Executive Sous Chef | Full-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development management and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential highest attended arenas convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions on the planet.

OVG Hospitality has an immediate opening for an Executive Sous Chef at McCormick Place Convention Center. This position reports to the Director of Culinary Innovations with responsibilities to include purchasing inventory control scheduling and managing culinary staff food safety program cost of goods accountability labor management food production and quality control.

This role will pay a salary of $90000 to $115000.

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health Dental and Vision Insurance 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) matching and Paid Time Off (vacation days sick days and 11 holidays)

This position will remain open until October 3 2025.

McCormick Place Convention Center located in downtown Chicago is the largest and most flexible convention center in North America. With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space the campus proudly hosts some of the worlds largest and most prestigious conventions meetings and trade shows welcoming approximately 3 million visitors to Chicago every year.

• Create the production schedule to meet business demands.
• Lead plan and execute Restaurant and Concession Operation
• Recipe development
• Continually manage monitor and seek labor efficiencies to reduce costs improve product output and enhance overall guest experience.
• Maintain and manage Union culinary and stewarding personnel to meet labor and production objectives.
• Inspect recipe compliance and quality control are met throughout the production process.
• Maintain health department scores of 90 or above and OVGS party audit score of 95 or above.
• Maintain food costs and budget goals.
• Attend internal event-related meetings and relay immediate changes to other internal departments.
• Coordinate with the Director of Food and Beverage Retail and the Director of WINTRUST Arena to verify and reconcile production and sellable items.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Maintain brand standard for operations to include WINTRUST Arena LaBrea Starbucks 23^rd Street Caf and companys internal brands.
• Support train and implement companys sustainability objective and goals.
• Develop a solid understanding and comply with units Collective Bargaining Agreements

• High School Diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED)
• Minimum of 4 years as a Sous Chef in a high-volume location and or Culinary Degree
• Prior experience in a Union environment a plus
• Strong Computer literate (i.e. Word Excel PowerPoint Access)
• Must be flexible have a sense of urgency be able to respond quickly and resourcefully to internal and external issues.
• Physical demands including walking and standing for 8 to 10 hours.

At OVG we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation strengthens ourpeople improves ourservice and raises ourexcellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (protected class) including but not limited to veteran status uniform service member status race color religion sex national origin age physical or mental disability genetic information or any other protected class under federal state or local law.