Second Pizza Chef - Balham

Yard Sale Pizza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free pizza on shift

Brilliant discounts for family and friends

Paid holiday in days off or cash

Fun staff parties

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Yard Sale Pizza is searching for a Second Pizza Chef to join their dynamic team in Greater London. This role involves ensuring smooth kitchen service, leading shifts when the Head Chef is absent, and maintaining cleanliness and organization.

Ideal candidates will have experience in a fast-paced kitchen, strong communication skills, and a willingness to work weekends. The position offers full-time hours around 40 per week, a loyalty incentive, and excellent career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must have previous experience in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Good command of English is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth kitchen service.
• Lead shifts in absence of Head Chef.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness.
• Train team alongside the Head Chef.
• Complete all required prep and manage workstation.
• Collaborate within the wider team.

Skills

Experience stretching, baking, and making dough

Good command of English

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Willingness to work weekends

Job description

Yard Sale Pizza is on the search for a Second Pizza Chef 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 second shop south of the river in Balham serving the folk of South-West London, second shop opened in the midst of the pandemic in March 2021 and still going strong! We are open for delivery & collection seven days a week, with a few spots outside to perch with your pizza when things are bit more normal. We've moved into an exceptional neighbourhood, with plenty of restaurants and bars to grab a drink after work.

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.
• Work 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 years 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!