Sous Chef

About the role

The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, nestled within the dynamic UC Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, is a boutique hotel where innovation meets rejuvenation. This position manages the kitchen staff in the daily production, preparation, and presentation of all food for the hotel's restaurant(s) and room service, ensuring a safe, sanitary, and profitable operation that meets all standards and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations, including food production, preparation, and presentation for restaurant(s) and room service.
• Monitor and control food and labor costs; prepare reports, charts, and schedules to ensure budgets are met or exceeded while maintaining quality.
• Assist the Executive Chef in creating and implementing menu and production changes.
• Manage human resources in the kitchen, including interviewing, hiring, scheduling, training, coaching, conducting performance reviews, and recommending discipline or termination as needed.
• Schedule and manage the maintenance and sanitation of the kitchen, equipment, and related areas to ensure a safe and compliant work environment.
• Promote the Accident Prevention Program to minimize liabilities and related expenses.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent.
• One to two full years of experience in a related position, either with this company or another organization.
• Advanced knowledge of food service principles and practices, including management of people, complex problems, and food and beverage operations.

Physical Demands

• Lifting, pushing, pulling, and carrying (e.g., food, small equipment) up to 75% of the time, primarily due to banquet production.
• Bending of the knees (e.g., using lower ovens) 5-10 times per day.
• Full range of mobility, including traveling 30-50 feet regularly throughout the day.
• Continuous standing during preparation, service hours, or expediting, often all day.
• Ability to hear equipment timers and communicate with staff.
• Ability to visually ensure product preparation meets standards.
• Moderate to excellent comprehension and literacy for reading records, special requests, budgets, and reports.

Work Environment

• 100% indoor work during an 8-hour shift.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures: freezer temperatures as low as -10 degrees and front-line temperatures exceeding 100 degrees.

Schedule

• Open job availability required, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

• Marriott and Sage Hotels and Restaurant discounts worldwide.
• Free on-site parking.
• One free hot meal per shift.
• Free RTD EcoPass.
• Competitive benefits package, including health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Company-paid short-term disability.
• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Eligibility to participate in the company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.
• Employee assistance program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Eligibility to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program (up to $1,000 per referral).

Pay

USD $55,000.00 - USD $60,000.00 per year.