Head Pizza Chef

**Join Our Team as Head Chef/Pizzaiolo at Don’t Tell Nonna**

We’re excited to announce the opening of our brand-new location in Downtown Langley this January 2025, and we’re looking for a talented **Head Chef/Pizzaiolo** to lead our culinary team At **Don’t Tell Nonna**, we’re reimagining pizza with a twist - scratch-made, fresh, and full of bold flavors. From traditional to Detroit and New York-style pies, we craft our dough daily and use only the finest ingredients for every slice. Whether it’s a quick bite or a full pie shared with friends, we’ve got something to satisfy every craving. Our mission? To serve pizzas so good, even Nonna would approve

If you’re passionate about crafting incredible pizzas and want to be part of something fresh and exciting, we’d love to hear from you

**Job Summary**:
The Head Chef/ Pizzaiolo is responsible for all kitchen operations. They have the autonomy to make decisions that will positively impact the business in areas of guest satisfaction and food quality and are responsible for ensuring the profitability and cleanliness of the kitchen. Further, the Head Pizza Chef is responsible for staffing, training, and development of all kitchen positions.

**The Perks**:

- Starting annual salary of $50,000 plus tips, bonuses available based on targets achieved
- Staff discount and discounted meals during shifts
- Opportunity for full-time staff to participate in the Company’s Extended Health Benefits Plan after 3 months of employment
- Opportunity for advancement
- Access to ongoing training and development

**Key Responsibilities Include**:

- Ensuring all kitchen positions execute routines and complete daily, weekly and monthly checklists and log out reports
- Prepare scratch made pizza dough daily using high quality ingredients
- Prepare and execute high volume pizza services
- Overseeing and managing all areas of kitchen recruitment and training, including interviewing, orientations, onboarding and continuing training and development
- Managing profit reporting and participation in monthly profit meetings
- Conducting monthly environment audits as per company and local health protection standards, including cooking line, prep areas, storage areas, prep halls, loading docks, exterior compounds, coolers and freezers
- Controlling food costs by reviewing portion control, minimizing waste and conducting weekly food inventory counts and variances are investigated
- Tracking QSA’s and provide follow up training and improvements
- Managing kitchenware and disposables budgets
- Managing kitchen staff schedule, overtime, and labour targets
- Monitoring sales trends and forecasts sales to ensure schedules are written to achieve sales and labour targets
- Maintain high level food quality and presentation in accordance with organizations standard recipes and specifications

**Supervisory Responsibilities**:

- Supervising a team of 5 or more

**Working Conditions**
- Hours and shifts may vary.
- Available shifts include early morning prep shifts, lunch and dinner service

**Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**:

- 2+ years experience as a Head Chef in a fast-paced professional kitchen
- Prior experience making pizzas and/or training in making traditional style Italian pizzas considered a strong asset
- Food Safe Level 1
- Occupational First Aid Level 1 preferred, but not mandatory
- Proficient working knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- Knowledge of Optimum is an asset
- Detail-oriented
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Bonus pay
- Tips

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Night shift

Application question(s):

- What is your availability?
- Why are you a great fit for the Head Chef/Pizzaiolo role at Don't Tell Nonna?

**Experience**:

- Head Chef: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person