Lead Cook- Renaissance Hotel Las Vegas

Highgate Hotels is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company, widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. With a dominant presence in major U.S. gateway cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, and Honolulu, Highgate continually expands its footprint in the Caribbean and Latin America. Highly respected for its comprehensive approach to the property cycle, Highgate expertly guides properties through planning, development, recapitalization, and disposition stages. The company manages a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts featuring modern designs and contemporary programming. Utilizing advanced digital tools and industry-leading revenue management techniques, Highgate maximizes asset value by predicting evolving market dynamics to ensure outperformance and sustained growth. Headquartered across multiple corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle, Highgate employs a seasoned executive team comprised of top hotel management professionals, establishing the company as a trusted partner to ownership groups and prominent hotel brands. Visit www.highgate.com for more information. This opportunity is with the Renaissance hotel, the largest smoke-free, non-gaming hotel in Las Vegas, featuring 548 stylish rooms. The Renaissance offers a fresh, welcoming atmosphere for both business and leisure travelers by delivering modern design and sophisticated details throughout its guest rooms, social venues, and signature restaurant, ENVY Steakhouse. The hotel stands out with guest-centric programming including 50-minute fitness classes, Kona Craft Beer offerings, and personalized in-room amenities provided upon arrival at no additional cost. As a Lead Cook at Renaissance Las Vegas, you will play a critical role in supervising and assisting with the preparation of all food items across multiple outlets including Banquets, Room Service, and the Employee Cafeteria. This position requires maintaining the highest standards to produce appealing, appetizing dishes while ensuring cleanliness, sanitation, and safety in kitchen and storage areas. Efficiently minimizing waste and maximizing cost-to-production ratios are key aspects of the role. The Lead Cook supports kitchen operations by organizing storage, preparing buffet food items, adhering to hotel standard recipes for all dishes, and assisting wherever needed to support smooth and efficient kitchen functions. This role demands knowledge of food quality standards, proper sanitation practices, safe food handling, and the ability to operate and maintain kitchen equipment responsibly. The successful candidate must also be adaptable, able to uphold a 'Clean As You Go' policy, and frequently work long hours including standing for entire shifts while managing heavy lifting and operating in varying temperature conditions. Compensation for this hourly role ranges between $24.00 and $25.00 per hour, reflecting the important contribution this position makes to the hotel's culinary excellence and guest satisfaction.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Culinary experience
• Ability to stand for entire shift
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds frequently
• Ability to withstand hot and cold temperature variations
• Flexible availability including long hours
• Knowledge of safe food handling and sanitation
• Adherence to all health and safety regulations
• Ability to follow standard recipes and kitchen procedures