Event catering staff jobs in Reino Unido

Head Chef - Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey | Full time / Permanent Up to £45,000 + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more. We seeking a motivated Head Chef at Kempton Park Racecourse as part of Jockey Club Catering, a partnership between the leading commercial group in British horse racing - The Jockey Club, and Compass Group UK & Ireland. As Head Chef you will lead the day-to-day running of the kitchen for both Conference and Events and Race Days at Kempton Park Racecourse, with occasion travel to one of our other leading racecourses. You will be responsible for setting and maintaining high culinary standards, driving menu development and innovation, and managing your dedicated culinary team. If you have the passion and motivation to inspire your kitchen to achieve top culinary standards, we want to hear from you! We are Levy Levy is about elevating experiences. We are a leading global hospitality partner, designing and delivering unforgettable guest moments that prioritise people and the planet. Trusted by some of the world’s most iconic stadiums, entertainment venues, and major events - including Wimbledon, Twickenham, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Edgbaston, the SEC and ExCeL London - we bring experiences to life with passion and precision. Our mission is to succeed the right way. From pioneering tech and seamless operations to show-stopping menus and exceptional service, we use insight and innovation to understand guests, improve the customer journey, reduce environmental impact, and support local communities. We are a passionate, diverse team of venue specialists dedicated to making the planet better for future generations. Head Chef - the role • Leading the brigade to successfully deliver the highest possible culinary standards., • Ensuring sufficient staff are allocated to all locations., • Liaising with management and the culinary team, ensuring any event changes are reacted to in a timely manner., • Planning orders of equipment and ingredients according to identified shortages., • Building relationships with casual workforce and supporting recruitment., • Acting as the point of contact on live event days., • Managing all company and legislative paperwork surrounding Health and Safety and Food Safety., • Directing food preparation processes and any other related activity., • Using your passion for fresh local produce to develop culinary activity., • Striving for continuous innovation and improvement of the work environment and unit performance., • Managing food gross profit, food cost of sale, food stock takes, culinary department’s payroll costs., • A passion for fresh ingredients and menu innovation, • Flexible working subject to business requirements, • Computer literate, • The role will be working in a fast-paced environment so experience in large events with a high volume of casual workforce would be an advantage., • A love of hospitality, food, and quality fresh ingredients., • The ability to work under pressure, whilst maintaining a positive attitude., • Competitive salary and full company benefits, • 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme, • Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments), • Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, • Family benefits: 2 days’ additional leave after returning from maternity leave, day off for your baby’s first birthday, enhanced family leave, • Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships, • Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products, • Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways Levy UK & Ireland is part of Compass Group, the world’s largest catering company, and a vibrant leader in hospitality. We believe in celebrating individuality and building inclusive teams where everyone feels they belong. Our diverse team fuels creativity, innovation, and excellence. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive. Together, we create unforgettable experiences - and shape the future of hospitality.

Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 9-10 months Role Overview: We are looking for an Events Manager (Maternity Cover) to lead the operations and programming at our client's London Head Offices, delivering a diverse and impactful schedule of events in collaboration with their internal teams and external partners. • Produce approximately 40 small to large experiential briefings and activations in the event space, in partnership with the Experiences, PR and Product Marketing teams., • Events will take place throughout 2025/2026 and include events such as:, • Small scale events – 1:1 product briefings, home cinema experiences, software demos for up to 10 guests., • Medium scale events – Creative workshops, interactive product demos, software demos activations for up to 20 guests., • Large scale events – exhibitions, album launches, Executive hosted receptions/parties., • Manage day to day operations of the venue, working directly with business, client and operations teams., • Support their team to drive efficient, yet effective and impactful programming., • Work on-site in their event space and at their Battersea offices as needed for planning and organisational meetings., • Manage key internal partnerships with business (Corp Comms); internal client (PM, Buzz, Marketing); Facilities, in-house catering, Real Estate, Security, EH&S., • Create, own, and manage work-back schedules ensuring project milestones are met. Role Details You will manage the following areas of planning, with the support of Polar Black Events team: • Programme scheduling for venue, including set-up, rehearsal, live event days and operational maintenance., • Programming management and staffing., • Lighting and technical configurations, with outsourced production if required., • Event and/or spatial design and arrangement if required, including but not limited to furniture, ambiance and music, consideration for guest photography., • Event catering planning, oversight and management, in partnership with in-house caterers or third party., • Invite and guest list management., • Guest experience/flow design and planning., • Creative production of invites, signage, photo backdrops as required., • Management of annual, semi-annual or event to event refresh of art or furniture as required over time., • Provision of Front of House staffing., • Management of staffing lists and working credentials., • Staff training and briefing., • Occupancy management (in coordination with the facilities and security), • Producing and displaying signage in client approved format., • Staff uniforms, dress code or attire if required., • Parking and valet arrangements., • Contingency arrangements for inclement weather., • Maintaining client