Cook | Part-Time | Chickie's & Pete's

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.

The Cook is responsible for the daily preparation cooking and plating of all food orders in an efficient safe and attractive manner.

This role pays an hourly rate of $12.00-$15.00

Benefits for Part-Time roles: 401(k) Savings Plan and 401(k) matching

This position will remain open until May 1 2026.

PPL Center is a state-of-the-art multipurpose arena in downtown Allentown PA and home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The arena seats more than 10000 for concerts and more than 8500 for Lehigh Valley Phantoms professional hockey games making it the regions largest events venue.

The amenities-packed PPL Center hosts more than 150 events each year offering something for everyone including the Lehigh Valley Phantoms the AHL affiliate of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers live concerts family shows trade shows youth sports high school and collegiate events conferences graduations and so many more.

Chickies & Petes is a full-service bar and restaurant located within PPL Center serving lunch Tuesday through Friday and open for events.

• Maintain a positive respectful attitude at all times
• Perform food preparation duties when needed
• Check food for quality and presentation before serving
• Ensure food is handled in a sanitary manner
• Set up stations according to restaurant guidelines
• Follow recipes portion controls and presentation specifications as set by Chickies & Petes. All food items must be prepared according to the menu build
• Restock all items as needed throughout shift
• Clean/maintain station by practicing good safety sanitation and organizational skills
• Assist with the cleaning sanitation and organization of the kitchen walk-in coolers and all storage areas
• Ensure proper temperatures are maintained on cooking and refrigeration equipment
• Communicated effectively with the Expeditor
• Awareness of food allergies and possible areas of cross-contamination
• Attend all scheduled employee meetings
• Additional tasks as assigned by management
• Work together as a team
• Perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions that require moderate strength including cleaning climbing lifting walking balancing and handling of materials. Must be able to stand for long periods of time.

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• Must be 18 or over
• One to two years of experience as a line cook fast-paced restaurant cook or prep cook preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a friendly positive attitude with co-workers management staff volunteers and guests
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights weekends some holidays and long hours
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Must perform physical activities in a variety of environmental conditions that require moderate strength including cleaning climbing lifting walking balancing and handling of materials. Must be able to stand for long periods of time

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.