Full-time Lead Line Cook

Sage Hospitality • Denver, CO

9d • $21 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

Prepare food items in accordance with production requirements and quality standards while maintaining a safe, sanitary work environment. The role is at Toro Latin Kitchen & Lounge at Hotel Clio, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Denver’s Cherry Creek North district. The position includes preparing food according to recipe cards and production and portion standards, setting up the line, and maintaining food safety and quality practices.

Requirements

• High school education or equivalent experience.
• Minimum one year of food service or related work.
• Knowledge of cooking and kitchen practices and procedures to perform non-repetitive analytical work.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry food cases and equipment weighing up to 70 pounds regularly.
• Ability to climb periodically and bend at the knees when using the lower oven, approximately 5–10 times a day.
• Full range of mobility and ability to travel 30–50 feet regularly throughout the day.
• Ability to stand continuously during preparation, service, or expediting, usually all day.
• Ability to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
• Ability to see that products are prepared appropriately.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions and communicate verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare food of consistent quality following recipe cards and production and portion standards, per dupe from servers.
• Start food items that are prepared ahead of time, making sure not to prepare more than estimated needs.
• Date food containers and rotate them according to SOP, keeping perishables at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation and freezer pulls, and set up the line.
• Note out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
• Assist in keeping the buffet stocked.
• Return unused food items to designated storage areas for the next shift, covering and dating perishables.
• Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct food-cost problems; control food waste, loss, and usage according to SOP.

Benefits

• Supplemental pay: percentage of service charges based on restaurant revenue.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Paid time off for vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Marriott and Sage hotels, restaurants, and more.
• One hot meal per shift in the associate cafeteria.
• Discounted covered garage parking available for purchase.
• Eligible to participate in the Employee Referral Bonus Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED