Trainee Kitchen Team

PizzaExpress Restaurants Ltd; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known pizza restaurant chain in Hemel Hempstead is seeking a Trainee Kitchen Team member. You will prepare food, cook iconic pizza and pasta, and enhance the dining experience for customers. The ideal candidate should enjoy dynamic work environments. During training, earn £12.21 per hour, progressing to £12.52 - £12.90 once trained. This role offers great benefits including free food during shifts and wellness support.

Benefits

Free Food on shift

Tips/Tronc

50% off food and drink when not working

Wagestream access

Wellbeing Support

Referral Bonus

Pension & Life Assurance

Learning and Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Food prep and dough management experience.
• Ability to cook pizza and pasta.
• Enjoy working in a dynamic and energetic environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and cook our iconic pizza and pasta.
• Enliven the experience for customers and make every bite memorable.

Job description

Trainee Kitchen Team

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. Proud to be a Top 10 Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023.

Benefits:

• Free Food on shift
• Plus Tips - You'll receive tips/Tronc*
• 50% off food and drink when you’re not working
• Wagestream gives you access to up to 40% of your earned wages before payday
• Wellbeing Support for you and your family
• Referral Bonus of £400 for referring pizza chefs and £1000 for referring managers
• Pension & Life Assurance
• Pay Rates: during your training, you’ll earn £12.21 per hour, and between £12.52 - £12.90 (dependent on location) when you’ve completed your training
• Learning and Development Opportunities to invest in you

You will be creating the star of the show, our pizza but your role will go beyond the kitchen – it’s all about enlivening the experience for our customers and making every bite memorable. Just be yourself, and we'll bring out the best in you.

What you’ll do:

• Food prep and dough management
• Cook our iconic pizza and pasta
• Work in a dynamic and energetic environment

Who we are:

Where those who love pizza can be their true self. Proud to be a Top 10 Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023. We’ve been around since 1965, bringing pizza to the UK and have since grown to a multichannel, international brand. Our people are at the heart of our success and everything we do; we believe you should always be able to express yourself.

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers, and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs. That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.

If you are invited to an interview, please let your interviewer know at the time of booking if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you.

*Tronc, or card gratuities, is a fair way to pay gratuities to our teams. All Tronc goes to you, shared between our waiting and non-waiting teams. You’ll get this at the end of each pay period, along with your normal pay and it’s one of the best perks about working in hospitality.