Chef

Performance Chef

• Blackburn Rovers Senior Training Centre, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, Blackburn BB6 8FA
• £38,000pa + excellent benefits
• 40hrs pw 5/7
• Food safety level 3 essential
• Enhnaced DBS required

At Sodexo Live!, we create exceptional experiences at some of the most iconic venues in sport and entertainment; now we’re looking for a specialist Performance Chef to fuel elite performance at Blackburn Rovers Senior Training Centre.

If you are a chef with proven performance nutrition and elite sport catering experience, this is a rare opportunity to work at the heart of a professional football environment, directly supporting first-team player preparation, performance and recovery through food.

If you are passionate about performance nutrition, elite sport and culinary excellence, and want your food to directly impact results on the pitch, we would love to hear from you.

As Performance Chef, you will lead the nutritional culinary provision for first-team players, designing and delivering food that directly supports training loads, match performance and recovery.

You’ll work closely with performance, medical and coaching teams to translate nutritional strategy into outstanding, tailored meals, ensuring every dish is purposeful, performance-led and appealing to a multi-national squad.

We’re looking for someone credible, creative and highly knowledgeable in sports nutrition catering, not just great food, but the right food.

• Design and deliver performance-focused menus aligned to training cycles and match demands
• Produce meals with clear nutritional breakdown and purpose
• Tailor individual meals to player dietary needs, allergies and performance goals
• Lead high‑quality food provision across the training ground restaurant
• Collaborate with medical and performance staff on nutrition strategy
• Educate and positively influence player food choices
• Deliver recovery and pre‑match food preparation standards
• Create globally inspired dishes for a multi‑national squad
• Manage kitchen operations, hygiene, safety and food standards
• Lead, develop and upskill kitchen staff
• Control stock, ordering and budgets
  
  Deliver occasional education sessions on cooking, nutrition and food hygiene
• Support Academy catering standard and youth performance menus
• Travel with the first team for domestic and international fixtures when required

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

• Proven experience as a Performance Chef or Sports Nutrition Chef
• Direct experience catering within elite or professional sport
• Strong working knowledge of performance nutrition principles
• Experience delivering tailored athlete meal planning
• Relevant professional catering qualifications
• Strong leadership and kitchen management capability
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage athletes and staff
• Experience managing food standards, compliance and hygiene at high level
• Ability to work under pressure in performance environments

Working with Sodexo Live! is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues…