Cook III - Limelight Ketchum

Job Summary

The Cook III helps with station assignments and prepares hot and cold foods for the restaurant according to Chef De Cuisine's specifications. This position is responsible for preparing and cooking a variety of food items following established recipes and safety standards. The Cook III position requires maintaining cleanliness and organization in the kitchen while ensuring food is prepared in a timely manner and to the highest quality standards. This position reports to the Chef De Cuisine.

Essential Job Functions/Key Responsibilities

• Prepare & serve food items according to standardized recipes and chef specifications
• Follow daily preparation list to ensure items are ready for service
• Cook food to order
• Work and maintain sauté, grill, and roasting stations
• Help organize kitchen items including, dry goods, kitchen equipment, storage containers, cleaning supplies, and food deliveries
• Set up, work, and breakdown station
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work environment, participate in pre and post shift cleaning and organization to include but not limited to kitchen equipment, walk in fridge/freezer storage, dry storage, trash, recycle, mopping, sweeping
• Work closely with kitchen team members to ensure smooth operation and effective communication during food service
• Submit production needs for following day by shift end

Qualifications

• Culinary degree or equivalent preferred
• 1 year of food preparation experience preferred
• ServSafe or similar food safety course certification preferred

Additional Information

• Work Environment & Physical Demands
• Ability to reach, crouch, kneel, stand, walk or be on your feet for extended periods of time
• Regularly work in wet, hot and humid conditions for extended periods of time and may be required to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces
• Must be able to occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs. individually or with assistance (weight limits can vary according to position, but no more than 50)

Job Benefits

• Enrollment dates differ across the various programs.
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Programs
• Flexible Spending Account Programs
• Life Insurance Programs
• Paid Time Off Programs
• Paid Leave Programs
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes
• Other company perks

Reasonable Accommodations

To request accommodation during the application and interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at 970-300-7700.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Aspen One is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran).

Company Overview

Aspen One provides authentic and contemporary connections to their communities and the adventures that surround them. Each Limelight hotel is inspired by place, united by purpose, defined by you and set in the heart of elevated and unique locations, each carefully designed with distinctive design and purposeful functionality, created to evoke a sense of place and a point of view. Current locations include those across Colorado in Aspen, Snowmass, Denver, and Boulder (opened August 2025); Ketchum, Idaho; Mammoth, California (opened December 2025); and Charleston, South Carolina (coming in 2028).