Union Food Court Prep Cook 2 | 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.

 

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Overview

The Food Court Prep Cook 2 works under close supervision while assisting the Chef or Food Court Prep Cook 1 accordingly.  The Food Court Prep Cook 1 is responsible for the prepping and preparation of food as directed.  The tasks assigned must be completed quickly and efficiently while still abiding by necessary guidelines that will ensure quality standards are met.

 

This PT role pays an hourly wage of $25.47. 

For PT roles: Benefits: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching.

This is a union position.

About the Venue

McCormick Place 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 proudly hosts some of the world’s largest and most prestigious conventions, meetings, and trade shows, welcoming approximately 3 million visitors to Chicago every year.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•  Adhere to Board of Health and ServSafe regulations
• Prepare food products as directed by recipe and/or supervisor while maintaining strict adherence to standards and speculation.
• Complete all assigned production priorities daily
• Maintain the cleanliness of the work area according (including but not limited to refrigerators, counters, tables, storage areas, etc.)
• Equipment/tools may be available, but it is suggested that you provide and secure your own tools
• Inform supervisor of any shortages or equipment malfunctions
• Knowledge of food quality, utilization, storage, rotation and consistency
• Demonstrates practical understanding of kitchen sanitation
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

                                                   

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

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 Requirement

• 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, supervisor’s and employees.
• Understand written and oral direction and communicate effectively with others.

 

Skills and Abilities

• Creates and supports a team environment.
• Scheduling flexibility is essential, must be able to work evenings, nights, weekends and holidays as required.
• Six months of experience in a commercial kitchen.
• Conducts work efficiently to meet high demand.
• Must be able to work in a high stress environment.
• Ability to work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
• Able to work in an environment having both hot and cold temperature extremes.
• Must have a pleasant personality and adhere to Uniform Standards policy.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Illinois Food Handler’s Card

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: __5 hours___
• Must be able to Lift ___50___
• Must be able to Push __50___
• Ability to move heavy (200+ pounds) wheeled carts. 

While performing the duties of this job, one must have the ph