Training Ground Sous Chef

Will join the Training Ground Facilities team, working closely with the Senior Sous Chef to deliver high-quality, nutritionally focused meals. It supports the performance, recovery, and wellbeing of First Team and Academy players, coaching staff, and Club employees. The role operates within an elite sporting environment where nutrition and food quality contribute directly to performance on and off the pitch.

• Support the Senior Sous Chef in preparing and delivering fresh, high-quality meals that meet elite athlete nutrition and performance standards.
• Support breakfast, lunch, post-training recovery meals, and occasional dinner service, ensuring efficient delivery to agreed service schedules.
• Maintain exceptional standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation.
• Work closely with nutritionists, performance staff, and kitchen colleagues, following specific dietary requirements and nutritional guidelines.
• Prepare specialist meals such as high-protein recovery meals, carbohydrate-focused pre-match meals, and hydration and recovery snacks, and support performance-focused catering for players and staff.
• Assist with menu planning and preparation, ordering processes, stock control, and supplier management.
• Help ensure kitchen operations run smoothly and efficiently during service periods, monitoring stock levels and reporting shortages or ordering requirements.
• Maintain the highest standards of food hygiene, HACCP, food safety, and allergen control, and ensure correct food storage, labelling, stock rotation, temperature control, and adherence to health and safety procedures and Club policies.
• Support, supervise, and guide Breakfast Chefs, Kitchen Assistants, and Kitchen Porters, and assist with the training and development of junior kitchen staff.
• Promote a professional, positive, and collaborative kitchen culture, leading by example through high standards and a strong work ethic.

• NVQ Level 2 or Level 3 in Professional Cookery.
• Level 2 or Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate.
• Excellent food safety and allergen knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of nutrition, healthy eating, and dietary requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience working as a Sous Chef within a high-volume, high-quality environment.
• Experience preparing fresh food to consistently high standards.
• Experience working within structured kitchen operations.
• Experience managing or supervising kitchen teams.
• Experience maintaining HACCP and food safety procedures.
• Experience delivering high-quality service in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience working with varied dietary and nutritional requirements.

• Experience working within professional sport, elite performance environments, hospitality, hotels, or contract catering.
• Experience working alongside nutritionists or sports performance teams.
• Understanding of athlete nutrition and recovery strategies.
• Experience supporting performance-focused catering operations.
• Experience managing stock control and supplier relationships.

• Competitive salary package

• Pension scheme
• Range of benefits and perks