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Senior Sous Chef

Posted February 26, 2023

The St. Regis Aspen Resort
Aspen, CO
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About This Job

Job Number

23015560

Job Category

Food and Beverage & Culinary

Location

The St. Regis Aspen Resort, 315 East Dean Street, Aspen, Colorado, United States VIEW ON MAP

Schedule

Full-Time

Located Remotely?

N

Relocation?

N

Position Type

Management

Job Summary

Accountable for overall success of the daily kitchen operations. Exhibits culinary talents by personally performing tasks while leading the staff and managing all food related functions. Works to continually improve guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining the operating budget. Supervises all kitchen areas to ensure a consistent, high quality product is produced. Responsible for guiding and developing staff including direct reports. Must ensure sanitation and food standards are achieved.

Candidate Profile

Education And Experience
  • High school diploma or GED; 4 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

    OR

  • 2-year degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts, Hotel and Restaurant Management, or related major; 2 years experience in the culinary, food and beverage, or related professional area.

    Core Work Activities

    Leading Culinary Team

  • Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
  • Supervises and manages employees. Managing all day-to-day operations. Understanding employee positions well enough to perform duties in employees' absence.
  • Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
  • Serves as a role model to demonstrate appropriate behaviors.
  • Ensures and maintains the productivity level of employees.
  • Solicits employee feedback, utilizes an "open door" policy and reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns.
  • Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters.
  • Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team.
  • Celebrates successes by publicly recognizing the contributions of team members.
  • Leads shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required specifications.
  • Supervises and coordinates activities of cooks and workers engaged in food preparation.

    Ensuring Culinary Standards And Responsibilities Are Met

  • Develops, designs, or creates new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
  • Supervises kitchen shift operations and ensures compliance with all Food & Beverage policies, standards and procedures.
  • Recognizes superior quality products, presentations and flavor.
  • Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards.
  • Follows proper handling and right temperature of all food products.
  • Ensures employees maintain required food handling and sanitation certifications.
  • Assists Executive Chef with all kitchen operations.
  • Maintains purchasing, receiving and food storage standards.
  • Prepares and cooks foods of all types, either on a regular basis or for special guests or functions.
  • Checks the quality of raw and cooked food products to ensure that standards are met.
  • Assists in determining how food should be presented and creates decorative food displays.

    Ensuring Exceptional Customer Service

  • Provides services that are above and beyond for customer satisfaction and retention.
  • Manages day-to-day operations, ensures the quality, standards and meeting the expectations of the customers on a daily basis.
  • Improves service by communicating and assists individuals to understand guest needs, providing guidance, feedback, and individual coaching when needed.
  • Observes service behaviors of employees and provides feedback to individuals.
  • Strives to improve service performance.
  • Emphasizes guest satisfaction during all departmental meetings and focuses on continuous improvement.
  • Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service.
  • Sets a positive example for guest relations.

    Maintaining Culinary Goals

  • Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
  • Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
  • Understands the impact of departments operation on the overall property financial goals and objectives and manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals.
  • Trains employees in safety procedures.

    Managing And Conducting Human Resource Activities

  • Identifies the developmental needs of others and coaches, mentors, or otherwise helps others to improve their knowledge or skills.
  • Identifies the educational needs of others, develops formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaches or instructs others.
  • Manages payroll administration.
  • Brings issues to the attention of the department manager and Human Resources as necessary.
  • Utilizes the Labor Management System to effectively schedule to business demands and for tracking of employee time and attendance.
  • Reviews staffing levels to ensure that guest service, operational needs and financial objectives are met.
  • Participates in employee progress discipline procedures.
  • Participates in the employee performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
  • Participates in the development and implementation of corrective action plans.

    Additional Responsibilities

  • Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
  • Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
  • Attends and participates in all pertinent meetings.

    The salary range for this position is $58,988.00 to $102,245.00 annually. This position offers health care benefits, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable), life insurance, disability coverage, other life and work wellness benefits and may include incentive compensation. Benefits and incentive compensation may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions. 

  • Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law. Marriott International considers for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

    The St. Regis brand first established luxury hospitality more than 110 years ago, with the opening of the St. Regis New York. From the moment John Jacob Astor IV opened the doors of his Beaux-Arts masterpiece on New York’s Fifth Avenue, St. Regis has stood as a symbol of uncompromising elegance and bespoke service. Today, with more than 40 of the best addresses around the world, St. Regis is a place where trends are born, boundaries are broken and guests can simply live exquisite. We invite you to explore careers at St. Regis.
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    About this Employer

    The St. Regis Aspen Resort

    315 East Dean Street
    Aspen, CO 81611

    (970) 920-3300

    179 Room Resort

    careers.marriott.com

    The St. Regis Aspen Resort

    A contemporary version of a Gilded Age mountainside manor which provides an uncompromising base for arbiters of fine food and wine, connoisseurs of culture and adventure seekers. Located just steps from Aspen’s signature slopes and featuring premier amenities and St. Regis service, welcome to our signature Aspen resort.

    Nestled at the Base of Majestic Aspen Mountain

    Amongst icy mountain streams, shimmering alpine lakes and majestic snow-capped peaks beckons a destination of note. Welcome to The St. Regis Aspen Resort.

    Mountain Resort Luxury

    Enjoy the afternoon or evening in the Shadow Mountain Lodge, boasting great views of Aspen Mountain, or indulge in innovative dining at Chefs Club by FOOD & WINE.

    Warm Tones and Striking Views

    Our guest rooms have been designed to create an uncompromising and sophisticated environment.

    St. Regis Careers

    When St. Regis first opened its doors in 1904 it established the highest standards of hospitality for its privileged guests—a legacy that is embraced and upheld by our staff today. Our staff members thrive on the pursuit of excellence as they fulfill each guest request in an authentic and meaningful way. St. Regis cultivates its staff by providing competitive benefits, exceptional career development opportunities and an enriching environment where they may reach their fullest potential.