Restaurant-Stewarding | Part-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary

This Restaurant-Stewarding position is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the overall “back of house” operations of the Food and Beverage locations. Overall responsibilities include the thorough cleaning of equipment and facilities to ensure proper sanitation standards are adhered to.

 

This role pays an hourly rate of $27.47 to 29.47 (per CBA).

Benefits as per the union agreement.

 

This position will remain open until April 24, 2026.

About the Venue

McCormick Place Convention Center, the largest and most versatile convention facility on the continent. Located along Chicago’s stunning lakefront and minutes from downtown, our facility offers over 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. McCormick Place, consisting of four state of the art buildings, is perfect for conferences, trade shows, corporate events, and exhibitions of any size. With top tier amenities, cutting-edge infrastructure, and views of Chicago’s skyline, McCormick Place delivers a world-class event experience.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

• Washes pots, pans and traps; maintains neat appearance of working areas and cleaning equipment storage areas.
• Scrapes food off of, rinse, and hand wash dishes or use a dishwasher.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors, restaurant locations including Pods, Branded Locations, etc.
• Empty the garbage from all the restaurant locations in the Back of House
• Cleans the floor mats and the floor in the restaurant locations at the end of the night as requested.
• Cleans garbage cans and waste receptacles
• Clean and sanitize entire restaurant areas including storage areas, hallways and elevators.
• Clean and sanitize restaurant coolers and discard outdated items.
• Clean and sanitize restaurant restrooms and locker rooms as directed.
• Adheres to cleaning schedules.
• Store all equipment in proper storage areas.
• Fill out dish machine logs.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by Supervisor

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

                      

Educational Requirements:

• Must have a High School Diploma/GED.
• Must have sufficient math ability to accurately add, subtract, divide, multiply and perform other basic business math calculations and pass basic math skills test.
• Must speak, be able to read and understand English well enough to converse with customers, supervisors and employees.
• Understand written and oral direction and communicate effectively with others.

Skills and Abilities:

• Must possess good organizational skills
• Must have ability to follow directions and effectively perform the work
• Ability to work closely with others.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment; sense of urgency.
• Must have a pleasant personality and adhere to Uniform Standards policy.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work various shifts and hours to include holidays and weekends.
• Ability to take tasks that are not clearly defined and appropriately define problem, propose and implement solutions.

Computer Skills:                                     

• This position does not require computer skills.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Valid Food Handler Certification is required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Physical Requirement:

• Must be able to Stand for minimum of: __8 hours___
• Must be able to Lift ___25___pounds
• Must be a