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.

The Catering Chef will ensure the proper production techniques are followed to produce high quality food service and finished products in all kitchen departments. It is expected that the Catering Chef will conduct duties in a professional and business-like manner and encourage excellence from all employees, always striving to achieve maximum guest satisfaction.

This role pays an annual salary of $90,000-$100,00 CAD

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, Pension matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)

This position will remain open until September 19, 2025.

• Ensure that every employee is working effectively and efficiently as well as taking advantage of opportunities to develop staff, improving moral and employee relations.
• Ensure smooth operations between all kitchen departments as well as external departments and the kitchen.
• Understands the importance of food cost and menu planning
• Assists in the preparation of menus and new recipes
• Demands quality of product when purchasing items, ensuring high quality product is used.
• Communicates and participates in plate presentation as well as actively communicating new presentation ideas and concepts
• Handles daily staffing requirements and ensures that staffing levels are met while keeping labor cost minimized
• Training, re-training, and motivation of staff, giving feedback (positive or negative) when necessary
• Assists in creating menus in conjunction with the Executive Chef
• Strives to keep food and labor cost within budget
• Ensures that guest complaints and requests are dealt with in a professional and timely manner, always keeping guests’ best interest and happiness as top priority
• Ensure that all the companies’ policies and procedures are followed by staff
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by management

• Culinary school diploma or other professional culinary certificates
• Minimum 7 years cooking experience
• Minimum 4 years’ experience as a chef
• Previous experience as a Chef is an asset
• Must be able to work different shifts, which may include holidays, evenings and weekends
• Able to legally work in Canada

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.