Senior Pizza Chef — Lead & Craft Neapolitan Pizza Team

AWJ Investments; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Annual leave

Training opportunities

Diversity and inclusive environment

Team events

Job summary

Kitopi is seeking a Senior Pizza Chef to support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations and lead the pizza team to ensure consistency and quality. You will prepare, shape, and cook high-quality pizzas, oversee dough preparation, fermentation, and ingredient management while maintaining strict hygiene and food safety standards.

In this role, you will manage stock levels, assist with menu updates, and contribute to new pizza recipe development in a fast-paced, diverse kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Proven pizza making skills across Neapolitan, Roman, or artisanal styles.
• Ability to lead and train a pizza team with clear communication.
• Strong dough science, fermentation, and baking knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Lead and train the pizza team to ensure consistency and quality.
• Prepare, shape, and cook high-quality pizzas using proper techniques.
• Oversee dough preparation, fermentation, and ingredient management.
• Maintain cleanliness, hygiene, and food safety standards.
• Manage stock levels, ordering, and portion control.
• Assist with menu updates and new pizza recipe development.

Skills

Pizza making

Leadership

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Kitopi is seeking a Senior Pizza Chef to support the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations and lead the pizza team to ensure consistency and quality. You will prepare, shape, and cook high-quality pizzas, oversee dough preparation, fermentation, and ingredient management while maintaining strict hygiene and food safety standards.

In this role, you will manage stock levels, assist with menu updates, and contribute to new pizza recipe development in a fast-paced, diverse kitchen environment.