Sous Chef

Surety Hospitality; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary bonus

Extra holidays

Naples trip

Refer-a-friend bonus

Free food & espresso

After-work drinks

Job summary

Pizza Pilgrims in Greater London is seeking a Second Chef to lead a busy Neapolitan pizzeria kitchen. You will ensure guest satisfaction through quality pizza, oversee health and safety compliance, stock control and smooth kitchen operations.

You will also implement new menu launches and maintain high standards of cleanliness and maintenance. The role offers a 45-hour week across five days, with opportunities for career development as we expand with new openings.

Qualifications

• Experience as a chef leading a team in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and HACCP.
• Proven ability to manage stock, portioning and ordering processes.
• Experience launching new menu items or guest prompts in a high-volume venue.
• Attention to quality control and kitchen maintenance routines.

Responsibilities

• Team leadership and coaching of kitchen staff.
• Health & safety compliance and hygiene oversight.
• Stock management, orders and waste control.
• Lead successful guest pizza launches and promotions.
• Kitchen maintenance scheduling and equipment upkeep.
• Food quality auditing and standardisation.

Skills

Team leadership

Health & safety

Stock management

Kitchen maintenance

Food quality auditing

Job description

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 includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives; which creates proper happiness, just like our pizzas do!

We work hard because we think pizza makes people happier.

As a Second Chef, you'll be a specialist in creating the best Neapolitan Pizza's, and for every guest to leave with a full belly, and already planning their next visit. You'll also be accountable for:

• Team leadership.
• Heath & safety compliance.
• Stock management.
• Successful guest pizza launches.
• Kitchen maintenance management.
• Food quality auditing.

Whilst skills are important, representing our values is just as important too. These shape our team culture.

• Push Yourself because we believe learning new skills and coming out of your comfort zone will help us improve as a team.
• Be Yourself means you can bring your own personality to work. Your hair colour is yours, not ours. We think tattoos are cool. And we love hearing about your interests outside of work.
• Respect Others because everyone is welcome at Pilgrims and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment where people feel they belong.
• Enjoy Yourself because hospitality is an industry we love, and we want every Pilgrim to create happiness for each other and to have fun at work.

What's in it for you?

• £35,000 £37,500 + tronc +bonus.
• 45hr week over 5 days.
• Serious career development - We are opening 4 pizzerias this year & next.
• On top of the standard 28 days holiday, you will get an extra day for every year you work for us (up to 5 Years).
• After 5 years with us, you get a paid 4-week sabbatical on top of your 33 days holiday!

Some of our favourite Pizza Perks include...

• 1 extra day holiday as Happiness Day so you can do something that you love and makes you happy about outside of work.
• Team trips to Naples & beyond to meet suppliers & try new pizzerias
• A tasty bonus every time you refer a friend to join.
• Free food & espresso every day - whole menu available & also deals with other restaurants
• A free after-work drinks (soft, beer or gin)
• 2 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.