HEAD PIZZA CHEF

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About Arcade

Arcade incubates and scales exciting food brands in partnership with talented chefs and creators. We’re redefining modern hospitality by combining entrepreneurial food concepts with operational excellence and high-volume delivery.

About Gracey’s Pizza

We’re a growing pizza business bringing bold & characterful pizzas to the people of Hertfordshire & London and have carved a reputation for serving up distinctive Italian-American style crispy pizza pies.

From our respected St Albans pizzeria — where it all began — and our London kitchens in the buzzing Arcade restaurants, we serve up thin, crispy pies made with an exceptional level of craft & care. We’re all about flavour, consistency, and creating a workplace where people enjoy coming in every day.

About the role

We’re excited to open applications for our Brand Lead Chef at Gracey’s Pizza (Covent Garden). As Brand Lead Chef, you will take ownership of the brand, becoming the driving force behind its day-to-day success and running your kitchen like it’s your own business: leading a small team, championing product quality, and delivering strong commercial performance.

This role is perfect for a commercially minded and experienced Pizza Chef with strong leadership skills who thrives in a high-volume environment and wants to play a key role in the success of one of Arcade’s exciting chef-led concepts.

As a successful head pizza chef you will:

• Deliver exceptional food quality and consistency in every service

• Lead and inspire a small team, creating a positive and accountable kitchen culture

• Drive weekly and monthly sales targets while identifying opportunities to maximise revenue

• Manage labour budgets effectively through smart scheduling and team deployment

• Control food costs, stock levels, ordering, and waste to deliver strong profitability

• Ensure full compliance with food safety, health & safety, and hygiene standards

• Work closely with the Site Operations Manager to drive performance and solve challenges quickly

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Bring proven experience as a Senior Sous Chef, Head Chef, Kitchen Manager, Brand Lead Chef, or similar leadership role within a high-volume hospitality environment

• Take real pride in product quality and consistently delivering exceptional food experiences

• Run your kitchen with an ownership mindset and understand the importance of commercial performance

• Have a strong understanding of sales, labour, food cost, and stock management

• Know how to balance operational excellence with delivering an outstanding guest experience

• Have experience leading, motivating, and developing small kitchen teams

• Bring excellent organisational and problem-solving skills and perform well under pressure

• Maintain high standards of food safety, compliance, and operational discipline

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.