Location
London

Hours
Flexible hours with availability required to work evenings and weekends

Salary
£43,000 - £47,000 dependant on experience + package

About the Role
Are you an ambitious, creative Head Chef ready to redefine stadium dining? Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-profile environments where quality, innovation and people leadership are paramount? Aramark UK is looking for a commercially savvy and people-focused Head Chef to take full ownership of the culinary operation at AFC Wimbledon. This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape a flagship kitchen within our Sports & Entertainment division, delivering world-class premium food experiences in an iconic venue.

As Head Chef, you will own the end-to-end planning, coordination and delivery of all premium dining experiences, ensuring exceptional guest standards. You will build recipes, manage gross profit and cost control, and champion a culture of quality, innovation, continuous improvement and health & safety across the kitchen.

You will develop and maintain all kitchen standards, including SOPs, specification cards, cleaning schedules, training materials and staffing models. Leading food production and operational delivery across all premium areas, you will ensure consistency, quality and compliance while embedding a guest-focused approach through strong hospitality knowledge and attention to customer needs.

Ensuring full compliance with food safety legislation, COSHH, due diligence and wider company policies, you will maintain rigorous controls for food handling, hygiene, temperature checks, stock rotation and incident reporting. You will recruit, develop and lead a high-performing kitchen brigade, driving engagement, capability and pride in delivery.

Holding full financial accountability for premium operations, you will manage food, labour, stock and wastage to maximise profitability. You will also partner with procurement, suppliers and Aramark culinary and marketing teams to drive innovation, quality and continuous product development.

Benefits include generous annual leave that increases with service, life assurance, pension scheme, access to hundreds of discounts, free mortgage advice, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, online GP appointments, and an Employee Assistance Programme. You will also have opportunities to attend in-house events and experience the culinary creativity of our teams.

Experience
Proven senior chef leadership experience in restaurants, hospitality or premium event catering. Strong commercial acumen with previous P&L accountability. Extensive knowledge of food safety and operational compliance.

About you
Confident, inspirational leader with the ability to engage and motivate large, diverse teams. Excellent communicator, able to work collaboratively with front- and back-of-house teams. Passionate about food, hospitality and innovation. Calm, resilient and solutions-focused, with strong problem-solving ability. Flexible approach with availability to work evenings and weekends.

Qualifications
Level 3 Food Safety qualification (desirable).