Head Pizza Chef

YardSalePizza; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

40h/week

Loyalty incentive: 50p/hr after 1 year

Paid overtime

Holiday pay options

Bonus potential KPI-based

Job summary

Yard Sale Pizza is seeking an experienced Head Pizza Chef to lead and mentor a busy kitchen team in London. You will oversee all kitchen operations on site, ensure top pizza quality, and drive efficient service with a positive working environment.

The role requires masterclass pizza-making skills, especially Neapolitan-style dough, and proven leadership. Competitive hourly rates, full-time hours (around 40/week), and strong progression prospects are offered.

Qualifications

• Masterclass pizza-making skills with Neapolitan-style dough and stone oven.
• Experience leading and developing a collaborative kitchen team.
• Strong communication, organisation and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene in a commercial kitchen.
• Ability to manage rotas and control costs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of chefs in a busy environment.
• Run all areas of the kitchen on site reporting to the Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager.
• Ensure smooth kitchen operations and a positive working environment.
• Oversee pizza quality, kitchen speed and service.
• Train and maintain a competent chef team with regular appraisals.
• Hit GP and portioning targets.
• Manage team rotas in line with budgeted staff costs.
• Stock ordering and rotation.

Skills

Pizza making

Team leadership

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

Food safety

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.

We're buzzing to be opening our 12th Yard Sale Pizza in North London's Tufnell Park in April 2024. Bringing our award-winning handmade, hand-delivered pizzas to this stunning neighbourhood! We'll be serving up London's ultimate delivery pizza, all delivered by our amazing team of drivers through our in-house delivery service, with seats for dine-in customers.

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.

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!

YSP