Chef de Cuisine

Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodating PTO

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k

Ancillary benefits

Job summary

Makeready LLC seeks a passionate Sous Chef to lead and inspire the culinary team at Halcyon, a hotel in Denver. You will help plan and design menus, organize staff for efficiency, and ensure timely kitchen operations meeting high quality standards.

You may step in for the Executive Chef to direct food preparation when needed. You will address issues calmly, train team members, and enforce sanitation and safety standards while maintaining a positive, collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Sous Chef highly preferred.
• Excellent food preparation skills.
• Patient, understanding and detailed personality.
• Keen eye for detail for cleanliness and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation and design of all food menus.
• Organize the team for success.
• Ensure the kitchen operates timely to meet quality standards.
• Fill in for the executive chef in planning and directing food preparation.
• Solve issues and manage troublesome situations.
• Train culinary team, establish schedules and enforce sanitation and safety rules.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Food preparation skills

Detail oriented

Cleanliness and efficiency

Job description

Requested Tasks

• Help in the preparation and design of all food menus
• organizing the team for success
• Ensure the kitchen operates in a timely way to meet quality standards
• Fill in for the executive chef in planning and directing food preparation, when necessary
• Solve any issues that arise and seize control of any problematic situation
• Train culinary team members, establishing schedules and enforcing sanitation regulations and safety standards

Requested Capabilities

• Prior experience as a Sous Chef highly preferred
• Excellent food preparation skills
• Patient, understanding and detailed personality
• Keen eye for detail for cleanliness and efficiency

The ultimate 'non-hotel,’ Halcyon’s 154-rooms blur the lines between hotel and gracious home with considered comfort, attention to detail and an impressive art collection. Adding to a level of thoughtful prestige is our proud accomplishment of being named Denver’s only AAA 4-Diamond independent hotel in 2023, as well as being named one of Denver’s “Best Places to Work.”

This individual is passionate, positive, creative, and cares deeply about the team that they lead. Primary responsibilities include everything from organizing the team for success, sourcing product, working closely with the restaurant team, and planning and execution of new menu items all while ensuring that the restaurant meets its financial targets. In addition, this role will serve to establish standards of excellence within the hotel’s overall F&B program and work closely with the Executive Chef to facilitate a seamless production program for all Food & Beverage outlets. We will hire for passion, culture, positive energy and willingness to do what it takes while maintaining humility and grace under pressure.

As part of the Makeready collection, we proudly offer a variety of thoughtful benefits and perks for eligible team members including accommodating PTO, medical/dental/vision benefits, 401k and a wide range of additional ancillary benefits. The health, happiness and well-being of our team is our top priority.

We take pride in our Guiding Principles to help define how we successfully work together. We follow them not out of duty but live by them instinctively.

Makeready LLC and its affiliated entities are proud to encourage and support an environment where everyone can be a successful team member as their true independent self. We are an equal opportunity workplace and employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, disability, gender/sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status. We are committed to building a team and a workplace where we are all able to be successful based solely on our individual qualifications, experience, abilities and job performance.

Job Close Date: 10/31/26 or until filled.