Head Pizza Chef

Yard Sale Pizza; City Of London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local London independent restaurant is seeking an experienced Head Pizza Chef to lead a talented kitchen team. This role involves overseeing pizza quality, managing kitchen operations, and ensuring a positive work environment. The ideal candidate has masterclass pizza-making skills and prior leadership experience. Competitive pay is offered alongside career progression opportunities and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Hourly Rates

Career progression

Free pizza on shift

Paid overtime

Holiday pay

Staff parties

Uniform and merchandise

Qualifications

• Masterclass skills in making Neapolitan-style pizza.
• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of chefs.
• Run all areas of the kitchen on site.
• Ensure excellent pizza quality and service.

Skills

Pizza-making skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Yard Sale Pizza are on the search for an experienced Head Pizza Chef who is a collaborative team leader with excellent pizza making skills to join our amazing team!

Responsibilities include:

• Leading and mentoring a hard working team of chefs in a busy environment.
• Reporting to our Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager and being responsible for running all areas of the kitchen on site.
• Ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen whilst keeping a positive working environment for the team!
• Overseeing and providing excellent pizza quality, kitchen speed and service.
• Training and maintaining a competent chef team - providing regular appraisals and keeping the team engaged.
• Ensuring that you hit successful GP and portioning figures.
• Maintaining 5* Food Hygiene standards.
• Being responsible for your team's rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs.
• Stock ordering and rotation.

Requirements:

• Someone with masterclass Pizza-making skills with a real passion for pizza!
• Someone who is highly skilled in making Neapolitan-style pizza, making and stretching dough and baking in a stone-based marana oven.
• A Head Chef who has previous experience leading and developing a team who enjoys collaboration and has excellent communication skills.
• Someone who has first-class organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Someone with good knowledge of risk assessments, food safety and hygiene within a commercial kitchen.

What’s on offer:

• Competitive Hourly Rates.
• Full time hours - around 40 per week.
• Paid overtime.
• Holiday paid in days off or in cash.
• Career progression with Yard Sale Pizza - our Shop Head Chefs earn a monthly bonuses based on KPI’s.
• Loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service.
• Working with a brilliant team in a fast-growing company.
• Free pizza on shift and brilliant discounts to enjoy with family and friends.
• Staff parties throughout the year.
• Uniform and other merchandise to celebrate your milestones working with us.

About Yard Sale Pizza: We are a local London independent restaurant offering delivery and takeaway in 10 of our favourite neighbourhoods in London.

Experience: Required
Employment: Full-time
Schedule: Evenings and weekend availability needed
Salary: £16.5 – £17.5 hourly
Benefits: £1 hourly bonus