Banquet Cook

Sage Hospitality; Aurora (CO); Sur place; USD 36 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Exclusive discounts

Health coverage

Employee dining discounts

Résumé du poste

The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club, operating under Sage Hospitality on the UC Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, seeks a kitchen cook to ensure top-line service and strict sanitation. You will verify recipes, manage line setup, and support buffet operations while working mornings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities include following recipe cards, maintaining portion standards, rotating stock, and identifying shortages.

Qualifications

• Team-oriented with the ability to communicate across kitchen staff.
• Knowledge of cooking practices and kitchen procedures.
• Ability to follow recipe cards and SOPs.

Responsabilités

• Check items against recipe cards and use records for quality and portioning.
• Monitor line setup and ensure efficiency during meal periods.
• Maintain equipment and adhere to the 'clean as you go' policy.
• Prepare food to consistent standards following recipes and dupe notes.
• Rotate perishables, date containers, and manage stock levels.
• Note shortages and assist in stocking buffet areas.
• Return unused items to storage with proper dating and containment.
• Help develop plans to control food costs and reduce waste.

Connaissances

Teamwork

Communication

Food safety

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Description du poste

Why us?

Applications open until 11/07/2026 or until filled.

Position does require open job availability (must work mornings/weekends/holidays).

A Modern Pioneer's Retreat at the Heart of Colorado InnovationNestled within the dynamic UC Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club is where innovation meets rejuvenation. Designed as a refined gathering place, our boutique hotel invites business leaders, global thinkers, students, and creatives to connect, collaborate, and recharge. Reflecting the pioneering spirit of the West, The Benson offers a luxurious yet approachable atmosphere-a sanctuary where hospitality, discovery, and community flourish.

Job Overview

To ensure proper service from the front line through quality control and ensuring proper sanitation levels.

Responsibilities

• Check all items against the recipe cards, verify that use records are followed for all items served and that food is presented in an efficient, quality manner.
• Monitor the line set up prior to all meal functions to ensure maximum efficiency during meal periods.
• Monitor the equipment maintenance and kitchen "clean as you go" policy to ensure strict adherence.
• 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 all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.
• Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
• Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
• Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
• Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.
• 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 all food containers and rotate as per the SOP, making sure that all perishables are kept at proper temperatures.
• Check pars for shift use, determine necessary preparation, freezer pull and line set up.
• Note any out-of-stock items or possible shortages.
• Assist in keeping buffet stocked.
• Return all food items not used on next shift to designed storage areas, being sure to cover/date all perishables.
• Assist in setting up plans and actions to correct any food cost problems; control food waste, loss and usage per SOP.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

• High school education or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience required by position is from one to two full years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).

Knowledge/Skills

• Requires an ability to work as a team member and an ability to communicate with kitchen staff.
• Knowledge of cooking and the practices and procedures of a kitchen in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work.

Physical Demands

• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying: Position regularly involves lifting food cases and metros weighing up to 70 lbs. Items include food, small equipment -75% of the time.
• Periodic climbing required.
• Bending of the knees does become necessary when using the lower oven for cooking, 5-10 times a day.
• Mobility -full range of mobility and the ability to travel 30-50 feet on a regular basis throughout the day.
• Continuous standing -during preparation, during service hours or during expediting, usually all day.
• Must have moderate hearing to hear equipment timers and communicate with other staff.
• Must have excellent vision to see that product is prepared appropriately.
• Must have moderate comprehension and literacy to read use records and all special requests.
• Lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying.

Environment

• Inside 95% of 8 hours. Going in the freezer temperatures can be -10 degrees. On the front line, temperatures can be over 100 degrees.

Benefits

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