Second Chef

Leytonstone; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic pizza restaurant in Greater London is searching for a Second Pizza Chef to enhance kitchen operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in a fast-paced environment, ensuring smooth service while training and leading the team. This role offers full-time hours with competitive pay, bonuses, and numerous opportunities for career advancement. Workers enjoy benefits such as free pizza on shift, a supportive environment, and training opportunities. If you love pizza and are passionate about excellent service, this role is for you.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate including bonuses

Full-time hours with overtime paid

Free pizza on shift

Training and career progression opportunities

Fun staff parties

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment is required.
• Candidates should be willing to train and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the kitchen service runs smoothly.
• Lead shifts and take ownership in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and organization.
• Train the team alongside the Head Chef.
• Complete all prep work and take responsibility for your workstation.
• Work collaboratively with the kitchen team.

Skills

Experience with stretching, baking, and making dough

Good command of English

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work weekends

Job description

Yard Sale Pizza

We are on the search for a Second Pizza Chef to join our amazing team! Offering new loyalty incentive – extra 50p per hour paid after 1 year 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 Leytonstone has proved a huge hit with the locals! Serving pizza for dine‑in, takeaway and delivery, you can now be sure to get a top‑notch pizza pie in E11 & E10.

What will I be doing?

• Ensuring the kitchen service is running smoothly.
• Leading shifts and taking ownership in the absence of the Head Chef.
• Adhering to the highest standards, including cleanliness and organising deep cleans.
• Training the team alongside the Head Chef.
• Completing all prep as required and taking responsibility for your workstation.
• Working collaboratively in a team alongside the wider team.

What are we looking for?

• Someone with previous experience stretching, baking and making dough in a fast‑paced environment.
• Someone with a good command of English.
• An excellent communicator who enjoys being part of a team!
• Someone who is willing to work weekends.

What’s on offer:

• Working with a fantastic team in a fun environment.
• A brilliant work/life balance so you won't be working super‑late!
• There's loads of opportunities to progress to a Head Chef role as we have really ambitious expansion plans!
• A competitive hourly rate including bonuses.
• Full‑time hours – around 40 hours per week with all overtime paid for.
• Loyalty incentive – extra 50p per hour paid after 1 year continuous service.
• Holiday paid in days off or in cash.
• Training & career progression – we have excellent learning and development opportunities!
• Free pizza on shift and brilliant discounts to enjoy with family and friends.
• Fun staff parties – we close the shops so we are all able to join together!
• Hospitality Action’s Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offers free independent, expert, support and advice 24/7 to all YSP staff.

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

Pizza & Love,

YSP