Banquet Steward | Part-Time | McCormick Place Convention Center

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.

This Banquet Steward position is responsible for the overall execution of the Banquet Event Order’s (BEO’S) and transportation of requested items to function location. Position responsibilities further include assisting the culinary staff with plating food and the retrieval of all equipment at end of function.

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

Benefits as per the union agreement.

This position will remain open until April 17, 2026.

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Pick and pull food orders according to Banquet Event Orders and deliver to function site
• Distribute food to servers for large banquet functions or as needed
• Assist with box lunch assembly
• Assist in storing or discarding any leftover, covered food items from food distribution areas after function has ended.
• Discard outdated food items from food and beverage coolers
• Responsible for brewing of all coffee, bulk teas (including iced tea) hot chocolate and lemonade for banquet functions and delivery of said items for all functions.
• Clean and sanitize all coffee brewers and brewing areas
• Clean and sanitize all pantry and service areas including coffee stations and beverage equipment when needed
• Clean all food and beverage docks, empty trash and monitor compactor usage daily
• Organize all food and beverage equipment in equipment holding areas
• Pick and pull equipment for banquet functions and transport to function site
• Retrieve and move all equipment (clean and dirty) at the end of banquet functions and transport to proper designated areas.
• Gather equipment for food distribution (queen Mary’s, speed racks, hot boxes, caves, etc.)
• Cleaning of any equipment item that is needed for a function at time of executing an equipment pull.
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

For Plated Functions Banquet Steward shall:

Execute requisitions, keep extra oval trays on breakdown stations, tray up ten (10) salads from sheet pans to oval trays (pre-set salads would be given to servers on rolling racks to take into the room and place), tray called items-10 or less.

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 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:

• 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…