Job Description
About The Role
Ready to lead the kitchen at a professional football club?
Burton Albion FC are looking for an experienced Head Chef to drive high-quality food delivery across matchdays, hospitality, conferences and events at the Pirelli Stadium.
You’ll take full ownership of kitchen operations – from menu design and cost control through to leading and developing the kitchen team – ensuring consistently high standards of food, service and hygiene.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading all kitchen operations across matchdays and events
- Planning innovative menus within budget to maximise revenue
- Managing and developing a high-performing kitchen team
- Ensuring exceptional standards of food quality, hygiene and safety
- Working closely with the Head of Venue and wider teams to deliver outstanding customer experiences
What we’re looking for:
- Proven experience as a Head Chef or senior kitchen leader in a fast-paced environment
- Strong leadership, organisational and budgeting skills
- Food Hygiene Level 3 (or equivalent)
- Passion for delivering first-class hospitality and service
The role:
- 40 hours per week plus evenings, weekends and matchdays
- Based at the Pirelli Stadium, Burton-on-Trent
This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering an exceptional hospitality experience at a forward-thinking football club.
About The Candidate
Qualifications/Experience/Knowledge
- Relevant catering qualifications
- Food Hygiene Level 3
- Hospitality and Food Service Management would be an advantage
- Familiar with delivering first class service to customers.
Person Specification – Skills/Abilities
- Experience of delivering catering (ideally in entertainment or sport) or other fast paced, dynamic environment
- Strong sense of responsibility and being able to organise self and others
- Budgeting experience
- Courteous and focused in providing a consistently excellent/high standard of customer service.
- Excellent time management – being both reliable and punctual
- Highest standards of discretion and confidentiality
- Resilient, flexible and a positive attitude
- Team Player – expected to work well and communicate effectively within the team
- Ability to work without supervision when needed
- A desire to improve efficiencies, processes & working practices
About The Club
Code of Conduct
The Club expects the highest standards of integrity and conduct in all matters concerning the Club and its employees. The Code of Conduct (along with the Staff Handbook) makes clear the standards of conduct expected from its employees and explains the responsibilities of the Club, as the employer. All employees are expected to act wholeheartedly in the interests of the Club at all times. Any conduct detrimental to its interests or its relations with its customers, suppliers, the general public or damaging to its public image shall be considered to be a breach of Club rules and policies. Discriminatory, offensive and violent behaviour are unacceptable and any complaints or concerns will be dealt with and acted upon.
Equality Inclusion & Diversity
Burton Albion are committed to ensuring that equality, inclusion and diversity of opportunity is at the very heart of everything we do to ensure we provide fair and non-prejudicial access to the services across the Club. We uphold everyone’s freedom of rights and choice to be different and aim to provide opportunities for everyone to succeed. It is the policy of the Club that no person, whether player, job applicant, employee, volunteer or customer, shall be discriminated against. The Club opposes all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination, either direct or indirect, or harassment, on the grounds of the following ‘protected characteristics’: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage & civil Partnership, Pregnancy & Maternity, Race, Religion or Belief, Sex and Sexual Orientation. Anyone who is found to be in breach of this could receive disciplinary action, which may well include suspension and dismissal.
The Club is fully committed to the EFL Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Standards and we particularly welcome ‘entry level’ applications from women, individuals from Black and Minority Ethnicities, the LGBT community and anyone with a disability.
Safeguarding
Burton Albion is committed to and has both a moral and legal obligation to ensure that all children and vulnerable adults are protected and kept safe from harm whilst engaged in services organised and provided by the Club and believes that the general wellbeing, welfare and safety of all children and vulnerable adults engaged in Club activities is of the upmost importance. The Club will fulfil its responsibilities by ensuring it displays best practice in safeguarding matters – including Safer Recruitment - carried out in a spirit of partnership and openness with the child or vulnerable adult, families and the relevant local authority.
Potential applicants are advised to check on the government website (https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/what-information-you-need-to-give) whether cautions / convictions should be disclosed as part of their application.
