Delaware North
Hospitality Head Chef, London Stadium
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Overview
Delaware North UK is hiring a full-time Hospitality Head Chef to join our team at London Stadium in Stratford, London. As Head Chef, you will be leading a team of Chefs to create exceptional food across all areas of operations, including event day hospitality and meetings and events. You will be producing innovative menus for guests, ensuring memorable dining experiences and excellent guest satisfaction. If you are the Hospitality Head Chef ready to deliver your outstanding culinary skills in this buzzing atmosphere, then kick off your next career move with us. Apply today.
What’s in it for me?
At Delaware North U.K., you'll be part of a team delivering unforgettable experiences at some of the UK's coolest events. We’re looking to create the future of hospitality together and provide you with the opportunities to grow and build a rewarding career. As our team member, you’ll receive:
- A generous 33-day holiday allowance (including bank holidays)
- Favourable pension contributions
- Experience in a dynamic workplace hosting major sporting events and concerts, including West Ham United football club, UK Athletics Meet, upcoming global stars taking the stage, as well as a range of exciting meetings and events still to come in 2026 and 2027
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Responsibilities
- Analyse menu data, concepts, trends, and products, developing our offerings and identifying ways to drive sales and profitability across the business to meet plan
- Ensure consistent quality and portion control, creating production specifications and schedules for food products
- Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team during hiring to attract and recruit the best talent
- Support the team members’ onboarding, scheduling, training, and development
- Ensure the operation complies with current health and safety, food hygiene, fire regulations, licensing laws, and trading standards, maintaining Delaware North’s policies and standards of excellence
Qualifications
- Related culinary degree, or 9+ years’ experience with 3+ years’ of management
- Experience in a high volume, logistically challenging environment
- NVQ Level 1 and 2
- Skills in communication, teamwork, reliability, punctuality, detail-orientation, and performing under pressure, plus basic skills in IT
- 3+ years’ financial accountability for a large single site or several smaller sites is beneficial
Physical Requirements
- Availability to work evenings and weekends
- Ability to work on site at London Stadium, and on occasion travel to other venues to support the business
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Contracted Hours / Guaranteed Hours
48 Hours
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Home to the Hammers and UK Athletics, London Stadium is no stranger to presenting world-class events, with Delaware North managing the hospitality services of the 60 - 80,000 seated stadia since 2015. As one of the UK’s most iconic sports and entertainment venues, London Stadium has hosted incredible events, with Delaware North team members making countless connections, leaving lasting impressions on guests. From its start as hosting the 2012 Summer Olympics, London Stadium has grown to hold a vibrant portfolio of world-class sporting events, from holding Europe’s first MLB Series, games from the IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup, to a range of Athletics events with the annual IAAF Diamond League, and hosting both the London 2017 World Athletics Championships and 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, the first location to ever hold both events in the same year.
There have been many exceptional music events taking stage at London Stadium, with this year being no different. There is never a dull moment at London Stadium, so if you want to earn new fans every day, apply to join our team.
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