Pizzaiolo
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 21, 2026. Welcome Break scores A on the Alion truth index.
Chef
Welcome Break, Pizza Express, OXFORD OX33 1LJ
Immediate start and full-time or part-time flexible positions available Pay up to £13.35ph
Fantastic benefits & discounts, free parking & great career opportunities
Are you a friendly, welcoming person? Ready to join a hard-working kitchen team and build a career? If that’s you, you could make a fantastic Chef at a Welcome Break Pizza Express.
The role of a Chef (Pizzaiolo) is to make sure that our food exceeds customer’s expectations. What really matters is that you’re a hard worker who’s always willing to get stuck in and support your team. Excellent communication skills are a must too, plus plenty of enthusiasm and a passion for providing a superb customer experience.
In return for giving customers great food experiences, we will support you on your own career journey. We offer bespoke training, recognised qualifications, and exciting career paths. Work hard and you’ll go far!
As a Chef, you’ll support the kitchen by:
- Ensuring food is stored, prepped, cooked, and served to standard.
- Follow all opening and closing kitchen procedures.
- Carry out daily and weekly cleaning tasks.
- Working across the kitchen in all sections.
Key benefits for Chef:
- Up to £13.35 per hour
- £1 meals and free coffee, tea and fizzy drinks during your shifts
- Flexible working patterns to fit your lifestyle including seasonal hours
- Immediate start in customer service roles and overtime available
- Employee discounts (50% off onsite KFC, BK, Starbucks and Pizza Express to name a few)
- My Welcome Break discounts - savings at hundreds of retailers
- Incentive Schemes
- Career progression from Customer Service to Management through brilliant training programmes
- Holiday entitlement that increases with service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free onsite parking
Due to responsibilities within the Chef role, applicants will need to be 18 years of age or over. Hourly rate of pay for the Chef role will differ for under 21’s. Please note internally we call this role a Pizzaiolo.
About Welcome Break
Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.