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Travel Chef
Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
Job Posted- 23 Mar 2026
Status- Full Time
Location- England
Closing date- 12 Apr 2026
About the role
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.
Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and access to our benefits kit bag which includes but not limited to:
- Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
- Life Assurance Cover
- Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
- Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
- Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
- Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
- Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
- Will Writing Service for future planning
- Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
- Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
- Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
- Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts
…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf
At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committedto increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you shareour enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.
Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment. This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
How to Apply
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