Sous Chef at The Oncenter

Legends Global is a premier partner to the world's most renowned live events, venues, and brands. The company offers a fully integrated solution of premium services, ensuring its partners remain front and center through a white-label approach. With a network encompassing 450 venues worldwide, Legends Global proudly hosts 20,000 events annually, entertaining some 165 million guests each year. Their expertise spans every facet of the live events industry, including consulting and feasibility, owner's representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, content, and booking services for world-class live venues and events. The organization's culture is built on respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action, fostering an inclusive workplace where authenticity, impact, and career growth go hand in hand. Winning is a daily objective at Legends Global, achieved by the strength of a unified, dedicated team.

The role of Sous Chef at Legends Global is a critical leadership position within the culinary operations of the company, reporting directly to the Executive Chef and Executive Sous Chef. This role requires effective support and oversight of all culinary, production, operational, and sanitation activities across the facility's kitchen and stewarding operations. The Sous Chef is expected to actively engage in daily culinary tasks, ensuring the highest standards in food preparation, cooking, presentation, and service in a fast-paced, high-volume environment driven by live events. Duties include managing production schedules and prep lists, coordinating event timelines, maintaining strict food safety and sanitation compliance, and overseeing proper transport for food items between venues to uphold quality and integrity. The Sous Chef also provides front-line leadership by supervising, coaching, and training kitchen and culinary staff—including cooks and dishwashers—and assisting with inventory management to control costs and reduce waste. The role demands maintaining a clean, safe, and organized kitchen environment aligned with company standards and regulatory requirements.

In addition to these operational duties, the Sous Chef must act as a point of leadership when the Executive Chef or Executive Sous Chef are unavailable, guiding kitchen staff and resolving any challenges that arise in real time to facilitate seamless event execution. The Sous Chef advocates for consistent quality, presentation, and guest satisfaction while performing other related duties as assigned. This full-time position is located on-site at The Oncenter in Syracuse, New York. The competitive salary ranges from $55,000 to $60,000, commensurate with experience, and includes a generous benefits package featuring medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation, and a 401k plan. The work environment is dynamic and event-driven and requires the ability to work extended and flexible hours, including nights, early mornings, weekends, and holidays. Physical demands include mobility related tasks such as reaching, bending, lifting 50+ lbs, standing, walking, and working in noisy, fast-paced settings.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. It encourages candidates from all backgrounds, including Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and Protected Veterans to apply. The company provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the application and hiring process. This role offers an opportunity to join a winning team passionate about live events and delivering exceptional culinary experiences at the heart of world-class venues.