Banquets - Sous Chef

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Awesome rewards package

Health and welfare plans

401(k) / College Savings Plan / ESOP

Paid vacation & holidays

Free colleague meals

Transit passes

Educational assistance

Discounted rooms

Job summary

Thompson Denver, a member of the Hyatt collection, seeks a Banquet Sous Chef to lead the banquet kitchen, coordinate with events, and craft high-quality menus for meetings and events hosted at the hotel.

The ideal candidate will oversee cooking, training, scheduling, and guest experience, while upholding Thompson brand standards and hospitality values in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• In-depth skills and knowledge of all kitchen operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills.
• Experience with training, basic financial management and customer service.
• A true desire to exceed guest expectations in a fast paced environment.
• Capable of producing a consistent product in a timely manner.
• Strong training and communication skills.
• Formal culinary education and/or hotel experience preferred.
• Flexibility to support operations across meal periods, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assume liaison role between Banquets and hotel departments.
• Oversee preparation and cooking for banquet functions and hotel needs.
• Develop and implement creative menus meeting Thompson standards.
• Ensure food quality and presentation meet client expectations.
• Manage banquet steward scheduling and training.
• Be present for EO Meetings and Pre-Cons.
• Plan and execute special events and holiday functions.
• Manage kitchen staff through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, and hiring.
• May supervise other leadership roles including supervisors and leads.
• Lead team toward exceptional guest service and staff satisfaction.
• Monitor production, ordering, cost, and daily quality.
• Ensure safety and sanitation of kitchen facilities and equipment.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Relationship skills

Education

Culinary education or training

Job description

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Bring your culinary leadership skills to the Thompson Denver.

When you stay at the Thompson Denver, you are welcomed as a resident. With intuitive service, each guest is provided a tailored experience, enhancing personal travel journeys and bridging connections to the local perspective. Thompson Hotels are located in timeless destinations, creating the kind of distinct experiences that can transform your day, your tripor even your life.

This is not your typical career opportunity. At Thompson Denver, a member of the Hyatt collection, we believe our team members can thrive in an empowered, supportive, creative and energetic environment.

We’re looking for an individual who embodies the luxury lifestyle experience. An ideal Thompson team member has enthusiasm for creating unique experiences in a culture of great design and superlative service, with a sharp sense of humor. This candidate will have a passion for exceptional hotel service and can express that belief in an atmosphere of spontaneity and authenticity.

At Thompson, we believe our guests select our hotel because of our caring and attentive colleagues who are focused on providing intuitive service and meaningful experiencestailored to each guest experience.We are a place where high expectations aren't just met-they're exceeded. It's a place of outstanding rewards, where talent opens doors to exciting challenges in the hospitality industry. It's a place where career opportunities are as unlimited as your imagination. Discover your place to shine in our warm, respectful, and inclusive culture.

The Banquet Sous Chef is to manage the Banquet Kitchen and work with the Events team to create, implement and maintain quality menus and food for meetings and events hosted at the hotel. The Sous Chef will be expected to be responsible for the entire Banquet Kitchen operation including cooking, cleaning, organizing, ordering, and menu planning. The ideal Sous Chef will accomplish their tasks by monitoring the daily functions of the banquet’s kitchen team, including providing support and guidance to the culinary team, ending in a positive guest experience.

This role will embody our leadership expectations: Championing Hyatt’s Purpose & Values, Experiment to Improve, Drive for Impact and Develop Diverse Talent. This leader will also demonstrate our values of empathy, wellbeing, respect, integrity, experimentation and inclusion.

Responsibilities include:

Assume the role of liaison between Banquets and all other hotel departments.

Oversee the preparation and cooking of food items for hotel Banquet functions and activations, hotel cafeteria, hotel coffee shop and any additional culinary needs.

Develop and implement creative menu items that adhere to Thompson Hotels brand standards.

Ensure food quality and presentation is up to property standard and meets/exceeds client expectation.

Responsible for managing banquet steward scheduling and training.

Be present and active for all EO Meetings and Pre-Cons.

Plan, coordinate & implement special events and holiday functions.

Manage hourly kitchen colleagues through scheduling, payroll, training, coaching, evaluating and hiring.

May manage other key culinary leadership rolls including supervisors and leads

Lead and coach the team towards achieving exceptional guest service and colleagues’ satisfaction results.

Monitor food production, ordering, cost, and quality and consistency on a daily basis.

Ensure proper safety and sanitation of all kitchen facilities and equipment.

The budgeted range for this position is $70,000-$85,000. Actual pay will be commensurate with experience.

Benefits:

• We have you covered with an awesome rewards package!
• Health and welfare plans? We have a range of choices for you and your eligible dependents.
• Financial wellbeing? Opt into our 401(k) plan, College Saving Plan or the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• We don’t want to leave out our lifestyle benefits including paid vacation, holidays and sick leave, family bonding time, adoption assistance, discounted and complimentary rooms at Hyatt locations across the globe, free colleague meals during shifts, transit passes, wellbeing and educational assistance.
• Don’t forget, full-time and part-time colleagues are able to use accrued vacation time after 90 days of employment!

Our Values: Empathy | Integrity | Respect | Inclusion | Experimentation | Wellbeing

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Qualifications

• In-depth skills and knowledge of all kitchen operations.
• Possess strong leadership, communication, organization and relationship skills.
• Experience with training, basic financial management and customer service.
• A true desire to exceed guest expectations in a fast paced customer service environment.
• Capable of producing a consistent product in a timely manner.
• Strong training and communication skills.
• Culinary education and/or on the job training, hotel experience preferred.
• Flexibility to support food and beverage operations that are open breakfast through dinner, including weekends and holidays.