Head Pizza Chef

Yard Sale Pizza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rates

Paid overtime

Free pizza on shift

Staff parties

Career progression opportunities

Uniform and merchandise

Uniform and merch

Job summary

A well-established pizza restaurant in Greater London is seeking an experienced Head Pizza Chef to lead a talented team. The ideal candidate will have excellent skills in making Neapolitan-style pizza and a passion for quality food. You will oversee kitchen operations, ensure high standards and create a positive work environment. This role comes with competitive pay, full-time hours, loyalty incentives, and opportunities for career progression. Enjoy free pizza during shifts and staff parties in a collaborative, fast-growing company.

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Highly skilled in making Neapolitan-style pizza.
• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene in a commercial kitchen.
• Excellent organisation skills and attention to detail.
• Solid knowledge of risk assessments, food safety and kitchen hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of chefs in a busy kitchen.
• Responsible for the smooth running of the kitchen.
• Oversee pizza quality, kitchen speed, and service.
• Manage team rotas and maintain staff costs.
• Stock ordering and rotation.
• Hit GP and portioning targets.
• Maintain food hygiene standards.
• Manage rota in line with budgeted staff costs.
• Handle stock orders and rotation.

Skills

Masterclass pizza-making skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Tools

Marana oven

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!

• Offering new loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service

Who are we?

Yard Sale Pizza fired up the oven in 2014, starting with weekly supper clubs from our backyard in Hackney. We now offer delivery, dine-in and takeaway in 15 of our favourite neighbourhoods. Known for our collaborations, we’ve teamed up with illustrators, musicians, international chefs & local eateries- all on the quest for the perfect pie!

We’ve won London’s most-loved restaurant in Time Out’s 2016 Love London awards, were awarded Best Cheap Eats in the Observer Food Monthly Awards in 2017, and were voted London’s favourite pizza in Time Out’s inaugural Clash of the Slices in 2022.

We’re a young and fast-growing company who offer plenty of career progression for hard working and talented individuals.

Our 5th store – within touching distance of Shoreditch. As well as our usual casual dine-in and takeaway vibes, we will be serving the local area with our dedicated delivery service, and another exclusive for this site sees us opening a basement bar for a more secluded dining experience, perfect for a date or to rent our the whole area for parties!

What will I be doing?

Leading and mentoring a hard working team of chefs in a busy environment.

You’ll report to our Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager and you will be responsible to run all areas of the kitchen on site.

Ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen whilst keeping a positive working environment for the team!

You’ll be responsible for 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.

• Food Hygiene standards.

You’ll be responsible for your team's rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs.

Stock ordering and rotation.

What are we looking for?

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.

Loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service

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.

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.

If this sounds good, then we can’t wait to hear from you!

Pizza & Love,

YSP