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SalaryOak View Group:
More information at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Overview:
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.
More information at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
This position is responsible for generating, planning, and detailing schedules for private and corporate events for Unionized Employees according to the Collective Bargarning Agreement for McCormick Place Convention Center, Wintrust Arena, and Arie Crown Theater.
About the Venue: McCormick Place 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.
Responsibilities: - Responsible for the planning, executing and scheduling of unionized employees.
- Prepare schedules using Scheduling Software to input schedules, update changes, edit hours/shifts and other adjustments as needed.
- Communicate scheduling issues to Scheduling Lead/Director and work closely with the Asst. Payroll Manager to ensure Payroll is complete by using Evention Software
- Demonstrate an ability to mitigate any scheduling conflicts, adjust schedules based on employee leave requests, call-offs and availability
- Must have a comfort level of communicating via telephone to numerous employees during any given shift.
- Have solid knowledge of the Collective Bargaining Agreement to understand the scheduling processes, policies and procedures of the organization
- Ability to create a working relationship with Operational Leadership to be able to provide input and assistance with scheduling preparation and issues.
- Assist with oversite and completion of Borrowed Labor and Temp Labor processes.
- Effective communicator, have flexibility with scheduling, a sense of urgency, able to multi-task, sharp with a professional demeanor
- All other duties as assigned
- High School Diploma or equivalent (i.e. GED)
- At least two years’ experience with ABI software or equivalent scheduling software preferred
- 1-3 years’ work experience in Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Sales or related field
- Prior experience in a unionized environment highly desirable
- Strong computer skills, i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, able to type no less than 50 wpm
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.
EEO: 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.