confidentiality., • Partner to utilise client approved tools, systems and software, • Event reportage and reporting summaries Health & Safety You will be responsible for planning and management of general health and safety compliance: • Communication of event emergency plans including first aid arrangements, drafting and distribution of production schedules and run of show documents (where required)., • Accessibility management., • Ensure all event operations are planned, managed, and operated safely in accordance with EH&S guidance., • Collate vendor safety documentation and certificate of insurance as required., • Ensure compliance with permit conditions and local ordinances if needed., • Report all incidents and accidents. Budgeting: You will be responsible for all contracting and payment of third-party partners working on their events in support of this scope including fixed event costs as pass-through expenses You will be responsible for gathering quotes from vendors, building event budgets, and maintaining budget throughout event life cycle: • Pre-Event Budget, • Event Budget Ideal Candidate • At least 5 years’ experience in Event Production & Logistics, • Positive and adaptable approach to problem solving., • Experience of working in house at a venue and/or client, as well as agency side is preferred., • Efficient, organised and able to juggle multiple projects at once., • Confident managing various in-house work streams and liaising with multiple stakeholders., • Skilled in Project Management - including timeline, budget and programme management., • Confident in decision making and working independently., • Good knowledge of production - construction, materials & finishes., • Good network of industry partners and vendors., • Excellent interpersonal skills, a team player, with a positive ‘yes can do’ attitude., • Proficient use of Apple / Mac products is essential., • Aptitude to maintain absolute confidentiality and discretion is paramount. Package • Salary to be discussed, • Bonus – discretionary, based on company annual results and personal performance, • Annual leave – 20 days + bank holidays. Birthday is given as a holiday day and is not included in the 20 days allowance., • Pension contribution – employer contribution of 3% of qualifying earnings & employee contribution of 5%, • Commission on new business – 10% net profit for new client acquisition, • Work laptop and phone provided

London, fully on site Salary up to £45k Permanent Operations Executive (HR Administrator) – London We have the most amazing and varied role for an applicant seeking an outstanding opportunity in a finance house based in the City to be the Operations Executive for the business, which is a role encompassing Ops/HR/Front of house/facilities and IT with a myriad of variety! The role is working five days onsite from 9.00 – 5.30pm in the most outstanding company who are utterly supportive and the opportunity is immense as it offers longer term career progression for the right candidate. We are seeking an individual who thrives in a busy role and is warm and engaging and confident when communicating as part of the role will be front of house cover and reception and facilities duties daily, including full-time holiday reception cover. The role is a split position between Operations/HR, Facilities and IT and we are looking for an individual who has a keen attention to detail and is happy to handle any task with willingness and professionalism. Job spec: This role is critical in ensuring operational delivery across the HR spectrum and you will provide regular cover and back up to a busy front of house. Working within a small team, the work is varied and interesting. This role would suit someone who is looking to progress in a career in HR within a small team with expertise and deep experience across the employee life cycle – or to learn the nuts and bolts of office and facilities management. We are looking for a professional and career committed individual and in return, you will be rewarded with a warm and friendly environment, exposure to many interesting things and tailored training and development. Responsibilities: HR - 50% of your time will be spent supporting the Director and HR Manager with a variety of tasks including: • Responsibility for end to end administration of all HR processes across the employee life cycle, under the guidance of the HR Manager., • Managing candidates including arranging interviews and communications with candidates., • Organising the pre-employment screening and references, induction and any training needed during first few weeks and months, • Administration of the leaver process and providing employment references., • Organise training and development activities under the guidance of the HR Manager., • Manage HR systems to ensure information and documentation is up to date, and prepare reports and statistics as required., • Assist with the running of regular staff surveys and presenting the data., • Prepare letters and contractual documentation as appropriate., • Become the first point of contact for general HR queries., • Ad hoc tasks and projects commensurate with a busy HR team. Front of House and Facilities Management - 35% of your time will be spent providing cover to Front of House and Facilities Management and support to the FOH/Facilities Coordinator. • Providing lunchtime and late afternoon front of house cover daily and additional holiday cover, warmly welcoming guests and assisting during the busiest times., • Organising the catering and logistics for senior level lunches and breakfasts., • Assisting with planning offsite internal events such as staff away days or staff social events., • Supporting meeting room tech setup and manage meeting room bookings system., • Supporting building management relationships as needed., • Maintaining office supplier spreadsheets and vendor information., • Participating in the health and safety protocols that the team needs. (First aider and fire marshal training will be provided). IT support and liaison: 15% of time: • Handling basic IT queries from stakeholders., • Manage IT accessories and assist with laptop stock orders., • Liaising with external IT support. Desirable skills: • Proactive, enthusiastic, and collaborative with good interpersonal skills., • Very strong service attitude and enjoys solving problems., • Must be very well organised and happy to juggle a busy task list., • Attention to detail and accuracy., • Clear written and verbal communication., • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and able to learn and adapt to internal systems., • Previous office administration experience., • Familiarity with HR processes and some systems preferred., • Experience in event coordination or facilities management advantageous., • Basic IT troubleshooting experience desirable.

