Pizza Chef
Prepare and cook pizza for customers.
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- What's it like to be a Pizza Chef?
- How to become a Pizza Chef
- Top skills and experience for Pizza Chefs
What's it like to be a Pizza Chef?
A Pizza Chef is a specialist in cooking pizza. Pizza Chefs are responsible for the end-to-end creation of pizza for a food establishment, from sourcing ingredients to preparing dough, cooking, plating, and packaging pizza for customers.
Tasks and duties
- Preparing and storing pizza dough.
- Managing inventory and supply of pizza toppings.
- Operating ovens.
- Performing quality assurance for pizza and kitchen equipment.
- Cleaning and maintaining a kitchen and tools.
- Creating new pizza recipes.
How to become a Pizza Chef
You don’t need a formal qualification to become a Pizza Chef, and it’s possible to build the required skills informally at home or on the job.
- Complete at least secondary education. Knowledge of maths and science will be beneficial for accurate dough preparation and oven baking.
- Gain experience in cooking pizza. Practise at home, volunteer, get an internship, or start your own small pizza business.
- Build a repertoire of pizza recipes to stand out from other chefs.
- Consider completing a certificate or bachelor degree in culinary arts or science. Although not required, formal education can be an advantage in securing jobs.
Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Pizza Chef employers on Jobstreet are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Preparing Pizza
Baking
Food Safety
Preventive Maintenance
Hygienic
Lending
Food Preparation
Time Management
Chinese - Mandarin
Thoroughness
Cleaning
Team Work
English
Communication Skills
Source: Jobstreet job ads and Jobstreet Profile data
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