Job Description

Sous Chef. Manchester
Salary: 35,000
Working Pattern: 45 hours per week. Includes evenings and weekend shifts depending on rota.
are a new-school slice joint with an old-school obsession for great dough. Serving up 18-inch New York-style pizzas, layered with bold, 'craveable' flavours and crafted with premium ingredients from the UK and Italy, Dough Religion is here to shake up the city's pizza scene. We're looking for a proven Sous Chef with experience leading successful kitchen teams and working with fresh dough.
Our Sous Chef
Is responsible for running the kitchen day-to-day, motivating the team through service, and ensuring food quality is consistently at the highest level. This is a hands-on leadership role, balancing kitchen operations, training, and administration.

• Run a smooth, consistent service in a busy, high-volume environment.
• Motivate, train, and manage a team of chefs, ensuring high performance and low staff turnover.
• Oversee preparation and handling of fresh dough, ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards.
• Manage stock levels, place orders, and build strong supplier relationships.
• Complete rotas, kitchen paperwork, HACCP, and all health & safety requirements accurately and on time.
• Maintain Dough Religion's standards for food presentation, consistency, and flavour.
• Take full control of the kitchen when required, acting as a reliable second-in-command.

Expectations & Performance Metrics

• Consistency of product: Fresh dough and menu items delivered to standard every time.
• Team performance: Staff retention, morale, and training effectiveness.
• Operational efficiency: Smooth running of day-to-day service with minimal disruption.
• Gross profit & cost control: Meeting kitchen GP% targets and reducing wastage.
• Compliance & paperwork: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), cleaning schedules, and audits completed on time with no critical issues.
• Progression & growth: Readiness to take on more responsibility as Dough Religion expands.

Who we want to join our team
At , we take dough seriously -- but never ourselves! We're looking for likeminded, passionate dough-experts to join our team at the brand new and exciting brand.
Professional Experience

• An experienced Sous Chef or senior Chef de Partie with a strong track record in fresh dough (pizza, bread, bakery, or similar).
• Passion for bold flavours and quality-driven food.
• Successful manager having led successful kitchen teams in high-volume settings.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, and compliance standards.
• Ability to follow recipes and directions accurately.

Personal Characteristics

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail with rotas, stock control, and kitchen admin.
• A calm, motivated, and hands-on leader who thrives under pressure.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and occasional offsite events.
• You must be a strong team player with a passion for working with people and customers
• Have excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Possess high personal standards and attention to detail
• Be highly self-motivated and flexible

We're looking for vibrant and enthusiastic people to join our wonderful team here at . We're not trying to be authentic, we're trying to be addictive!
Why work for us.......
We reward the commitment and dedication of our people by providing the following benefits:
Holidays - Holidays are paid on a pro-rata basis which is reflective of hours worked. Employees will receive 28days paid holiday including England & Wales Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
Your Birthday - We insist that our employees take their birthday off work ensuring they can celebrate their special occasion in a way that is meaningful to them.
Perkbox - All employees are given access to a Perkbox account, enabling them to choose lifestyle perks that matter by giving points to spend on a wide range of products, services & experiences, such as; cinema tickets, supermarket savings, discounted days out, a daily coffee or a summer holiday - there's something to suit everyone!
Royal London Pension - We care about our people and their future. Vita Group contribute a financial value of 3% of salary to your pension pot in addition to 5% employee contribution to help prepare for the future.
Parties & Events - We expect high standards from our people and like to reward demanding work by hosting parties and events each year, encouraging colleagues to let their hair down, have a great time and celebrate success together.
Recognition Programmes - We recognise and celebrate our people via numerous recognition schemes, such as employee of the month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries etc.
Career Development - Whether your Vita career is a medium or long-term venture; we onboard all employees by means of a thorough induction and learning & development programme, delivering professional progression via our Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.
24/7 Employee Assistance - The wellbeing of our colleagues is of vital importance to Vita Group. All employees have access to a confidential service; offering support and guidance for personal or work-related issues that may be impacting wellbeing.
Important
All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. Therefore, if you do require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.
At Vita, we're on a mission to create environments in which people can flourish. As an intelligence driven platform, we're constantly looking at data and in order to inform innovation. Our approach to creating new properties goes far beyond the typical bricks and mortar approach. We look at behaviours, trends, and new technologies to shape and create new products and services. It's why we're constantly evolving our product offer to reflect new audiences, new demand, and new ways of thinking.
We're passionate about helping thrive. This is encompassed in our values and feeds everything we do from our approach to the people we employ to the way we design our buildings.