Culinary Opportunities, Stadium of Light

The opportunity

Delaware North UK is hiring casual Culinary opportunities for Chefs and Kitchen Porters to join our team at the Stadium of Light, in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. When you're ready to share your passion in this buzzing atmosphere, days here hardly feel like work at all. As a Chef or Kitchen Porter, you will be working with an enthusiastic kitchen team to create memorable and first class dining experiences for guests. If you are looking for Culinary opportunities and ready to join our collaborative team in time for the football season, take a shot at your new job with us and apply today.

What we offer

At Delaware North UK, you'll find yourself working at the coolest venues with some of the best team members. Here, talent and hard work are rewarded, so although this might not be your only job, it may be your best. We're looking to create the future of hospitality, so if you're ready to take the next step, shoot and score your future career with us and see why Delaware North is your best move yet. As our team member, you'll receive:

• Competitive weekly pay
• Casual 6+ hour shifts, including evenings and weekends flexibly working part-time for the biggest events and match days, with opportunities to pick up extra shifts that suit your lifestyle
• Free meal on event days
• Experience in a dynamic workplace hosting major national and international sporting events and concerts, including The Lads at Sunderland A.F.C. in Premier League football, and Take That taking the stage, as well as a range of exciting meetings and events and plenty more still to come in 2026

What will you do?

• Prepare and create food to specifications, with dishes ranging from fine dining to casual offerings across various cuisines, showcasing your passion for food creation and adapting to meet guests' needs

• Assist the culinary team to ensure smooth and effective catering service within the restaurant

• Collaborate and coordinate with kitchen team members

• Maintain cleanliness and organisation of the kitchen and service areas

• Ensure the operation complies with current health and safety, food hygiene, fire regulations, licensing laws, and trading standards, maintaining Delaware North's policies and standards of excellence

More about you

• No degree required
• Relevant experience working in a catering kitchen is beneficial
• Skills in communication, teamwork organisation, time management, and attention to detail

Physical requirements

• Ability to stand for duration of shift

• Comfortable handling various meat products

• Availability to attend shifts for matchdays and event days, due to events-based nature of roles