Lead Chef, Wembley Stadium
- Wembley, England, UK
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- Sport · Casual
- Posted 1 Oct 2026
What you'll do
The opportunity
Delaware North UK is hiring a casual Lead Chef to join our collaborative team at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London. As a Lead Chef, you will be leading a kitchen section, supporting team members in food production, presentation, and event execution. Join us to connect with our team and create memorable dining experiences under the arch.
Pay
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What will you do?
- Drive collaboration and coordination with kitchen team members, leading a section during high-volume service
- Lead the team, providing mentorship to Junior Chefs to support development
- Craft delicious fine dining menu offerings, working with premium ingredients and utilising your understanding of flavour profiles and seasonal produce to maintain consistency and quality while adapting to meet guests’ needs
- Ensure the operation complies with current health and safety, HACCP, food hygiene, fire regulations, licensing laws, and trading standards, maintaining Delaware North’s policies and standards of excellence
What you need
- No degree required
- Minimum of Level 2 Food Hygiene Certificate
- Proven experience as a Senior Chef, Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, or Junior Sous Chef, working with high-quality ingredients and premium food offerings within a fine dining, luxury hospitality, or premium restaurant environment
- Strong knowledge of classical and contemporary culinary techniques
- Skills in leadership, communication, teamwork, reliability, punctuality, detail-orientation, attention to detail, plating presentation, organisation, and performing under pressure
- Ability to stand for duration of shift
- Comfortable handling various meat and alcohol products
Perks
- Competitive weekly pay starting sign in to see pay, with opportunity to grow once working with the team
- Casual shifts, including evenings and weekends flexibly working part-time for the biggest events and matchdays, with opportunities to pick up extra shifts that suit your lifestyle
- Free meal on event days
- Experience working at major international sporting events and concerts, including England’s National Football teams, Cup Football competitions, Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars in 2026 NFL, musical icons Noah Kahan and Harry Styles taking the stage, and so much more in 2026 and 2027
About Delaware North
Delaware North is a family-owned hospitality company based in Buffalo, New York, and has served sports fans since 1915. It runs food, drink and hospitality at stadiums, parks, resorts, airports and casinos across the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
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