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Sous Chef

Makeready LLC • Denver, CO 80206 • Posted 12 days ago via ZipRecruiter

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The Sous Chef at Halcyon, a Makeready property, is responsible for aligning the culinary team to achieve excellence in all aspects of food and beverage. This role involves recipe development, menu creation, food and labor cost monitoring, and training the culinary team. The Sous Chef will also ensure food is prepared properly, safely, and with a high degree of detail and excellence, maintaining complete control of the back of house kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

  • Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities
  • Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards
  • Monitor food and labor costs
  • Recruit, manage, train and develop culinary team members
  • Give prepared plates the final touch
  • Implement/monitor and document relevant food safety program

Qualifications

Required

  • Prior experience as an Executive Chef
  • Leadership experience and presence
  • A keen eye for detail related to food preparation and presentation
  • Excellent food handling skills
  • Ability to research what new food trends are emerging, and develop them according to concept

Full Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The ultimate 'non-hotel,’ Halcyon’s 154-rooms blur the lines between hotel and gracious home with considered comfort, attention to detail and an impressive art collection. Adding to a level of thoughtful prestige is our proud accomplishment of being named Denver’s only AAA 4-Diamond independent hotel in 2023, as well as being named one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work.”


This individual is passionate and cares deeply about the connections that can come from a great conversation and a shared meal. The primary role of this position is to align the culinary team to achieve the collective goal of excellence in all aspects of F&B. In addition to the creation of a restaurant's menu and identity, the Executive Chef will develop and mentor a unified team of hospitalitarians. From recipe development to execution, they take the lead and ensure that food is prepared properly, safely, and with a high degree of detail and excellence. You will be “the chief” and maintain complete control of the back of house, kitchen operations, and work closely with the F&B GM to ensure an impeccable guest experience.


Requested Tasks

-Plan and direct food preparation and culinary activities

-Modify menus or create new ones that meet quality standards

-Monitor food and labor costs

-Recruit, manage, train and develop culinary team members

-Give prepared plates the final touch

-Implement/monitor and document relevant food safety program


Requested Capabilities

-Prior experience as an Executive Chef

-Leadership experience and presence

-A keen eye for detail related to food preparation and presentation

-Excellent food handling skills

-Ability to research what new food trends are emerging, and develop them according to concept "


As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks for eligible team members including accommodating PTO/PTO exchange, medical/dental/vision benefits, maternity/paternity leave, pet insurance, company-matched dependent care & 401k, student loan repayment program and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority.



We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively.


Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.

Job Close Date 10/31/2024 or until filled.