Newmarket Racecourse

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Newmarket Racecourse in Suffolk is quite simply one of the most famous horse tracks in the country. It is home and host to two Classic races - the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas - and is often dubbed as ‘The Headquarters’ of horseracing in the UK.

But, although it is quite rightly most famous for its big horse racing meetings, including over a quarter of all of the UK’s prestigious Group 1 races, Newmarket is no one-trick pony. There are tons of other events, conferences, meetings, gigs and other notable things going on all through the year at Newmarket Racecourses.

Horse racing has been a feature of Newmarket since at least the early 17th Century, but, in more recent times, the Suffolk venue has branched out to offer all sorts of entertainment facilities to guests from all walks of life. People can now organise weddings, private functions, Christmas parties and other events, whilst businesses and other organisations can host exhibitions, product launches, meetings and film shoots at the famous Newmarket racecourse.

And that means that there should be all sorts of different jobs which you could do at Newmarket Racecourses. Recruiters such as the Compass Group regularly snap up good quality staff for a variety of full and part time catering and hospitality roles at Newmarket racecourse and many other similar venues throughout the UK.

If you are interested in working at Newmarket racecourse then just a few of the various jobs which Compass Group might advertise for race meetings or other events throughout the year include: bar staff, waiting staff, cashiers, catering assistants, cellar porters, kitchen porters, chefs, sous chefs and supervisors.

You can take a look at the short YouTube video we’ve added to the top right of this page to get a good idea of the layout and feel of this beautiful venue - and you should browse the latest Facebook and Twitter updates from Newmarket Racecourse to gain an even deeper insight into what sort of staff this Suffolk venue might be on the lookout for...

Of course you’ll need to have a very friendly, personable manner to stand a chance of holding down a job with Compass Group or any any other recruiter if you want to work at Newmarket racecourse. Exceptional customer service is paramount in this sort of work, and you won’t last for long unless you show a strong understanding of how important impeccable customer service skills are to the guests of Newmarket racecourses.

But if you can demonstrate great credentials in catering and hospitality - and you are committed to working at a great venue like Newmarket racecourse - then get your application in for some of the live vacancies on offer below now!