Head Chef

1. We're opening a pizzeria in Cardiff this summer, and guess what? You can be part of it.
2. As a Head Chef in Pizza Pilgrims your role is to lead your kitchen team, ensuring that everyone is fully trained, supported and developed.
3. You can enjoy free pizza when you visit any Pizza Pilgrims when you are not at work for you & up to 3 friends.

We're opening a pizzeria in Cardiff this summer, and guess what? You can be part of it!

Pizza Pilgrims is 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. They went on to set up 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.

We use the best ingredients from Naples including Caputo flour, fresh fior di latte, salsiccia e friarielle , to make the best Neapolitan pizza every day. 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.

As a Head Chef in Pizza Pilgrims your role is to lead your kitchen team, ensuring that everyone is fully trained, supported and developed. Working closely the General Manager, you will be accountable for driving food quality and results that have an overall impact on the Pizzeria's success.

What's there for you?

• Salary up to £45k +tronc + bonus
• 48hr 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.

More Pizza 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.

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!