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!
**Offering new loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service**
Yard Sale Pizza fired up the oven in 2014, starting with weekly supper clubs from our backyard in Hackney. 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 second shop south of the river in Balham serving the folk of South-West London, second shop opened in the midst of the pandemic in March 2021 and still going strong! We are open for delivery & collection seven days a week, with a few spots outside to perch with your pizza when things are bit more normal. We've moved into an exceptional neighbourhood, with plenty of restaurants and bars to grab a drink after work :)
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.
Maintaining 5* Food Hygiene standards.
You'll be responsible for your team's rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs.
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 with good knowledge of risk assessments, food safety and hygiene within a commercial kitchen.
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.
Free pizza on shift and brilliant discounts to enjoy with family and friends.
Pizza & Love,