Head Pizza Chef

Scarpello NI ltd

Employer Location: DERRY

Job description

This is an opportunity for a pizza chef to take ownership of our pizza section, maintaining the quality, consistency and standards that define Scarpello’s. You will lead by example in the kitchen, ensuring every pizza is prepared with care, cooked to perfection and delivered to our customers to the highest standard.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day operation of the pizza section.
  • Prepare, handle and stretch pizza dough to a consistently high standard.
  • Manage dough preparation, proving, fermentation and storage.
  • Operate and manage a wood-fired pizza oven.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Previous professional experience as a pizza chef, with the ability to work at head-chef level.
  • Excellent practical pizza-making skills, including dough preparation, stretching and baking.
  • Strong knowledge of dough fermentation.

Further Information

Scarpello's is closed annually over the Christmas & New Year period.

Vacancy ID
1789270
Job ref.
Scar001
Job Sector
Hotel and Catering,Food Production
Area
Derry or Londonderry
Location
Derry/Londonderry, Buncrana Road
Salary
£15 - £17 per hour, rate will depend on level of experience
No. vacancies
1
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
40
Published date
29/09/2026
Closing date
01/11/2026
Worktime
Thursday to Sunday, times to be confirmed

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