Head Pizza Chef

YardSalePizza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Hourly Rates

Full time hours ~40 per week

Loyalty incentive – extra 50p per hour

Paid overtime

Holiday pay either as days off or cash

KPIs bonuses

Free pizza on shift

Staff parties

Uniform and merchandise

Job summary

Yard Sale Pizza is seeking an experienced Head Pizza Chef to lead a collaborative team in a fast-paced kitchen in London. You will mentor chefs, oversee Neapolitan dough, manage quality, speed and service, and drive KPI targets while maintaining a positive working environment.

The role offers full-time hours, a loyalty incentive, paid overtime, and staff benefits including free pizza on shift. Strong leadership and recipe perfection are essential.

Qualifications

• Masterclass pizza-making skills with a real passion for pizza.
• Expertise in Neapolitan-style dough and baking in a stone-based marana oven.
• Experience leading and developing a collaborative team with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring a team of chefs in a busy environment.
• Run all areas of the kitchen on site.
• Ensure the smooth running of the kitchen whilst keeping a positive working environment for the team.
• Oversee and provide excellent pizza quality, kitchen speed and service.
• Train and maintain a competent chef team with regular appraisals and engagement.
• Hit successful GP and portioning figures.
• Manage the team rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs.
• Stock ordering and rotation.

Skills

Masterclass pizza making

Neapolitan-style pizza

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Team leadership

Tools

Stone-based 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.

Opening in early 2025....

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.

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