Sous Chef

Crescent Careers • Denver, CO

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Source Hotel, located in Denver's vibrant RiNo Art District, is a modern retreat blending industrial character with contemporary elegance. It's part of a dynamic marketplace with artisanal dining, craft beverages, and curated retail, offering guests an immersive experience celebrating creativity, culture, and community. The hotel provides a thoughtfully designed space with an atmosphere of inspired hospitality, aiming to be a destination to discover. They are seeking a Sous Chef to manage all aspects of the kitchen and its personnel, ensuring quality preparation of menu items and proper food handling/storage according to standards. This role involves coordinating food purchases, maintaining menus, and managing approved food and labor costs.

Requirements

• Responsible for all aspects of managing the kitchen and kitchen personnel.
• Ensuring the quality preparation of all menu items and proper handling/storage of all food items in accordance with standards.
• Coordinate the purchase of all food and maintain menus.
• Maintaining approved food costs and labor costs.
• Maintain complete knowledge of and ensure associate compliance with all departmental/hotel policies and procedures.
• Train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Establish the day's priorities and assign production and preparation tasks for staff to execute.
• Create daily menu specials and receive feedback from Executive Chef.
• Review banquet event orders and make note of any changes.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear directions to staff.
• Take physical inventory of specified food items for daily inventory.
• Requisition the day’s supplies and ensure that they are received and stored correctly.
• Communicate needs with Purchasing and Storeroom personnel.
• Ensure quality of products received.
• Meet with the Steward to review equipment needs, banquet plate up assistance, cleaning schedule/project status, health/safety and sanitation follow up.
• Always remain professional, and treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances.
• Be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones.
• Have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.
• Adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a similar role within the hospitality industry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain complete knowledge of and ensure associate compliance with all departmental/hotel policies and procedures.
• Train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication, and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Establish the day's priorities and assign production and preparation tasks for staff to execute.
• Create daily menu specials and receive feedback from the Executive Chef.
• Review banquet event orders and make note of any changes.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing to provide clear directions to staff.
• Take physical inventory of specified food items for daily inventory.
• Requisition the day’s supplies and ensure they are received and stored correctly. Communicate needs with Purchasing and Storeroom personnel. Ensure quality of products received.
• Meet with the Steward to review equipment needs, banquet plate up assistance, cleaning schedule/project status, health/safety, and sanitation follow-up.

Benefits

• Highly competitive wages
• An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates & your family members
• RSP/401K matching program for eligible associates
• Discounts with our Crescent managed properties in North America for you and your family members

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed