Culinary Shift Lead — Earn Tips & Grow Your Kitchen Career

DIG INN Chefs-In-Training; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities in a team setting

Competitive pay with tips potential

Paid time off

401K programming

Parental leave

Holidays off

Flexible scheduling: part-time & full‑

Job summary

DIG INN Chefs-In-Training is seeking a Sous Chef in Boston to support Restaurant Leaders in culinary and hospitality excellence. You will lead by example, train Chefs-in-Training, and guide shift operations to ensure recipes, procedures, and high standards are consistently applied.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and hands-on kitchen management with opportunities to advance and earn tips as part of a dynamic, scratch-based kitchen.

Qualifications

• 1+ year leadership experience in a culinary environment.
• Ability to perform physical requirements (lifting up to 25–50 pounds).
• Food Safety Certification required.
• Willingness to grow in a team-oriented brigades.

Responsibilities

• Elevate and motivate Chefs-in-Training by modeling culinary expertise and hospitality.
• Train teammates on each station following diagrams and prep standards.
• Demonstrate mastery of stations by executing seasonal menu offerings and recipes.
• Manage prep lists, waste logs, and participate in food inventory.
• Learn restaurant ordering systems to support appropriate pars needed for service.
• Run shift management with delegation and staffing coordination.
• Open and close the restaurant with checklists and proper communication.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Guest service orientation

Education

Food Safety Certification

Job description

DIG INN Chefs-In-Training is seeking a Sous Chef in Boston to support Restaurant Leaders in culinary and hospitality excellence. You will lead by example, train Chefs-in-Training, and guide shift operations to ensure recipes, procedures, and high standards are consistently applied.

The role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and hands-on kitchen management with opportunities to advance and earn tips as part of a dynamic, scratch-based kitchen.