People & Culture Generalist

At Dig Inn, taking care of our people starts by staying close to our restaurants and the teams inside them. As a People + Culture Generalist, you’ll be a highly visible and trusted member of the People Team, supporting team members and leaders throughout the employee experience.

This is a dynamic role for someone who enjoys variety, builds strong relationships, and is excited to take meaningful ownership across multiple areas of People + Culture. You may move from leading a search from kickoff through offer, to answering a team member’s question, helping a restaurant leader navigate a workplace concern, or improving a People process behind the scenes.

You’ll work closely with restaurant leaders, Support Team members, and the broader People Team to provide thoughtful, practical, and people-first support. You can expect to spend multiple days each week in our restaurants, staying connected to our teams and understanding what they need firsthand.

Because the best People support starts with being present, this role must be based in one of our core markets: New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, or DMV.

• Serve as an approachable and trusted point of contact for team members and restaurant leaders.

• Support recruiting and hiring across restaurant and Support Team roles.

• Assist with employee relations matters, including documentation, investigations, and manager support.

• Coordinate key moments throughout the employee lifecycle, from onboarding and orientation through offboarding.

• Provide administrative support across payroll, benefits, leaves, and employee records.

• Help maintain compliance with employment practices, policies, and required documentation.

• Maintain accurate and confidential information across People systems.

• Support People Team programs, projects, and company-wide initiatives.

• Build strong relationships by spending time in our restaurants and staying connected to the needs of our teams.

• Bring flexibility, sound judgment, and a team-first mindset as business priorities and People needs evolve.

• 2-3 years of experience in Human Resources, People Operations, recruiting, or another people-focused role.

• A genuine interest in growing within the People + Culture field and developing experience across multiple areas of HR.

• A people-first approach and a strong desire to help others.

• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities.

• Clear and engaging written and verbal communication skills.

• The ability to build effective relationships with team members and leaders at every level of the organization.

• Sound judgment and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with care.

• A proactive working style and the ability to think independently while solving problems collaboratively.

• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities may evolve.

• Experience working with Paycom HRIS or Greenhouse ATS is a plus.

• Experience supporting hourly or restaurant teams is a plus.

• Spanish-language skills are a plus.

• The ability to travel regularly between Dig restaurants and work onsite multiple days each week.

Dig Inn is a growing fast-casual restaurant group with locations across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. We’re here to elevate home cooking by sourcing great ingredients and serving scratch-made food that is simple, real, and delicious. Sounds good? Tastes even better.

Each of our restaurants is run by a chef and an entire culinary team dedicated to cooking from scratch all day, every day. We’ve trained a generation of chefs and cooks from the ground up because we believe knife skills are life skills.

We’re focused on doing things right and building our business around good food and great people. All of this adds up to what we’re about: real ingredients, real cooking, real food.

Dig Inn believes in the power of a shared table to bring people together, and we are committed to building a culturally inclusive team. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Dig Inn reserves the right to add or modify duties and responsibilities based on the evolving needs of the business. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Dig Inn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, ancestry, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related conditions, unemployment status, gender identity or expression, transgender status or gender dysphoria, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, national origin, citizenship, disability, covered veteran or military status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, caregiver or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.