Head Pizza Chef

Company: Pizza Pilgrims
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Location: London
Job Description:

WIMBLEDON – WE’RE COMING!

Pizza Pilgrims is welcoming a Head Chef to join the opening team in Wimbledon. The role offers up to £60,000 and the chance to lead a culinary team while creating Neapolitan pizza that delights guests.

Responsibilities

  • Team management and engagement
  • Recruitment, training, and succession planning
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Stock management
  • Successful guest pizza launches
  • Kitchen maintenance management
  • Food quality auditing
  • Reporting

Values

  • Push Yourself – continuous learning and stepping outside the comfort zone.
  • Be Yourself – bring personality to work and respect individuality.
  • Respect Others – inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome.
  • Enjoy Yourself – create happiness and fun at work.

Team Insights

  • Over 200 people said the thing they love most about working at Pilgrims is the team.
  • Over 100 people said their favourite pizza perk was the amount of free pizza they get.
  • Nearly 150 people said they love the culture, development opportunities and pizza quality at Pilgrims.

Benefits

  • Salary up to £46,500 plus tronc and bonus.
  • 45‑hour week over five days.
  • Serious career development – opening four pizzerias this year and next.
  • Extra holiday day for each year worked, up to five years.
  • After five years, a paid four‑week sabbatical on top of 33 days holiday.
  • 1 extra holiday day as “Happiness Day” to do something you love.
  • Team trips to Naples and beyond to meet suppliers and try new pizzerias.
  • A tasty bonus each time you refer a friend to join.
  • Free food and espresso every day.
  • Free after‑work drinks (soft, beer or gin).
  • Two company‑wide parties each year to celebrate Christmas and Ferragosto.
  • Free pizza when you visit any Pizza Pilgrims location when you are not at work, up to three friends.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026