Restaurant-Stewarding | 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 Restaurant-Stewarding position is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the overall back of house operations of the Food and Beverage responsibilities include the thorough cleaning of equipment and facilities to ensure proper sanitation standards are adhered to.

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

Benefits as per the union agreement.

This position will remain open until April 24 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:

• Washes pots pans and traps; maintains neat appearance of working areas and cleaning equipment storage areas.
• Scrapes food off of rinse and hand wash dishes or use a dishwasher.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors restaurant locations including Pods Branded Locations etc.
• Empty the garbage from all the restaurant locations in the Back of House
• Cleans the floor mats and the floor in the restaurant locations at the end of the night as requested.
• Cleans garbage cans and waste receptacles
• Clean and sanitize entire restaurant areas including storage areas hallways and elevators.
• Clean and sanitize restaurant coolers and discard outdated items.
• Clean and sanitize restaurant restrooms and locker rooms as directed.
• Adheres to cleaning schedules.
• Store all equipment in proper storage areas.
• Fill out dish machine logs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by Supervisor

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

Educational Requirements:

• 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:

• Valid Food Handler Certification is 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.

Physical Requirement:

• Must be able to Stand for minimum of: 8 hours
• Must be able to Lift 25pounds
• Must be able to Sit for minimum of: 0 hours
• Must be able to Push 25pounds
• Ability to move heavy (200 pounds) wheeled carts.
• While performing the duties of this job one must have the physical ability to maneuver around McCormick Place at times.
• The employee may be regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop kneel crouch or crawl and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to focus.

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described under the headings may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

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.