Culinary Supervisor | Full-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center
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 world-class venues and a client roster of iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions across four continents.
About the Role
OVG, the leading food service provider at McCormick Place Convention Center, has an immediate opening for a Culinary Supervisor. This position reports to the Executive Chef with responsibilities including purchasing, inventory control, scheduling and managing culinary staff, food safety programs, cost of goods accountability, labor management, food production, and quality control.
About The Venue
McCormick Place Convention Center, located in downtown Chicago, is the largest and most flexible convention center in North America. With over 2.6 million square feet of exhibition space, the campus hosts some of the world’s largest and most prestigious conventions, meetings, and trade shows, welcoming approximately 3 million visitors annually.
Responsibilities
- Trains new and existing cooks on food preparation with an emphasis on baking and cold preparation
- Supports cooks by giving verbal guidance as well as physically cooking, baking, and preparing food to teach, train, and demonstrate
- Supervises cooks to ensure quality, compliance, and portion & production demand
- Assists in the implementation of daily HACCP forms and reinforces their importance
- Assists in the creation of daily production sheets, standardized recipes, and waste reports
- Supervises and supports back-of-house composting and recycling
- Reviews menus, analyzes recipes, and determines food, labor, and overhead costs
- Works hand in hand with cooks and bakers to guarantee the highest quality product
- Supports the Bakery with training of standardized recipes and skillful baking techniques
- Performs other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises kitchen personnel
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with OVG's policies and applicable laws
- Trains and assists employees in daily food preparation operations
- Provides cooks with the proper tools to complete their jobs to a high level of quality
- Retrains cooks on proper cooking fundamentals if needed
- Handles disciplinary actions in coordination with Chefs and OVG's HR Department
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Certificate from an accredited culinary school, college, or technical school is preferred
- 2-3 years of hands-on experience in a kitchen supervisor role
Skills
- Ability to use and maintain basic food service and kitchen equipment
- Ability to train others in the use of basic food service and kitchen equipment
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to interact with all levels of staff, including leadership
- Ability to work with subordinates in a respectful, yet educational manner
- Problem-solving skills
Pay
This role pays an hourly rate of $30.00–$32.00.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) Savings Plan with matching
- Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)