Head Chef

Working Pattern: 5 Days Out Of 7 | 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: £34,000 Per Year | £17.39 Per Hour
Job ID: 8393
What you'll be serving up...
As a Head Chef, you'll lead the kitchen operation at Alexander Stadium, delivering high-quality food across matchdays, events, conferences, hospitality, and retail catering. Combining strong leadership with commercial awareness, you'll drive food quality, team performance, and operational success.

Lead, develop, and inspire the kitchen team
Create innovative, commercially successful menus and food concepts
Oversee all kitchen operations across matchdays, events, hospitality, and conferences
Manage stock, ordering, suppliers, labour, food costs, and wastage
Ensure high standards of food quality, presentation, and customer satisfaction
Drive profitability while maintaining budget controls and GP targets
Maintain compliance with Food Safety, HACCP, allergen, COSHH, and Health & Safety requirements
Build strong relationships with operational teams, clients, and stakeholders

The ingredients you'll bring...

Experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a high-volume hospitality, events, stadia, or contract catering environment
Strong leadership skills with experience developing and managing teams
Proven ability to create high-quality, commercially successful food offers
Strong understanding of food GP, labour management, stock control, and budgeting
Sound knowledge of Food Safety, HACCP, and allergen management
Excellent organisational and communication skills
Ability to perform under pressure and deliver across multiple service areas
Flexible approach to evenings, weekends, and event days
Passion for food, innovation, and delivering exceptional customer experiences