Restaurant Junior Sous Chef

Limelight Hotels by Aspen One provide authentic and contemporary connections to their communities and the adventures that surround them. Set in the heart of elevated and unique locations, each Limelight hotel is carefully designed with distinctive design and purposeful functionality, created to evoke a sense of place and a point of view.

Current locations include across Colorado in Aspen, Snowmass, Denver, and Boulder (just opened fall 2025); Ketchum, Idaho; Mammoth, California (coming by the end of 2025); and Charleston, South Carolina (coming in 2028).

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Position Summary 

The Junior Sous Chef supports the Chef de Cuisine in overseeing kitchen operations, ensuring food is prepared and presented according to restaurant standards. They assist with the preparation and cooking of dishes, manage kitchen staff during their shifts, and ensure adherence to food safety regulations. Additionally, they help with inventory control, ordering supplies, and maintaining a clean and organized kitchen environment. This position reports to the Chef de Cuisine.

The budgeted pay range for this position is $25.00 to $30.00 per hour, actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience.

Job Posting Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted until November 25, 2025.

Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities

•    Responsible for the safe handling of food product according to applicable health codes and laws

•    Maintains a clean and sanitary work environment, participate in pre and post shift cleaning and organization to include but not limited to kitchen equipment, walk in fridge/freezer storage, dry storage, trash, recycle, mopping, sweeping

•    Prepares & serves food items according to chef specifications

•    Assists in the daily preparation of task lists to ensure items are ready for service

•    Supervises and assists with training new employees as requested by Restaurant Chef and Sous Chef

•    Supervises storage of food deliveries, looking to ensure adequate food quality and shelf life

•    Works any food station within the restaurant with a high degree of competency and consistency

•    Reports any problems with food product, kitchen equipment or work area to a Chef/Sous chef

•    Interacts with guests during service, if working in a servery restaurant; engages and correct issues as they arise

•    Ensures that Manager is aware of guest comments and concerns

•    Safely uses a knife, able to demonstrate consistency with knife cuts, and able to teach others

•    Safely operates and can train others on the operation of various kitchen equipment including ovens, grill, flattop, soup kettles, slicers, robo-coupe, immersion blender

•    Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience Requirements 

•    Culinary school graduate and/or 3 years of progressive experience in a professional kitchen preferred

•    ServSafe or similar food safety course certification is preferred

•    Prior work experience in a variety of commercial/professional kitchen required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities  

•    Proficient knowledge in guest service 

•    Proficient knowledge of a variety of cooking techniques to include baking, broiling, grilling, sauté, roasting, blanching

•    Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar computer programs 

•    Capable of making sound judgments in fast-paced or emergency situations

•    Ability to lead and manage others

•    Ability to train and develop others

•    Excellent written and spoken English required, Spanish

Work Environment & Physical Demands

•    Ability to reach, crouch, kneel, stand, walk or be on your feet for extended periods of time

•    Regularly work in wet, hot and humid conditions for extended periods of time and may be required to walk on slippery and uneven surfaces

•    Must be able to occasionally lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs. individually or with assistance (weight limits can vary according to position, but no more than 50)

Job Benefits 

This position is classified as a regular full-time position eligible for the following benefits:

Enrollment dates differ across the various programs.  

•    Health, Dental and Vision Insurance Programs

•    Flexible Spending Account Programs

•    Life Insurance Programs

•    Paid Time Off Programs

•    Paid Leave Programs

• k) Savings Plan

•    Employee Ski Pass and Dependent Ski Passes 

•    Other company perks

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. By accepting a position with Aspen One, Aspen Snowmass, Aspen Ventures or Aspen Hospitality you acknowledge that you are able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. To request accommodation during the application and interviewing process, please contact Human Resources at

This job description is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Aspen One is an equal opportunity employer (Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran). At Aspen One, inclusion, equity, and diversity are fundamental to fulfilling our vision of building a better workplace and better world. From our hiring practices through the entire employee experience, we embrace and celebrate the unique experiences, perspectives and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to the workplace. We encourage diverse points of view which allows us to develop innovative solutions to the ever-evolving world of work. Aspen One strives to foster an environment where our employees feel respected, valued and empowered, and our team members are at the forefront of helping us promote and sustain an inclusive workplace that works for all.

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