You will master every station by executing recipes and processes, train teammates, lead during peak service, resolve guest concerns, and serve as a resource on culinary and systems best practices. This role is an hourly position offering an opportunity to learn the business and grow with DIG.
Responsibilities
- Elevate and motivate Chef’s-in-Training by modeling culinary expertise, warm hospitality, and a great attitude.
- Train fellow teammates on each station, following station diagrams, pars & station prep to ensure consistency.
- Demonstrate mastery of every station by consistently executing all seasonal menu offerings according to the recipes, procedures, and standards of The Pantry.
- Manage prep lists, waste logs and participate in food inventory while staying in close contact with your Chef de Cuisine to ensure your walk-in is fully-stocked and organized.
- Learn all restaurant ordering systems to support the CDC in maintaining appropriate pars needed for service.
- Run and execute successful restaurant shift management by writing a smart deployment, delegating work appropriately to the team and following scheduled deployment and breaks.
- Successfully open and close the restaurant using checklists and thorough communication with the previous days leaders to best prepare for a steady shift.
- Participate in team building through interview shadowing, contributing to the Chef’s table agenda, providing feedback to CITs, and leading preshift.
- Operate the expeditor / computer station to ensure that food presentation and order accuracy is met for all walk-in, pick-up and delivery orders.
- Troubleshoot and create solutions regarding guest concerns, digital ordering, and equipment maintenance.
- Help to maintain the “A” lettergrade by following Department of Health and DIG food safety standards.
- Demonstrate professional maturity and strictly uphold DIG’s anti-discrimination & anti-harassment policies.
Requirements
- 1+ year leadership experience in a culinary environment.
- Ability to perform physical requirements of the position (frequently lifting up to 25 pounds, occasionally lifting up to 50 pounds).
- Food Safety Certification.
- A desire to create exceptional employee & guest experiences.
- An eye for detail and solving challenges.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves and pitch in wherever necessary.
- A desire for growth in our brigade.
Skills
- Culinary expertise
- Hospitality
- Training
- Station execution
- Prep lists
- Waste logs
- Food inventory
- Restaurant ordering systems
- Shift management
- Deployment
- Delegation
- Opening and closing procedures
- Team building
- Expediting
- Order accuracy
- Guest concern resolution
- Digital ordering troubleshooting
- Equipment maintenance
- Food safety standards
- Anti-discrimination policies
- Anti-harassment policies
Location
- Restaurant
Work Type
- Full Time
- Part Time
Experience Level
- 1+ year leadership experience
Education Level
- Food Safety Certification
Salary/Compensations
- $18 - $21 / hour
- $2-3/hour in tips
Benefits
- Opportunities for GROWTH in a TEAM environment
- Competitive Pay
- Potential to earn tips
- Paid Time Off
- 401K programming
- Parental leave
- Thanksgiving, Christmas and other Holidays Off
- Flexible Scheduling
- Complimentary DIG lunch everyday
- Commuter Benefits
About the Company
- DIG believes in the power of a shared table to bring people together as we are committed to building a culturally inclusive team.
- To learn more about our mission and food please visit our website at: https://www.diginn.com/mission
Equal Opportunity
- Female, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply
- DIG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, ancestry, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related condition, unemployment status, gender identity or expression, transgender status or gender dysphoria, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, national origin, citizenship, disability, covered veteran and/or military status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, familial status as that term is described under the New York State Human Rights Law, caregiver or partnership status as those terms are defined under the New York City Human Rights Law (if you are employed in New York City) or other protected status or any other characteristic as protected under applicable federal, state and local law (“Protected Status”).
