Prep Cook | Part-Time | BOK Center

Oak View Group; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Savings Plan

401(k) matching

Job summary

Oak View Group is hiring a Prep Cook in Tulsa, OK. The role involves preparing food and assisting kitchen operations across the venue, ensuring quality and freshness. Ability to work events and maintain strong attendance is essential.

The position pays an hourly rate between $11.00 and $14.00 and is part-time. Candidates should be able to comply with health and safety standards and work collaboratively with the team.

Qualifications

• Prep Cook role requires following recipes and maintaining quality.
• Ability to work events and stand for long periods.
• Good attendance and punctuality essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality, fresh food products in a timely manner for guests.
• Operating standard kitchen utensils and equipment in concession stands efficiently.
• Prepares hot and cold foods following company recipes and portioning requirements.
• Participates as a team player with responsibilities related to preparation, service, and delivery of product.
• Reports maintenance needed for kitchen equipment.
• Maintains sanitation, health, and safety standards per guidelines.
• Observes and tests foods to ensure proper cooking.
• Portions, arranges, and garnishes food plates for delivery to guests.
• Demonstrates pride as a cook and assists co-workers as needed.
• Maintains company attendance standards.

Skills

Knife skills

Food safety

Team communication

Education

Food handler certificate

Tools

Chef knife

Convection oven

Job description

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.

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.

Position Summary

The Prep Cook is responsible for preparing food and assisting in the preparation of items in the various kitchen operations throughout the facility. The Prep Cook should understand the proper cooking and holding procedures to not sacrifice quality or freshness of product. The Prep Cook must maintain excellent attendance and be available to work events as scheduled per business need.

This role will pay an hourly rate of $11.00-$14.00

Benefits for Part-Time roles

401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching.

This position will remain open until November 13, 2026.

About The Venue

The Bank of Oklahoma Center, also known as the BOK Center, is located downtown and serves as the premier sports and entertainment venue of the greater Tulsa region. Offering a 19,199-seat multi‑purpose arena and 565,000 total square feet designed to accommodate concerts, family shows, and other special events, it has been named on multiple occasions one of the country's best venues.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing high-quality, fresh food products in a timely manner for delivery to guests.
• Operation of standard kitchen utensils and equipment in the concession stands in a prompt and efficient manner.
• Prepares hot and cold foods following company recipes and portioning requirements.
• Participates as a team player with specific responsibilities as related to preparation, excellent service, and delivery of product.
• Responsible for reporting any maintenance required for kitchen equipment.
• Understand and follow guidelines set by OVG and the Health Department by maintaining sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas.
• Responsible for observing and testing foods to ensure proper cooking.
• Responsible for portioning, arranging, and garnishing food plates for delivery to guests.
• Take pride as a cook, resolve issues, and assist co‑workers as needed.
• Show demonstrated ability to meet the company standard for excellent attendance.

Qualifications

• Able to operate standard kitchen equipment. Previous experience using a chef's knife for prep is a plus.
• Ability to communicate with employees, co‑workers, volunteers, management staff, and guests in a clear, business‑like, and respectful manner that focuses on generating a positive, enthusiastic, and cooperative work environment.
• Ability to perform assigned tasks with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work well in a team-oriented, fast‑paced, event-driven environment.
• Possess valid food handling certificate if required by state and federal regulations

Strengthened by our Differences. United to Make a Difference

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.