Paramount Drive jobs in Hamilton, ON

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.

• Provides a two-way line of communication between BOH & FOH during events, expediting food to events.
• Follow and maintain set culinary department standards and kitchen guidelines.
• Ensures consistent quality and expected standards are maintained.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in a friendly and service-oriented manner.
• Always comply with company standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient facility operations.
• Ensure the completion of necessary food and station preparations prior to events to ensure that guests are served promptly and efficiently.
• Assists in the food preparation for Catering, Concessions, Commissary Kitchen as well as other depts as required, following specifications of Banquet Event Orders.
• Assist the team, make sure catering items are completed on time as per set standards.
• Maintains the “Clean as You Go” policy.
• Responsible for cleanliness and sanitation of individual work area and kitchen, including equipment, counters, tools, waste areas, etc.
• Assist with the breakdown of commissary kitchens / concession stands / concession spaces and kitchen line, ensuring proper storage of food and equipment at the end of each meal period following food safety and sanitation regulations.
• Make sure assign prep is completed on time, coordinate with the kitchen staff. Follow company policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Experience in the culinary department as a prep cook or similar role, preferably in a high-volume environment such as a stadium, hotel, catering or large restaurant is an asset.
• Good knife skills and technique.
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Support and help with culinary team.
• Ability to meet job requirements as a prep cook.
• Excellent organizational, planning, communication and inter-personal skills.
• Ability to undertake and complete multiple tasks.

• Ability to use and maintain basic food service and kitchen equipment.
• Ability to train others in the use of basic food service and kitchen equipment.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong customer service orientation Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff including management and peers.
• Ability to maintain local Health Codes and sanitation.
• Ability to work hours as dictated by the event schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays and longer hours as required.

• Food Safety and Smart Serve Certification required.
• Red seal certification is an asset.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk, work in hot and cold environment, employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Standing, walking, exposure to temperature changes, dust, fumes, or gases, climbing/ladders, squatting/kneeling, reaching, grasping, pushing/pulling, twisting/bending, lifting/carrying/pushing/pulling up to 50lbs on occasion, folding/unfolding, talking, hearing, and seeing.