Second Chef

🇮🇹🍕 GLASGOW – WE’RE COMING! 🍕🇮🇹

We are absolutely buzzing to be bringing Pizza Pilgrims to Glasgow – a city full of energy, culture, music, and some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet. We can’t wait to fire up our ovens here and become part of this incredible food scene. If you love proper Neapolitan pizza, working with a cracking team, and making people genuinely happy – then this might just be the job for you.

🍕 Fancy earning up to £48,000 a year, making folk happier one pizza at a time? 🍕

At Pizza Pilgrims, that’s genuinely possible. Here’s how it breaks down:

Basic salary 💸 £34,000 - £37,000
Tronc 🪙 – currently averaging around £7,000 per year (but it’s a shared pot, so it can go up and down).
Bonus 🎉 – performance-based and paid twice a year.

So yes – the potential is real.

14 years ago, Thom & James drove a Piaggio ape Tuk Tuk all the way from Sicily to London on a 'Pizza Pilgrimage' to learn the secrets of perfect Italian pizza. They went on to set up a market stall in Soho with an oven in the back of the van before opening their first proper pizzeria on Dean Street. Now, we’re bringing that same passion and energy north of the border to Glasgow!

Nowadays, we have over 20 award-winning pizzerias across the UK, our own Pizza Academy where we run training workshops every day, and we’re also a BCORP – something we’re extremely proud about achieving. We pride ourselves on using the best ingredients from Naples including Caputo flour, fresh fior di latte, salsiccia e friarielle, to make the best Neapolitan pizza every day.

At Pizza Pilgrims, we create an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves, feel genuinely cared for, and have equal opportunities for growth. We’re committed to building a diverse team that respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives – which creates proper happiness, just like our pizzas do!

We work hard because we think pizza makes people happier. As a Second Pizza Chef, you’ll be a specialist in crafting the best Neapolitan pizzas, ensuring every guest leaves full and planning their next visit. You’ll also be responsible for:

Team leadership
Health & safety compliance
Stock management
Successful guest pizza launches
Kitchen maintenance management
Food quality auditing

Skills matter, but living our values matters just as much. These shape our team culture:

Push Yourself – learning new skills and stepping out of your comfort zone helps us improve as a team.
Be Yourself – hair colour, tattoos, personality – bring it all! We love seeing the real you.
Respect Others – everyone is welcome at Pilgrims; inclusivity is at our core.
Enjoy Yourself – hospitality should be fun. We want every Pilgrim to create happiness for each other and enjoy their work.

What’s in it for you?

£34,000 - £37,000 + Tronc + bonus
45hr week over 5 days
Serious career development – we’re opening 4 pizzerias this year & next
28 days holiday plus an extra day for every year you work with us (up to 5 Years)
Every 5 years with us, you get a paid 4-week sabbatical on top of your 33 days holiday!

Some of our favourite Pizza Perks:

1 extra “Happiness Day” holiday to do something you love outside work
Team trips to Naples & beyond to meet suppliers & try new pizzerias
A tasty bonus every time you refer a friend to join
Free food & espresso every day – whole menu available & deals with other restaurants
Free after-work drinks (soft, beer, or gin)
2 huge company-wide parties every year (Christmas & Ferragosto – we close all pizzerias!)
Free pizza when you visit any Pizza Pilgrims on your days off – for you & up to 3 pals

If you’ve read this far, it probably means we’re a perfect match. Click apply, and one of our team will reach out to you soon.

Ciao