Trainee Pizza Chef
We have an excellent opportunity for someone looking to learn and develop their kitchen skills and join our hard-working, friendly team.
No previous kitchen or pizza-making experience is necessary. If you’re enthusiastic, reliable, keen to learn and willing to get stuck in, we’ll provide full on-the-job training.
Working in a busy restaurant can be a challenge, particularly through the summer season. It’s fast-paced and it’s not always easy, but we work hard, have a good time and support each other through busy services.
You’ll start by learning the basics of how our kitchen operates and, as your confidence and experience develop, we’d like you to progress towards stretching dough and cooking pizzas yourself in our stone-bake oven.
What you’ll be doing
Your role will include:
- Preparing ingredients and getting the kitchen ready for service
- Topping pizzas
- Preparing side dishes
- Cutting and finishing pizzas
- Sending food from the pass
- Following recipes and portion guidelines
- Washing up and helping to keep the kitchen running smoothly
- Keeping your section clean, tidy and organised
- Cleaning down the kitchen at the end of service
- Following our food hygiene and food safety procedures
- Supporting the rest of the kitchen team during busy services
- Learning how to handle and stretch pizza dough
- Progressing towards cooking pizzas in our stone-bake oven
What we’re looking for
Experience is not essential. We’re much more interested in finding someone with the right attitude.
Ideally, you’ll have:
- Excellent timekeeping and reliability
- High standards of hygiene and cleanliness
- A willingness to learn new skills
- Plenty of enthusiasm
- Initiative and the ability to adapt
- The ability to work well as part of a team
- The confidence to work in a busy, fast-paced environment
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
A Level 1 Food Hygiene certificate would be useful, but isn’t essential.
Hours and pay
We currently have part-time positions available for an immediate start, with the opportunity to move to full-time hours over the coming months.
You’ll need to be flexible and available to work weekends.
Start date: ASAP
Pay: Living Wage as a minimum, plus tips
Job type: Part-time, with the opportunity to progress to full-time
Benefits
- Staff discount
- Discounted or free food
- Company and team events
- Tips
- Full on-the-job training
- Opportunities to develop your kitchen and pizza-making skills
We’re a young, friendly team and this would be a great opportunity for someone who wants to get into hospitality, learn how a professional kitchen works and develop into a confident pizza chef.
If you’re reliable, enthusiastic and happy to get stuck in, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: From £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
