Job Overview
Employment Type
Full-time
Compensation
Salary
Range $75,000.00 - $85,000.00
Work Schedule
Flexible
Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) savings plan
401(k) matching
Paid Time Off
vacation days
Job Description
Oak View Group (OVG) is a global leader in the premium live entertainment infrastructure and services industry. Founded in 2015, OVG has rapidly grown its platform to cover venue development and provide comprehensive, end-to-end services spanning venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. The company manages seven world-class owned venues and works with a client roster that includes some of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions worldwide. With operations on four continents, OVG is positioned as a pioneering force in creating outstanding live entertainment experiences by blending innovation, operational excellence, and industry-leading hospitality services.
The company prides itself on fostering an inclusive and diverse environment as a core value, believing that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens its people, enhances service quality, and elevates overall excellence. OVG’s commitment to equal opportunity employment highlights its dedication to respecting and celebrating diverse communities.
The Executive Sous Chef position at Oak View Group is a key leadership role within the Performance Dining kitchen team. This role directly supports the Executive Chef in managing and directing day-to-day kitchen operations to ensure guest satisfaction, profitability, and compliance with company policies. The Executive Sous Chef oversees food preparation, labor and food cost controls, kitchen safety, sanitation standards, employee training, and the overall production quality of culinary offerings during public food events.
This role is integral to maintaining high-quality food standards and consistency across all events served by the Performance Dining kitchen. The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for mentoring kitchen staff, building morale, fostering a positive and productive work atmosphere, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. They also play a critical role in operations by scheduling kitchen staff, coordinating equipment maintenance, and resolving performance issues efficiently.
The position demands a highly organized and proactive professional who is comfortable working a variable, event-driven schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays. The Executive Sous Chef must exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism, and the ability to lead a diverse culinary team effectively. They must demonstrate technical proficiency in food preparation methods, recipe adherence, portion control, and menu development that align with OVG’s standards.
The annual salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000, reflecting the company’s commitment to compensating qualified talent competitively within the hospitality and live entertainment industry. Additionally, full-time employees enjoy comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions, and paid time off inclusive of vacation days, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a dynamic and respected organization known for its innovation and leadership in live entertainment infrastructure. Joining Oak View Group means contributing to the success of globally recognized venues and events, gaining invaluable experience in culinary leadership, and developing a rewarding career path in hospitality management within a vibrant and fast-paced environment.
The company prides itself on fostering an inclusive and diverse environment as a core value, believing that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens its people, enhances service quality, and elevates overall excellence. OVG’s commitment to equal opportunity employment highlights its dedication to respecting and celebrating diverse communities.
The Executive Sous Chef position at Oak View Group is a key leadership role within the Performance Dining kitchen team. This role directly supports the Executive Chef in managing and directing day-to-day kitchen operations to ensure guest satisfaction, profitability, and compliance with company policies. The Executive Sous Chef oversees food preparation, labor and food cost controls, kitchen safety, sanitation standards, employee training, and the overall production quality of culinary offerings during public food events.
This role is integral to maintaining high-quality food standards and consistency across all events served by the Performance Dining kitchen. The Executive Sous Chef is responsible for mentoring kitchen staff, building morale, fostering a positive and productive work atmosphere, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. They also play a critical role in operations by scheduling kitchen staff, coordinating equipment maintenance, and resolving performance issues efficiently.
The position demands a highly organized and proactive professional who is comfortable working a variable, event-driven schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays. The Executive Sous Chef must exhibit excellent interpersonal skills, professionalism, and the ability to lead a diverse culinary team effectively. They must demonstrate technical proficiency in food preparation methods, recipe adherence, portion control, and menu development that align with OVG’s standards.
The annual salary range for this position is $75,000 to $85,000, reflecting the company’s commitment to compensating qualified talent competitively within the hospitality and live entertainment industry. Additionally, full-time employees enjoy comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions, and paid time off inclusive of vacation days, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays.
