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Sous Chef Events + Private Dining
Job Location:
Job Location:
Webster Groves, MO - USA
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Posted:
9 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
6 October 2026
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Sous Chef Events & Private Dining
The Hall at Olive Oak
Webster Groves MO Full-Time
The Hall at Olive Oak
Webster Groves MO Full-Time
Cook with creativity. Lead with care. Grow across one of St. Louiss most respected restaurant groups.
The Hall at Olive Oak is the private dining and events arm of OO Hospitality Group home to some of St. Louiss most loved restaurants including Olive Oak The Clover and the Bee OO Pizza and Perennial on Lockwood.
We are looking for a Sous Chef to join our Events culinary team. This is not a same chicken different ballroom kind of job. Our events team creates thoughtful seasonal and often highly customized menus for weddings private dinners celebrations corporate events and special gatherings. The food is chef-driven collaborative and personal.
This role is a great fit for a cook or emerging culinary leader who wants mentorship variety and the chance to grow inside a restaurant group with multiple concepts strong culinary leadership and a genuine culture of collaboration.
Why This Role Is Different
As a leader of the Events culinary team you will help create bespoke menus not cookie-cutter banquet food.
Every week brings something new: tastings weddings community events charity galas private dinners seasonal menus cross-property collaborations and creative problem-solving. You will work closely with the Executive Chef and other culinary leaders across OO Hospitality Group with real opportunity to learn contribute and develop your leadership voice.
This is a role for someone who loves the craft of cooking takes pride in stream-lined systems and strong execution and wants to help build memorable food experiences for meaningful moments big and small.
What Youll Do
The Sous Chef supports the Executive Chef in leading culinary production and service for OO Events. Responsibilities include:
- Support the Executive Chef with daily kitchen leadership prep production service and event execution
- Help lead cooks through clear communication training coaching and hands-on support
- Learn understand and execute all stations as needed
- Assist with creating testing and executing seasonal and custom event menus
- Collaborate with culinary teams across OO Hospitality Group when appropriate
- Help prepare for tastings private dinners weddings and large-scale events
- Maintain strong systems for scheduling prep lists ordering inventory labeling storage and organization
- Uphold high standards for sanitation food safety cleanliness and kitchen safety
- Communicate clearly with culinary service event and management teams
- Help create a professional focused respectful kitchen culture
- Act as a leader in the kitchen when the Executive Chef is not present
- Perform other duties as needed to support the success of the team
What Were Looking For
The right candidate will bring strong cooking skills curiosity professionalism and the ability to lead with both urgency and calm. You do not need to have done high-volume events forever but you do need to care deeply about food standards teamwork and follow-through.
Ideal qualifications include:
- At least 3 years of professional restaurant cooking experience
- Experience on multiple stations in a scratch kitchen
- Strong prep organization and knife skills
- Interest in seasonal creative and customized menus
- Prior leadership or supervisory experience preferred
- Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with cooks chefs managers and service teams
- Strong understanding of sanitation food safety labeling dating and kitchen organization
- Ability to work nights weekends and event-based schedules
- ServSafe Manager certification preferred; we can assist with course and exam support if needed
What Makes Someone Successful Here
Youll do well in this role if you:
- Like variety and can adapt when each event has different needs
- Seek mentorship and are also ready to mentor others
- Stay calm when an events Host asks for a pivot
- Care about the guest experience even from behind the kitchen doors
- Communicate early clearly and professionally
- Believe clean organized kitchens are the best start to a great service
- Want to grow with a restaurant group that values people hospitality and craft
Physical Requirements
This role requires the ability to stand for extended periods bend lift carry reach stoop and move throughout kitchen storage and event spaces. Must be able to work in a professional kitchen environment with varying temperatures noise levels pace and physical demands. Must be able to work nights and weekends based on event needs.
Benefits & Perks
OO Hospitality Group offers:
- Competitive annual salary based on experience
- Health dental vision and life insurance options for full-time employees
- 80 hours paid time off for full-time employees after one year of service renewing at 120 hours each subsequent year
- Paid parental leave for eligible employees
- Dining discounts across OO Hospitality Group
- Stable advanced scheduling as often as possible
- Mentorship from experienced culinary leaders
- Cross-property collaboration and growth opportunities
- A positive professional work environment
About OO Hospitality Group
OO Hospitality Group is a locally owned restaurant group based in Webster Groves Missouri. Our restaurants and event spaces are built around thoughtful food warm hospitality strong teams and memorable guest experiences.
The Hall at Olive Oak brings that same restaurant-level care to private dining weddings celebrations and special events.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran status or disability status.
Required Experience:
IC
