Head Pizza Chef

Yard Sale Pizza are on the search for an experienced Head Pizza Chef who is a collaborative team leader with excellent pizza making skills to join our amazing team!

Responsibilities

Leading and mentoring a hard working team of chefs in a busy environment; Reporting to Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager; Running all areas of the kitchen on site; Ensuring smooth running of the kitchen and positive working environment; Overseeing and providing excellent pizza quality, kitchen speed and service; Training and maintaining a competent chef team with regular appraisals; Ensuring successful GP and portioning figures; Maintaining 5* Food Hygiene standards; Managing team rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs; Stock ordering and rotation

Requirements

Masterclass pizza-making skills with real passion for pizza; Highly skilled in making Neapolitan-style pizza, making and stretching dough and baking in a stone-based marana oven; Previous experience leading and developing a team; Excellent communication skills; First-class organisation skills and attention to detail; Good knowledge of risk assessments, food safety and hygiene within a commercial kitchen; Casual Dining Experience; Safe Food Handling; Kitchen Safety; Staff Scheduling; Fast-Paced Experience; Fluent in English

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates; Loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service; Paid overtime; Holiday paid in days off or in cash; Career progression; Monthly bonuses based on KPIs; Free pizza on shift; Discounts for family and friends; Staff parties throughout the year; Uniform and merchandise