Senior Chef

Pizza Pilgrims; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned pizza company in London is seeking a Senior Chef to lead the kitchen team. The role involves ensuring health and safety compliance, managing stock, and maintaining the quality of pizzas. This position offers a starting salary of £33,009 per year with opportunities for career development and various perks including free food and team trips.

Benefits

Free food & espresso every day

Team trips to Naples

Bonus for referrals

Extra holiday days

Company parties

Qualifications

• Experience in team leadership and kitchen management.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Skills in stock management and pizza quality control.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Manage stock and oversee successful pizza launches.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and pizza quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety compliance

Stock management

Pizza quality

Job description

Senior Chef

Pizza Pilgrims London, N1 9AL £33,009 per year – estimated? Full time NEW

14 years ago Thom & James drove a Piaggio ape Tuk Tuk all the way from Sicily to London on a 'Pizza Pilgrimage' to learn the secrets of perfect Italian pizza. They set up a market stall in Soho with an oven in the van before opening their first pizzeria on Dean Street. If you think that sounds as ridiculously cool as we do, and you love pizza, read on…

Today we have over 20 award‑winning pizzerias across the UK, our own Pizza Academy with daily training workshops, and we are a proud BCorp. We use the best ingredients from Naples – Caputo flour, fresh fior di latte, salsiccia e friarielle – to make the best Neapolitan pizza every day.

At Pizza Pilgrims we aspire to create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves, feel genuinely cared for and have equal opportunities for growth and progression. We are committed to building a diverse team that respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds and perspectives, which creates proper happiness, just like our pizzas do.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership.
• Health & safety compliance.
• Stock management.
• Successful guest pizza launches.
• Kitchen maintenance management.
• Pizza quality.

Values

• Push Yourself – we believe learning new skills and stepping out of your comfort zone will help us improve as a team.
• Be Yourself – bring your personality to work. Your hair colour is yours; we think tattoos are cool and love hearing about your interests outside of work.
• Respect Others – everyone is welcome at Pilgrims and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people feel they belong.
• Enjoy Yourself – hospitality is an industry we love, and we want each Pilgrim to create happiness for each other and to have fun at work.

Survey Highlights

• Over 200 people said the thing they love most about working at Pilgrims is the team.
• Over 100 people said their favourite pizza perk was the free pizza.
• Nearly 150 people said they love the culture, development opportunities and pizza quality.

What's in it for you?

• £14.60 per hour + tronc.
• Serious career development – we are opening 4 pizzerias this year and next.
• On top of the standard 28 days holiday (full time), you will get an extra day for every year you work for us (up to 5 years).

Pizza Perks

• 1 extra holiday day as "Happiness Day" so you can do something you love outside of work.
• Team trips to Naples & beyond to meet suppliers and try new pizzerias.
• A tasty bonus every time you refer a friend to join.
• Free food & espresso every day – whole menu available and deals with other restaurants.
• Free after‑work drinks (soft, beer or gin).
• Two huge company‑wide parties every year to celebrate Christmas and Ferragosto (we close all the pizzerias for these!).
• Free pizza when you visit any Pizza Pilgrims when you are not at work, for you & up to 3 friends.

So, if you’ve got this far down the job advert, it might mean that we’re a perfect match. Click the apply button and one of the team will reach out to you soon.

Ciao!