Casual Chef

Sodexo Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Sodexo Live! is hiring casual chefs for Headingley Stadium in Leeds to support fast-paced catering operations during events. You will prepare quality meals, work within a large team, and ensure food hygiene standards are maintained. Interviews are held throughout October.

Join a world-leading food and facilities services company, where every match or conference is a chance to deliver memorable guest experiences and advance your catering career within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Previous event and stadium catering experience (Essential).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Team player with ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Previous event and stadium catering experience (Essential).
• Relevant skills to produce food to a great standard.
• Work independently and part of a large team.
• Level 2 food hygiene certificate.
• Ability to perform in a busy kitchen environment.

Skills

Event catering experience

Stadium catering experience

Food hygiene knowledge

Education

Level 2 food hygiene certificate

Job description

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Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring personality, your background and your desire for delighting others. In return we’ll give you all you need to thrive. Because at Sodexo Live! We’re so much more.

Be part of something greater.

We currently have an opportunity for casual Chefs to join our amazing team at Headingley Stadium. This is a great opportunity for driven individuals to succeed in a fast and innovative catering facility. A need for outstanding customer focused individuals to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Headingley Stadium, home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Rhinos, is one of the UK’s most historic and iconic sporting venues. Uniquely bringing international cricket and rugby league together on adjoining grounds, it welcomes more than 19,000 spectators for major sporting fixtures and also hosts conferences, dinners, celebrations and other special events throughout the year.

It’s a unique place to build a career, where no two days are ever the same!

Interviews for this role will take place throughout October.

Main Responsibilities

• Previous event and stadium catering experience (Essential)
• Relevant skills to produce food to a great standard
• Work independently and part of a large team.
• Level 2 food hygiene certificate.
• Ability to perform in a busy kitchen environment

The Ideal Candidate

• Being friendly yet professional
• Previous Chef Experience
• Basic Knowledge of food hygiene

About The Company

Sodexo Live!

We’re Experience Makers.
And go-getters, fanatic foodies, and community pillars.

AtSodexo Live!build a career where ‘everyday’ is anything but normal. Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring personality, your background, and your desire for delighting others. In return we’ll give you all you need to thrive.
We Belong to a team that feels like family,ACT with purpose and be inclusive, Thrive in our career, while able toBe Live in the moment creating exceptional memories.
After giving it all, you’ll return home knowing that you’ve played your part in creating a truly unforgettable moment.
Because at Sodexo Live!we’re so much more.

Be part of something greater

Why choose Sodexo Live! –

At Sodexo Live! we believe in making every moment count, for the guests we serve and for our team members. We take pride in crafting exceptional events at the most prestigious venues on the planet, making every event a positive story worth telling. Whether at high-profile sports venues, cultural destinations, corporate events or once-in-a-lifetime social functions, you won’t just craft the moment… you’ll be immersed in the action. As part of the Sodexo Live! team, you belong to something greater. You bring people together and make a real impact in local communities through the power of shared experiences. You have the opportunity to gain the skills to thrive for a long-term career with a team that is inclusive and always ready to embrace the moment.

Globally Sodexo Live! contributes to the success of events such as Royal Ascot, the Tour de France, the Rugby World Cup and the Paris 2024 Games, and showcases exceptional venues such as the Eiffel Tower Restaurants, Bateaux Parisiens, Yachts de Paris, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, the Hard Rock Stadium, the Scottish National Gallery, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Other venues in the UK include Fulham FC, St James' Park, and Edinburgh’s magnificent Signet Library.

Sodexo Live! is part of Sodexo which provides catering, facilities management, employee benefits and personal home services to 100 million consumers daily in 56 countries. At Sodexo we believe in the difference a day makes. That’s why we are proud to focus on people’s essential needs: we see them as key to improve the quality of life. We know that by focusing on the tangible, the real, the concrete improvements, day after day, for millions of people, we have a big impact not only on individuals but also on society and the planet. We believe it all starts with the everyday.