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About the Role
Lead the culinary operation at AFC Wimbledon Training Ground, delivering high-quality, fresh, and performance-focused meals for elite athletes and staff. This role involves close collaboration with various teams to create a first-class dining experience, ensuring exceptional food quality, operational efficiency, and compliance with all standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of high-quality, fresh, and performance-focused food that meets the nutritional needs of first-team players, academy athletes, and club staff.
- Develop and implement seasonal menus aligned with training schedules, match preparation, recovery requirements, and individual dietary needs.
- Manage all kitchen operations, including food production, stock control, ordering, wastage management, and budget performance.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, allergen management, HACCP procedures, and all relevant health and safety legislation.
- Organise staffing levels, rotas, and daily workflows to deliver an efficient and consistent catering service with a lean team.
- Lead, coach, and develop kitchen team members, fostering a positive, professional, and high-performing culture.
- Build strong working relationships with AFC Wimbledon’s football, academy, medical, and performance teams, responding proactively to feedback and operational requirements.
- Maintain exceptional standards of food quality, presentation, cleanliness, and service while upholding Aramark UK’s values, brand standards, and commitment to operational excellence.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a high-quality catering, hospitality, or contract catering environment.
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate, develop, and manage a small team effectively.
- Excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene, HACCP, and allergen management, with a commitment to maintaining the highest compliance standards.
- Experience managing food costs, stock control, ordering processes, and kitchen budgets to achieve operational and financial targets.
- Ability to deliver fresh, high-quality food in a fast-paced environment while maintaining exceptional standards of presentation and consistency.
- Flexible and organised approach, with the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and adapt to the demands of a high-performance sporting environment.
Location
- AFC Wimbledon Training Ground
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Head Chef
- Senior Sous Chef
Salary/Compensations
- £40,000 per year
Benefits
- Access to PerkBox (discounts on shopping, treats, etc.)
- Life assurance
- Pension contributions
- Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more
- Great training and development opportunities
- Apprenticeship schemes
About the Company
- Aramark UK is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive.
- Aramark UK is a proud Disability Confident employer, actively encouraging applications from individuals of all abilities and supporting employees with disabilities.
- Aramark UK ensures its recruitment process is accessible, with reasonable adjustments available at every stage.
Equal Opportunity
- Aramark UK is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and empowered to thrive.
- As a proud Disability Confident employer, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all abilities and are dedicated to supporting employees with disabilities throughout their career journey.
- We ensure our recruitment process is accessible, and reasonable adjustments are available at every stage, from application to interview and employment.