Location
London, AFC Wimbledon Stadium

Hours
Flexible hours with availability required for evenings and weekends

Salary
£43,000 - £47,000 per annum, dependant on experience, plus benefits 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 seeking 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.

You will lead food production and operational delivery across all premium areas, ensuring consistency, quality and compliance. Embedding a guest-focused approach through strong hospitality knowledge and attention to customer needs will be key. You will ensure full compliance with food safety legislation, COSHH, due diligence and wider company policies, maintaining rigorous controls for food handling, hygiene, temperature checks, stock rotation and incident reporting.

Recruiting, developing and leading a high-performing kitchen brigade, you will drive engagement, capability and pride in delivery. You will hold full financial accountability for premium operations, managing 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 increasing with service, life assurance, pension scheme, access to a benefits app offering discounts and support services, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, online GP appointments, an Employee Assistance Programme, and opportunities to attend in-house events to experience the culinary expertise 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).