Head Chef (Neapolitan Pizza)

Niente paura, non serviamo pizze con ananas (No pineapple pizza here.) 🍍🚫

Head Pizzaiolo - Leamington Spa

Salary: £39,250 per annum + tronc + up to 32% bonus paid quarterly

At Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana, we do things the Neapolitan way. That means fresh dough made daily, the finest Italian ingredients, and pizzas cooked in just 60 seconds. Simple. Authentic. Perfetto. We opened our first pizzeria in Manchester in 2015 with one belief: Experience is great, but passion is everything.

Now we’re looking for an exceptional Head Pizzaiolo to lead from the front — someone who lives and breathes authentic Neapolitan pizza and knows exactly what it takes to create consistently incredible pizzas, every single service. This is not just another pizza chef role.

We’re specifically looking for someone with strong Neapolitan pizza experience — from dough fermentation and stretching techniques to managing a high-volume Neapolitan kitchen and developing a top-performing pizzaiolo team.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience working with authentic Neapolitan pizza
• Confidence running a fast-paced pizza kitchen
• Strong knowledge of dough management, fermentation, hydration and oven control
• Experience training and developing pizzaiolos to deliver consistently high standards
• Passion, energy and leadership that inspires the whole team
• A genuine love for pizza (seriously — we take pizza very seriously)

What we offer

• Work for a “World Class” business, as voted by Best Companies 2024
• Up to 32% bonus per annum, paid quarterly
• Incredible in-house development and progression opportunities
• Loyalty bonus scheme
• Pizza research trips around the world — Naples? New York? Who knows where next…
• 50% food & drink discount across all sites for family and friends when dining together
• Complimentary food & drink after every shift
• Free guestlist entry to Albert Hall Manchester
• Festa di Natale & Summer BBQ celebrations
• Birthday card & gift on your special day

About the role

This role has been mixed, hydrated and stretched to perfection.

As Head Pizzaiolo, you’ll be the heartbeat of the pizza kitchen — leading your team, championing authentic Neapolitan techniques, and ensuring every pizza that leaves the pass is worthy of the Rudy’s name. You’ll own:

• Dough quality and consistency
• Kitchen standards and training
• Team development
• Service execution
• Keeping the Rudy’s culture alive in every shift

If you can spot perfect leopard spotting from across the kitchen and believe simplicity done properly is everything — we want to hear from you.

Ready to join the Famiglia? Apply today and become a key ingredient in the Rudy’s story.

🎥 See what we’re all about: Rudy’s Video

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