Head Pizza Chef - Yard Sale Pizza Leytonstone

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

Job summary

A popular pizza restaurant in England is seeking a skilled Head Chef to oversee kitchen operations. The ideal candidate will have masterclass pizza-making skills, particularly in Neapolitan-style, and experience leading a team. Responsibilities include maintaining a high standard of service, training staff, managing kitchen processes, and ensuring food safety standards. The position offers competitive hourly rates, full-time hours, and benefits including paid overtime, holiday pay, and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Paid overtime

Career progression

Free pizza on shift

Staff parties

Uniform and merchandise

Responsibilities

• Run all areas of the kitchen on site.
• Maintain a positive working environment for the team.
• Oversee pizza quality, speed, and service.
• Train and maintain a competent chef team.
• Ensure successful GP and portioning figures.

Skills

Masterclass pizza-making skills

Neapolitan-style pizza making and dough stretching

Leadership and team development

Excellent communication skills

Organization and attention to detail

Knowledge of food safety and hygiene

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintaining 5 Food Hygiene standards.
• You’ll be responsible for your team’s rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs.
• Stock ordering and rotation.

Qualifications

• 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.

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 have won London’s most‑liked 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.

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive hourly rates.
• Full‑time hours – around 40 per week.
• Loyalty incentive – extra 50p per hour paid after 1 year continuous service.
• Paid overtime.
• Holiday paid in days off or in cash.
• Career progression with Yard Sale Pizza – our Shop Head Chefs earn monthly bonuses based on KPIs.
• 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!