Casual Chef in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Racecourse is seeking a talented and experienced chef to join our dynamic culinary team. This is an exciting casual opportunity for chefs with a passion for producing high-quality food and delivering exceptional service during race day events. You’ll work alongside our skilled culinary team to create outstanding dining experiences for our guests, in a fast-paced, lively atmosphere.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as an integral part of a busy, collaborative kitchen team to deliver exceptional quality meals for race day guests.
• Follow recipes, ensuring consistency, quality, and presentation of food.
• Maintain hygiene standards and ensure compliance with allergen and health regulations.
• Manage deliveries, stock rotation, and handle compliance paperwork.
• Adapt and assist in other kitchen areas when required, ensuring smooth service across all stations.
• Contribute to a positive, supportive team atmosphere, ensuring that guests enjoy an outstanding culinary experience.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Desired Experience: At least 2 years in a professional kitchen environment, with the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced setting.
• Skills: High attention to detail and ability to follow recipes to produce quality, consistent food.
• Health & Safety Knowledge: Familiarity with Health & Safety regulations, HACCP procedures, and allergen reporting.
• Food Safety Certification: Level 2 Food Safety (or equivalent). We do provide training if necessary.
• Communication: Good oral communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team and independently.
• Work Ethic: Enthusiastic, adaptable, and keen to develop your skills while also helping others.
• Team Player: A positive, approachable attitude and the ability to work well within a team.
• Uniform: Has clean and presentable chef whites & knives.

What We Offer:

• Flexible Hours.
• A Thriving Team: Join a team of passionate chefs and hospitality professionals.

At ARC, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We welcome people from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you have a disability that requires reasonable adjustments, please let us know; we will ensure that individuals with additional needs are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. We understand the value that diversity brings to our business and we are striving to create a working environment that is inclusive, psychologically and physically safe and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions. We are committed to making a consistent, top-down effort to be role models on what diversity, inclusion and belonging means in society.