Travel Chef

Here at Liverpool Football Club, we are recruiting for a Travel Chef to join our team. This role requires extensive travel, providing tailored, performance-focused meals. The ideal candidate will have some expertise in meal planning and high-quality cooking and an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Professional Cookery.

What will you be doing?
- Maintain the highest standards of food safety, storage, and kitchen hygiene, whether working in a team facility, hotel, or temporary kitchen setup.
- Understanding of Government guidelines on allergens and labelling.
- Willingness to learn and execute nutritionally optimised meal plans based on individual player requirements, dietary restrictions, and performance goals.
- Work closely with Head Chef and Senior Travel Chef, Nutrition team, logistics teams, and hotels/restaurants to ensure seamless food provision during travel, including sourcing high-quality ingredients.
- Collaborate with sports nutritionists adapting recipes as needed.
- Prepare meals tailored to various dietary needs, including gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and allergy-friendly options, without compromising on taste or performance needs.
- Deliver a high-end culinary experience with an emphasis on presentation, taste, and consistency, ensuring athletes receive top-tier service.
- Learn to understand the needs of players, nutritionists, coaching staff and medical teams to align food preparation with training and competition schedules.
- Interest in and open to emerging trends in sports nutrition and performance-focused cuisine.

Who are we looking for?
This role requires extensive travel, providing tailored, performance-focused meals that support training, recovery, and match schedules. The ideal candidate will have some expertise in meal planning and high-quality cooking. You will possess an NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery or equivalent (Level 3 is desirable), have previous professional chef experience in in creating flavourful, nutrient-dense meals that meet the demands of Elite-performance sports with the ability to plan and prepare meals efficiently.