Chef

Performance Chef – Blackburn Rovers Senior Training Centre, Brockhall Village, Old Langho, Blackburn BB6 8FA
– £38,000 pa + excellent benefits (40hrs pw 5/7). Food Safety Level 3 essential. Enhanced DBS required.

Job Introduction:
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 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.

• 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 standards and youth performance menus.
• Travel with the first team for domestic and international fixtures when required.

• 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 a high level.
• Ability to work under pressure in performance environments.

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme for a range of personal and work-related advice.
• Free health and wellbeing app with a 24‑hr virtual GP and other services.
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme for great deals 24/7 (also for friends and family) and/or a prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Participation in the Sodexo Retirement Plan.
• A Death‑in‑Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed.
• Opportunities for career growth with learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to encourage eco‑friendly commuting.
• Volunteering Opportunities to support community causes.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We are a disability‑confident leader and actively promote an inclusive culture.