Senior Head Pizza Chef

YardSalePizza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Loyalty incentive

Paid overtime

Holiday pay

Career progression

Free pizza on shift

Job summary

Yard Sale Pizza is seeking a Senior Head Pizza Chef to lead a busy kitchen in London. You will mentor a hardworking team, report to the Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager, and oversee all kitchen operations on-site.

You'll guarantee top-quality Neapolitan pizzas, control speed and service, train and engage staff, manage rotas within budget, and oversee stock and ordering. A passion for pizza and strong leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a busy kitchen.
• Expertise in Neapolitan-style pizza dough and stone oven baking.
• Strong communication and organisation in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of chefs in a busy kitchen.
• Run all areas of the kitchen on site under supervision.
• Ensure smooth kitchen operations and a positive team environment.
• Oversee pizza quality, speed of service and consistency.
• Train and develop staff with regular appraisals.
• Meet GP and portion targets and manage staff rotas within budget.
• Manage stock ordering and rotation.

Skills

Pizza making

Neapolitan dough

Team leadership

Kitchen operations

Job description

Yard Sale Pizza are on the search for an experienced Senior 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.

Our 5th store – within touching distance of Shoreditch. As well as our usual casual dine-in and takeaway vibes, we will be serving the local area with our dedicated delivery service, and another exclusive for this site sees us opening a basement bar for a more secluded dining experience, perfect for a date or to rent our the whole area for parties!

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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