Wood-Fired Pizza Lead Chef

Craven Cottage CC; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Craven Cottage CC in Durbanville is seeking a Wood-Fired Pizza Chef to lead the pizza station, ensuring dough quality and bake perfection while collaborating with kitchen and front-of-house teams to deliver consistent results.

You will manage dough preparation, oven fire, heat distribution, presentation standards, and training of staff, while maintaining portion control and waste management in a high-volume restaurant.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Wood-Fired Pizza Chef.
• Strong practical knowledge of wood-fired ovens.
• Thorough understanding of dough recipes, fermentation, proofing.
• Ability to develop and maintain pizza standards, bake quality and presentation.
• Experience training and leading a pizza station team.
• Deliver consistent quality and speed in a high-volume restaurant.
• Good understanding of portion control, stock rotation and waste management.
• Strong communication, organisation and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Dough Preparation & Pizza Standards: Prepare dough with consistent recipes, fermentation and proofing.
• Wood-Fired Oven & Service: Manage oven fire, heat distribution and temperature during service.
• Team Leadership & Station Management: Train and lead the pizza station team and ensure cleanliness and organisation.

Skills

Pizza dough handling

Wood-fired oven operation

Team leadership

Food hygiene

Attention to detail

Tools

Wood-fired ovens

Job description

Craven Cottage CC in Durbanville is seeking a Wood-Fired Pizza Chef to lead the pizza station, ensuring dough quality and bake perfection while collaborating with kitchen and front-of-house teams to deliver consistent results.

You will manage dough preparation, oven fire, heat distribution, presentation standards, and training of staff, while maintaining portion control and waste management in a high-volume restaurant.