Culinary Supervisor | Full-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center

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Culinary Supervisor | Full-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center

Location

US-IL-Chicago

Job Post Information* : Posted Date

13 hours ago (8/23/2026 11:04 AM)

Job ID

2026-34037

Location Name

McCormick Place Convention Center

Category

Culinary / Kitchen Management

Type

Regular Full-Time

Location : Location

US-IL-Chicago

Job Post Information* : External Company Name

Oak View Group

Job Post Information* : External Company URL

https://www.oakviewgroup.com/

Location : Postal Code

60616

Location : Address

2301 S Lake Shore Dr

Job Post Information* : Post End Date

11/20/2026

Oak View Group

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 seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents.

OVG, the leading food service provider located at McCormick Place Convention Center, has an immediate opening for a Culinary Supervisor . This position reports to the Executive Chef with responsibilities to include purchasing, inventory control, scheduling and managing culinary staff, food safety program, cost of goods accountability, labor management, food production, and quality control. This role pays an hourly rate of $30.00-$32.00 Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays) This position will remain open until November 20, 2026.

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 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.

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 Assist in the implementation of daily HACCP forms and reinforces the importance Assist in creation of daily production sheets, standardized recipes and waste reports Supervises and supports BOH composting and recycling Reviews menus, analyzes recipes, and determines food, labor, and overhead costs Works hand in hand with cooks and bakers to guaranty the highest quality product Supports the Bakery with training of standardized recipes and skillful baking techniques And other duties as assigned SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervises Kitchen personnel Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with OVG's policies and applicable laws Responsibilities include training and assisting employees in daily food preparation operations Provide cooks the proper tools to complete their jobs to a high level of quality Retrain cooks on proper cooking fundamentals if need be Disciplining in coordination with Chefs and OVG's HR Department

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or GED Certificate from accredited culinary school, college or technical school is preferred 2-3 years of hands-on experience in a kitchen supervisor role SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to use and maintain basic food service and kitchen equipment