About Us Insight222 is a specialist global professional services firm. Over the last eight years we have rapidly become one of the leading voices and authorities on the topic of people analytics. Our team members are widely recognized as some of the world’s most influential people in Human Resources, HR Technology, Employee Listening, and People Analytics. We provide solutions to help HR leaders and their teams deliver business value - by helping them create a data-driven HR culture. We interact directly with Chief Human Resources Officers and their key staff in Analytics, Strategy, Employee Listening, Workforce Planning, L&D and Digital HR. Our clients are Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies based in North America and Europe. They represent some of the world’s leading brands. Collectively, our clients’ work impacts millions of employees across the world and delivers several hundred million dollars in value back to their organizations, through effective people analytics. Working at Insight222 will allow you to help us continue to influence the future of HR through driving the adoption of a data-driven approach to HR. Role Summary We are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Business Support Manager to support the smooth running of the business. This is a hands-on role covering client procurement processes, financial administration (including invoicing), technology and systems management, people operations, commercial operations governance, and logistics for internal and client events. The ideal candidate is structured, calm under pressure, and able to manage multiple priorities with clarity and professionalism. They take pride in strong process discipline, reliable execution, and operational efficiency. This role is a hybrid position, with the requirement to be in the Insight222 London office at least once a week. Key Responsibilities Procurement & Client Onboarding Administration • Manage client procurement processes, including completing vendor registration and onboarding forms., • Chase and track purchase orders from client teams, ensuring timely receipt and accuracy., • Collaborate with internal teams (IT, Finance, Sales/CS) to complete client security questionnaires, compliance forms, and supplier assessments., • Upload and maintain documentation in client procurement portals., • Keep procurement-related records organised and up to date. Financial Operations • Prepare and issue client invoices accurately and on time., • Track accounts receivable and flag overdue payments or payment risks., • Monitor cashflow and operational spending with structured monthly reporting., • Manage expenses, credit card reconciliations, reimbursements, and general financial admin., • Support budgeting inputs, monthly financial reporting, and operational forecasting., • Manage the end-to-end recruitment process: drafting job descriptions, posting roles, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, and coordinating with hiring managers., • Maintain recruitment trackers, documentation, and templates to support an efficient hiring process., • Ensure a professional, positive candidate experience from application to offer., • Prepare monthly payroll inputs and maintain accurate employee and benefits records., • Support onboarding and offboarding workflows, ensuring correct setup of systems, access, and documentation., • Serve as administrator for systems including HubSpot, Xero, SharePoint, and project tools., • Maintain clean, accurate data structures and support user adoption across teams., • Act as the internal owner of HubSpot governance — managing workflows, permissions, fields, templates, and general configuration., • Troubleshoot HubSpot issues and support team members with system usage., • Manage software licences, renewals, and tech procurement., • Liaise with external IT providers as needed. Event Logistics Support (In partnership with the Event Lead) • Support logistics for client-facing events and internal company events, including meetings, offsites, and roundtables., • Assist with venue research and booking, catering, printing, stationery, materials preparation, and shipments., • Coordinate restaurant bookings, travel arrangements, attendee lists, and event-day logistics., • Liaise with client administrative teams on access requirements and schedules., • Ensure all materials and equipment are prepared and delivered on time. Skills & Experience Must Have • 3–6 years in business operations, finance operations, project coordination, or similar roles., • Strong organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail., • Experience managing client procurement processes or compliance documentation., • Comfort managing invoicing, accounts receivable, and financial reporting., • Experience coordinating recruitment processes and managing candidate pipelines., • Experience supporting logistics for internal or client-facing events., • Strong stakeholder management and calm, clear communication style., • Hands-on HubSpot experience (highly preferred)., • Experience with Xero, SharePoint, or other operational tools., • Background in consulting, professional services, or event-heavy environments., • Experience improving processes or implementing new workflows. Salary • £40,000–£50,000 per annum depending on experience What Success Looks Like • Smooth, timely invoicing and clear visibility of payments due., • Reliable client procurement and commercial operations processes., • Well-governed HubSpot data, workflows, and dashboards., • A polished recruitment process and excellent candidate experience., • Organised people documentation and accurate payroll inputs., • Strong logistical support for internal and client events., • Clean, well-maintained operational systems and documentation., • A calm, dependable presence supporting the business day to day. Career & Development: Our business is growing, providing opportunities for individual growth and development for team members. We believe that it is critical for growth to happen in both expertise and personal development. We invest in our people to build expertise in line with what our clients are requesting. • You will work across all levels of the organisation including the CEO and Leadership Team, bringing opportunities to learn and develop from a wealth of experience., • You’ll have the opportunity to work in a fun and fast paced environment that offers autonomy, encourages innovation, and gives you the freedom to test and explore new ideas., • We offer continuous feedback in-the-moment in respectful ways – up, down and across the organisation., • We offer a generous vacation policy and several company holidays throughout the year., • We have a fully remote team in the US. We embrace a hybrid working environment at our headquarters in the UK, where employees work from home and in our central London.