Culinary Administrative Assistant | Highmark Stadium

Culinary Administrative Assistant

We are looking for a fulltime Culinary Administrative Assistant to join our team at New Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, NY. As a Culinary Admin, you will support the culinary department by maintaining recipes and menu documentation, assisting with food cost tracking and inventory coordination, and helping prepare production schedules and prep materials for game days and special events. If you are looking to be a part of the excitement and energy of live stadium events, this is your opportunity to join a fast-paced and team-oriented environment!

Opening in the 2026 NFL season, The New Highmark Stadium will become the new home of the Buffalo Bills. As the largest construction project in Western New York history, this stadium will have state-of-the-art technology that will enhance the fan experience. Join us as we remember the past, while looking forward to the future.

Essential Functions

• Maintains comprehensive culinary systems and documentation, ensuring all recipes, prep lists, build sheets, yields, portioning, and costing are accurate, standardized, and version-controlled across all stadium food outlets.
• Supports financial and cost control efforts by tracking food cost performance across concessions, clubs, and suites, assisting with variance analysis, maintaining vendor pricing, and partnering with culinary and finance teams to achieve target cost percentages.
• Coordinates inventory, procurement, and game day execution by aligning purchasing event forecasts, building and distributing production schedules and pull sheets, and supporting real-time operational needs during games and special events.
• Ensures compliance and cross-functional alignment by maintaining HACCP and audit documentation, serving as a liaison between culinary, operations, finance, and warehouse teams, and driving clear, timely communication leading into each event.
• Maintain a pleasant and collaborative attitude towards customers, co-workers, and management.
• Adheres to the Legends Global and venue company policies.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Available to work non-traditional hours (Nights, Weekends & Holidays)

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Strong attention to detail.
• Able to demonstrate flexibility and quickly adapt to changes.
• Ability to be self-motivated and work independently and work well as a team player.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to understand written and oral direction and to communicate the same with others.

Compensation

Competitive salary starting at $22-25/hour commensurate with experience.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to lift/move/maneuver up to 75 lbs.
• Constant standing, walking, bending, reaching and repetitive motions.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Exposure to loud noises (i.e., fireworks, voices, and audio systems), flashing lights, and extreme heat/cold

Legends Global

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component feasibility & consulting, owner's representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking of world-class live events and venues.

The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sounds like a winning formula for you. Join us!

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described below the above headings. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.