Banquet Steward | Part-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.

This Banquet Steward position is responsible for the overall execution of the Banquet Event Orders (BEOS) and transportation of requested items to function location. Position responsibilities further include assisting the culinary staff with plating food and the retrieval of all equipment at end of function.

This role pays an hourly rate of $27.47-$29.47 (per CBA).

Benefits as per the union agreement.

This position will remain open until April 17 2026.

McCormick Place Convention Center the largest and most versatile convention facility on the continent. Located along Chicagos stunning lakefront and minutes from downtown our facility offers over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. McCormick Place consisting of four state of the art buildings is perfect for conferences trade shows corporate events and exhibitions of any size. With top tier amenities cutting-edge infrastructure and views of Chicagos skyline McCormick Place delivers a world-class event experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pick and pull food orders according to Banquet Event Orders and deliver to function site
• Distribute food to servers for large banquet functions or as needed
• Assist with box lunch assembly
• Assist in storing or discarding any leftover covered food items from food distribution areas after function has ended.
• Discard outdated food items from food and beverage coolers
• Responsible for brewing of all coffee bulk teas (including iced tea) hot chocolate and lemonade for banquet functions and delivery of said items for all functions.
• Clean and sanitize all coffee brewers and brewing areas
• Clean and sanitize all pantry and service areas including coffee stations and beverage equipment when needed
• Clean all food and beverage docks empty trash and monitorcompactor usage daily
• Organize all food and beverage equipment in equipment holding areas
• Pick and pull equipment for banquet functions and transport to function site
• Retrieve and move all equipment (clean and dirty) at the end of banquet functions and transport to proper designated areas.
• Gather equipment for food distribution (queen Marys speed racks hot boxes caves etc.)
• Cleaning of any equipment item that is needed for a function at time of executing an equipment pull.
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

For Plated Functions Banquet Steward shall:

Execute requisitions keep extra oval trays on breakdown stations tray up ten (10) salads from sheet pans to oval trays (pre-set salads would be given to servers on rolling racks to take into the room and place) tray called items-10 or less.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Educational Requirement:

• Must have a High School Diploma/GED
• Must have sufficient math ability to accurately add subtract divide multiply and perform other basic business math calculations and pass basic math skills test.
• Must speak be able to read and understand English well enough to converse with customers supervisors and employees.
• Understand written and oral direction and communicate effectively with others.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must possess good organizational skills
• Must have ability to follow directions and effectively perform the work
• Ability to work closely with others
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment; sense of urgency
• Must have a pleasant personality and adhere to Uniform Standards policy
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work various shifts and hours to include holidays and weekends
• Ability to take tasks that are not clearly defined and appropriately define problem propose and implement solutions

Computer Skills:

• This position does not require computer skills.

Certificates Licenses Registrations:

• No certifications are required.

Physical Demands:

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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.