Senior Head Chef

Senior Head Chef

• American Express Stadium, Village Way, Brighton and Hove, BN1 9BL, Brighton
• £50,000pa + excellent Bonus and benefits
• 40hrs pw 5/7
• Free Lunches, free parking

Job Introduction

At Sodexo Live!, we create exceptional moments at some of the world’s most iconic venues, and now we’re looking for a talented and ambitious Senior Head Chef to join our culinary leadership team at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead high-volume, premium food operations across matchdays, conferences & events, and retail catering within a fast-paced Premier League environment.

Working closely with the Executive Head Chef, you’ll play a key role in delivering outstanding food experiences for guests, fans, clients, and corporate hospitality customers alike.

As Senior Head Chef, you’ll lead the day-to-day kitchen operation across the stadium, ensuring consistently exceptional food quality, strong financial performance, and a culture of food innovation and teamwork.

We’re looking for a passionate culinary leader who thrives under pressure and enjoys delivering memorable food experiences in a dynamic stadium environment.

If you’re a driven and inspirational chef looking for your next challenge in elite sports and hospitality, we’d love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Leading food production across hospitality, conferencing & events, and retail operations
• Creating and developing exciting, seasonal, and commercially effective menus
• Managing kitchen teams to deliver exceptional service standards
• Maintaining excellent food hygiene, HACCP, COSHH, and health & safety compliance
• Controlling food purchasing, stock management, wastage, and labour costs
• Supporting and developing chefs through coaching, training, and food craft development
• Working collaboratively with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Delivering strong GP performance and operating within budget targets
• Ensuring consistency, creativity, and quality across every service

What You Bring

• Essential:

  • Previous experience leading busy kitchen operations
  • Experience managing teams of at least 5 chefs
  • Strong understanding of food cost control and budget management
  • Excellent organisational and communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment
  • Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate
  • Flexibility to work all Brighton & Hove Albion home matchdays

• Desirable:

  • Previous Head Chef experience within stadia, hospitality, or large-scale events
  • Knowledge of modern catering trends and food innovation
  • Menu development and event catering experience
  • Experience using Sodexo systems or equivalent catering platforms

What we offer

Working with Sodexo Live! is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment 

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

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