Head Chef in Manchester

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead & Inspire: Run a top-tier kitchen, from recruitment, food safety to prep, rotas, and quality control. Set the gold standard and lead by example.
• Recruit & Retain: Build a high-performing kitchen team that shares your passion for quality and thrives in a dynamic environment.
• Innovate & Improve: Bring fresh ideas to evolve the menu, kitchen operations, and team performance.
• Quality & Consistency: Deliver the best NY-style pizzas using high-quality, sustainably sourced ingredients to create dishes our guests love.
• Maintaining 5-Star Compliance: Uphold food safety and compliance standards through regular checks and consistent attention to detail.
• Stock & Prep Management: Order stock and organize prep levels to ensure efficiency.
• Writing Rotas: Manage kitchen team shifts, ensuring balance and support.
• Lead By Example: Keep food quality high, while fostering a culture of learning and development. Encourage team members to take ownership of their growth while providing guidance and support.

What’s in It for You?

• Competitive Salary & Bonuses – Your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Career Growth – Want to open a new Nells? We’ll help get you there with funded courses & paid training hours.
• Perks Galore – Free food and drink on shift and generous staff discounts at all sites when not at work.
• Inclusive Culture – A welcoming, fun workplace where everyone belongs.
• Private Health – Access to a private GP and covers you for inpatient or outpatient care with our partner Vitality.
• Make a Difference – Get involved in sustainability initiatives, community projects, and charity events.
• Well-being Support – We know the demands of kitchen life, which is why we offer flexible shifts and well-being support, including 12 free counselling sessions a year with Health Assured.
• Celebrations – Birthday and Christmas credit to spend at our venues, plus two epic staff parties a year!
• Travel Perks – 50% off late-night taxis to get you home safely after work.
• Hospitality Hikes – Fully funded hospitality hikes to keep you active.
• 3 Days off at Christmas – A rare perk in hospitality, we close for 3 days at Christmas to allow our teams to spend time with friends and family.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity – Enhanced policy available to all team members.
• Enhanced sick pay – 10 days per year of paid company sick pay for salaried team members.

Sound like your kind of vibe? Join Nell’s team and bring the energy!