Role purpose
Prepares and serves specialist pizzas in a visible kitchen setting, demonstrating technical skill, consistency and engaging professional standards.
Key responsibilities
- Prepare pizza dough, sauces, toppings and garnishes to the restaurant’s approved recipes and methods.
- Control dough proofing, portioning and storage to achieve consistent texture and quality.
- Operate pizza ovens safely, monitor bake quality and adjust workflow to maintain timely service.
- Assemble and finish pizzas to exact ingredient, allergen, portioning and presentation specifications.
- Maintain a clean, orderly and guest-facing workstation and communicate professionally when working in view of customers.
- Check deliveries and rotate cheese, meat, vegetables, dough and other ingredients; minimise spoilage and waste.
- Follow safe storage, food handling, cooking, cleaning and cross-contamination controls; report any failures.
- Coordinate with the main kitchen and front of house on orders, dietary requirements and service timing.
- Share specialist techniques with colleagues and contribute ideas for seasonal pizza specials.
Experience, skills and behaviours
- Practical pizza preparation and oven experience.
- Understanding of dough handling, fresh ingredients and consistent recipe execution.
- Food hygiene and allergen awareness, including controls in an open kitchen.
- Confidence, attention to detail and good communication under pressure.
Measures of success
- Pizza consistency and speed of service
- Dough and ingredient control
- Food hygiene and safe oven operation
- Positive coordination with service teams
Benefits
- Internal training and development supported by the executive team
- Guaranteed birthday off
- 50% discount on food when dining with friends and family (terms apply)
- 25% discount on bedrooms (terms apply)
- 60% discount on food from the menu while on shift, as described in the source
- 15% discount on eligible Wildshark products (terms and exclusions apply)
- Wildshark Vineyard tours and experiences discount for up to six people where offered (terms apply)
- Invitation to staff reward events
- Incentives and recognition trips
- Refer-a-friend and chef recruitment incentives of up to £1,500 (terms apply)
- Long-service recognition rewards
- Company pension.
