Lead Sous Chef

Lehrhaus; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 60,300 - 73,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefit

401k with employer match

10 days paid time off

Job summary

Lehrhaus is seeking a talented Lead Sous Chef to join a Jewish Tavern & House of Learning in Somerville. You will supervise line operations, lead service, and partner with the Executive Chef to uphold culinary standards while developing the team.

The role offers a hybrid, not-for-profit environment with competitive wages, paid holidays, and health benefits. You’ll contribute to a culture that blends food, learning, and community under Lehrhaus’s unique program.

Qualifications

• Leadership and team-management experience required.
• Strong kitchen operations knowledge and ability to manage line service.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day line operations and kitchen service.
• Lead opening and closing managerial duties.
• Train and develop kitchen staff; ensure food quality and standards.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Food safety

Communication

Job description

Description

Lehrhaus: A Jewish Tavern & House of Learning is looking for a talented, passionate, and organized Lead Sous Chef with great leadership skills to join their team.

The Lead Sous Chef will oversee the day-to-day operations of the line. Responsibilities include overseeing kitchen service, opening and closing managerial duties, training kitchen staff, ensuring proper product standards are met and maintaining the cleanliness and organization of the line. The Lead Sous Chef will be responsible for ensuring only the highest quality of food is going out to the dining room, working with Executive Chef Noah Clickstein to ensure that culinary standards are upheld and helping develop the team’s cookery skills.

About Lehrhaus

The world’s first Jewish Tavern and House of Learning, Lehrhaus is an entirely new kind of gathering space: a welcoming, stylish, smart, sociable neighborhood watering hole that brings people together. We’re dedicated to sharing Jewish culture through the wide-ranging flavors of the diaspora, culinary storytelling, and welcoming hospitality. Books, texts, and classes are available to anyone interested in diving deeper into the traditional Jewish practice of text study. Lehrhaus is a space for people of all backgrounds to experience Judaism through food & drink, ancient texts, poetry, literature, lively conversation, and more. Lehrhaus offers a kosher, pescatarian, and dairy (no meat other than fish, no shellfish) menu that re-images what it means to be Jewish food.

Why work at Lehrhaus?

Our hybrid not-for-profit model allows us to offer a great collaborative workplace. We want to build a better, gentler, more sustainable, and inclusive version of the restaurant industry. We offer manageable hours, competitive wages, great benefits, and room to advance. Following the rhythms of the Jewish calendar, the team will enjoy most Friday nights, Saturday days, and Jewish holidays off.

Compensation

Starting at $67,000+; based on experience

10 days paid time off and 40 hours sick leave in addition to paid Jewish holidays

Company QSHERA health benefit of $450/mo

401k with employer match after 1 year of service

Requirements

Physical Job Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing this job:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• The employee occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more.
• Specific sensory abilities required by this job include sight, taste, smell, and hearing