Senior Pizza Chef

Pizza Pilgrims

  • Leeds
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 24 days ago
Due to an internal promotion a fantastic opportunity to join a brilliant team has arisen.Our mission is to make people happier one pizza at a time.We're a BCORP & Multi award-winning group of pizzerias started by brothers Thom & James 10 years ago by driving a Piaggio ape Tuk Tuk all the way from Sicily to London on a “Pizza Pilgrimage” to learn the secrets of perfect Italian pizza. Pizza Pilgrims started on a market stall in Soho with an oven in the back of the van & have grown steadily into one of the UK’s most respected Neapolitan pizza companies.As a Senior Chef you will support the Head Chef and Second Chef in running the kitchen and leading the kitchen team, while delivering great pizzas to our guests.What's there for you?Rate of pay £14 + tronc (Guaranteed Min of £3.25p/h)
35-45hr week over 5 days - passionate about work/life balance!
Serious career development - We are opening 4 pizzerias this year & next.
Industry-leading “Pizza Academy” in Camden to develop your skills both in & out of the kitchen.
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).
1 extra day holiday as “Happiness Day’ so you can do something you are passionate about outside of work.THE PERKS:
Frequent team trips to Naples & beyond to meet suppliers & try new pizzerias - over 100 team taken so far & 2 trips booked this year already.
Pizza chef competitions where the winner gets their pizza on the menus
Bonus every time you refer a friend to join.
AS MUCH ESPRESSO AS YOU LIKE!
Free food every day - whole menu available & also deals with other restaurants
Free after-work drinks
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.We only use the best ingredients from Naples including Caputo flour, fresh fior di latte, salsiccia e friarielle & more! But we also know that each day is an opportunity to improve our food quality, our impact on the planet and our training.As a BCORP, we actively challenge ourselves to to make our people happier one pizza at a time; our teams, our guests and our community. Which means making small, incremental changes which actually make a difference to a happier world.At Pizza Pilgrims, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can be proud about who they are, they feel genuinely cared for and have equal opportunities for growth and progression.One of our four values ‘Respect others’ means that we build our teams on a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives; which creates proper happiness, just like our pizzas do!Pizza Pilgrims serve slow proved Neapolitan pizza in our pizzerias, at events across the UK and in Pizza in the Post. All of our dough is made fresh, daily, sourcing the best ingredients Italy has to offer in order to bring you the best possible pizza base going. As any Neapolitan will tell you – it’s all about the crust.

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