Cafe Executive Sous Chef | Full Time | Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management hospitality and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015 the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas stadiums convention centers music festivals performing arts centers and cultural institutions spanning four continents.

The Cafe Executive Sous Chef must provide a high level of event oversight culinary proficiency and operational/personnel support to ensure the smooth running of the operations. A critical function of the Executive Sous Chef will be to actively mentor train and help employees meet company quality standards and to promote a positive enthusiastic and cooperative work environment.

This role will pay a yearly salary of $75000 to $85000.

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 July 24 2026.

Oak View Grou is launching a high-volume multi-concept café inside the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art designed to serve as a dynamic culinary hub within one of Los Angeles most exciting new cultural destinations. This is not a traditional café.The operation will feature 7 distinct culinary concepts running simultaneously serving 150270 guests at a time in a fast-paced highly dynamic environment. This is a precision-driven systems-based kitchen where execution organization and leadership are everything. We are seeking an elite Executive Sous Chef someone who thrives in complexity thinks several steps ahead and knows how to build structure in fast-moving high-volume environments. This role is for a true operator.

• Lead daily kitchen execution across multiple concepts simultaneously.
• Drive organization structure and systems to ensure smooth high-volume service.
• Act as a command center during servicemanaging flow pacing and communication across stations.
• Train develop and hold accountable a large and diverse culinary team.
• Ensure consistency quality and speed across all concepts and service periods.
• Oversee prep systems production planning and station readiness at scale.
• Partner with leadership on labor deployment scheduling and productivity.
• Support ordering inventory and food cost controls with discipline.
• Maintain exceptional standards in cleanliness organization and food safety.
• Anticipate challenges before they happenand solve them in real time.

• Minimum of 3-5 years in Sous Chef or Executive Sous Chef role in high-volume complex kitchen operations.
• Proven experience managing large teams and multi-station or multi-concept operations.
• Exceptional organizational skills and systems thinking.
• Ability to lead under pressure in fast-paced high-demand environments.
• Strong understanding of prep systems production flow and kitchen logistics.
• High level of accountability urgency and attention to detail.
• Natural leaderrespected decisive and solutions-oriented.
• Experience in food halls hotels stadiums or large-scale operations strongly preferred.
• Opening experience is a major plus.
• Technical proficiency and experience demonstrating verifiable knowledge of food preparation methods.
• Ability to recognize problems and to creatively and expeditiously find solutions. Ability to set priorities and use initiative; solid decision-maker.
• Ability to be detail-oriented multitask and effectively prioritize in a continuously changing environment.
• Ability to be self-directed while working in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule; able and willing to work nights weekends and long hours.
• Knowledge of and skill in using computer software including MS Word/Excel/Outlook.
• Maintains a current food handlers card and alcohol service permit if required by state or local government.

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.