This role offers a unique opportunity to work with a dynamic and respected organization known for its innovation and leadership in live entertainment infrastructure. Joining Oak View Group means contributing to the success of globally recognized venues and events, gaining invaluable experience in culinary leadership, and developing a rewarding career path in hospitality management within a vibrant and fast-paced environment.
Job Requirements
- Technical proficiency and experience demonstrating verifiable knowledge of food preparation methods
- Ability to positively interact with diverse personalities, including co-workers, subordinates, guests and purveyors in a variety of work situations
- Must have active listening and effective communication skills
- Ability to develop results-oriented staff through effective training, evaluation, motivation, coaching and counseling
- Ability to assist others in developing needed skills for effective job performance
- Ability to positively distribute responsibility to others to meet objectives and achieve desired results
- 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, multi-task 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
- 2-3 years kitchen management experience in a full service restaurant or events venue
- Demonstrated and verifiable track record of meeting projected costs
- Professional appearance and presentation required
- Knowledge of and skill in using computer software, including MS Word/Excel/Outlook
- Maintains a current Food Handler’s card and alcohol service permit if required by state or local government
- Working knowledge of employee scheduling in a hospitality environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain certification in a nationally recognized sanitation program
Job Qualifications
- Technical proficiency and experience demonstrating verifiable knowledge of food preparation methods
- Ability to positively interact with diverse personalities, including co-workers, subordinates, guests and purveyors in a variety of work situations
- Must have active listening and effective communication skills
- Ability to develop results-oriented staff through effective training, evaluation, motivation, coaching and counseling
- Ability to assist others in developing needed skills for effective job performance
- Ability to positively distribute responsibility to others to meet objectives and achieve desired results
- 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, multi-task 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
- 2-3 years kitchen management experience in a full service restaurant or events venue
- Demonstrated and verifiable track record of meeting projected costs
- Professional appearance and presentation required
- Knowledge of and skill in using computer software, including MS Word/Excel/Outlook
- Maintains a current Food Handler’s card and alcohol service permit if required by state or local government
- Working knowledge of employee scheduling in a hospitality environment
- Ability to obtain and maintain certification in a nationally recognized sanitation program
Job Duties
- Ensures budgeted food percentages are achieved through effective control measures including portion controls, kitchen timings, food inventory rotation measures, receiving and food storage procedures, inventory controls, effective purchasing procedures, kitchen security procedures and waste control for all Public Food Events
- Controls labor costs through effective scheduling of Public Foods kitchen staff, cross-training and development of employees
- Ensures that the purchasing and preparation of all food products meet OVG standards of quality and consistency
- Responsible for the development of menus, ensuring quality, consistency and style of concept are maintained
- Monitors production of food preparation ensuring recipe specifications, portion controls and kitchen timings are met
- Monitors all food served relative to appearance, temperature, sanitary and quality standards
- Supervises all line set-up, prep and breakdown activities
- Responsible for in-service delegation of tasks to line personnel
- Coordinates the storage, maintenance and repair of all kitchen equipment to ensure operational readiness
- Assists with the delivery and set-up of catered services and food service areas as needed
- Training and development, including departmental orientation of new employees
- Provides leadership and support to the entire kitchen staff
- builds morale and encourages empowerment of staff
- Maintains a positive and compliant employee relations climate
- Responsible for staffing, training, evaluation and counseling of Public Foods kitchen staff
- Promotes support and communication with entire staff
- Positively interacts with front of house staff
- Rapidly solves problems
- Ensures compliance with health, sanitation, safety and employment regulations by clearly communicating and reinforcing standards and procedures to kitchen staff
- Assists the Executive Chef in fulfilling kitchen record keeping and administrative requirements including food inventories and invoicing of food products
- Responsible for organizing employee work schedules, ensuring appropriate coverage for all kitchen areas
- Promotes teamwork among staff through effective communication, follow through and goal setting
- Leads by example and thorough instruction to effectively obtain quality management of product, service and philosophy of concept
Job Criteria
Experience
Mid Level (3-7 years)
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