Hospitality Head Chef

Delaware North at London Stadium - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension contributions

Exposure to major events

Job summary

Delaware North UK is seeking a Hospitality Head Chef to join our team at London Stadium in Stratford, London. You will lead a team of chefs to create exceptional food across events, meetings and hospitality, developing innovative menus and delivering memorable dining experiences for guests.

We value industry experience in high-volume, fast-paced settings. The role requires leadership, strong communication and a passion for excellence, with on-site work at London Stadium and occasional travel to

Qualifications

• This role requires a related culinary degree or 9+ years of experience with 3+ years in management.
• Experience in a high-volume, logistically challenging environment is essential.
• NVQ Level 1 and 2 qualifications are preferred.
• Strong communication, teamwork and reliability required, with IT basics.
• Financial accountability for a large single site or multiple sites is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Analyse menus, concepts and trends, drive sales and profitability across the business.
• Ensure quality and portion control, create production specs and schedules.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition during hiring to recruit top talent.
• Support onboarding, scheduling, training and development of team members.
• Maintain health and safety, food hygiene, licensing and trading standards compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Menu development

Food safety

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Culinary degree or 9+ years exp

NVQ Level 1/2

Tools

IT basics

Job description

The opportunity

Delaware North UK is hiring a full-time Hospitality Head Chef to join our team at London Stadium in Stratford, London. As Head Chef, you will be leading a team of Chefs to create exceptional food across all areas of operations, including event day hospitality and meetings and events. You will be producing innovative menus for guests, ensuring memorable dining experiences and excellent guest satisfaction. If you are the Hospitality Head Chef ready to deliver your outstanding culinary skills in this buzzing atmosphere, then kick off your next career move with us. Apply today.

Pay

The expected pay for this role is Competitive

What we offer

Lofty goals? We have them too. At Delaware North UK, we like a challenge, and talent and hard work are rewarded. Here, you’ll find yourself working at the coolest venues with some of the best team members. We’re looking to create the future of hospitality, so if you’re ready to take the next step, score your next career goal with us and see why Delaware North is your best move yet. As our team member, you’ll receive:

• A generous 33-day holiday allowance (including bank holidays)
• Favourable pension contributions
• Experience in a dynamic workplace hosting major sporting events and concerts, including West Ham United football club, UK Athletics Meet, upcoming global stars taking the stage, as well as a range of exciting meetings and events still to come in 2026 and 2027

Help us delight the world by applying today.

What will you do?

• Analyse menu data, concepts, trends, and products, developing our offerings and identifying ways to drive sales and profitability across the business to meet plan
• Ensure consistent quality and portion control, creating production specifications and schedules for food products
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team during hiring to attract and recruit the best talent
• Support the team members’ onboarding, scheduling, training, and development
• Ensure the operation complies with current health and safety, food hygiene, fire regulations, licensing laws, and trading standards, maintaining Delaware North’s policies and standards of excellence

More about you

• Related culinary degree, or 9+ years’ experience with 3+ years’ of management
• Experience in a high volume, logistically challenging environment
• NVQ Level 1 and 2
• Skills in communication, teamwork, reliability, punctuality, detail-orientation, and performing under pressure, plus basic skills in IT
• 3+ years’ financial accountability for a large single site or several smaller sites is beneficial

Physical requirements

• Availability to work evenings and weekends
• Ability to work on site at London Stadium, and on occasion travel to other venues to support the business