82 Best yard operative Jobs in London (July 2026)

Yard Sale Pizza are on the search for an experienced Head Pizza Chef who is a collaborative team leader with excellent pizza making skills to join our amazing team! Offering new loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service Who are we? Yard Sale Pizza fired up the oven in 2014, starting with weekly supper clubs from our backyard in Hackney. We now offer delivery, dine-in and takeaway in 17 of our favourite neighbourhoods. Known for our collaborations, we've teamed up with illustrators, musicians, international chefs & local eateries- all on the quest for the perfect pie! We've won London's most-loved restaurant in Time Out's 2016 Love London awards, were awarded Best Cheap Eats in the Observer Food Monthly Awards in 2017, and were voted London's favourite pizza in Time Out's inaugural Clash of the Slices in 2022. We're a young and fast-growing company who offer plenty of career progression for hard working and talented individuals. We welcomed our sixth shop and FIRST south of the river in October 2020, during a difficult time where many other hospitality businesses sadly had to close their doors...a huge hats off to our brilliant delivery business model that facilitated us to open this beauty! Our full team of in-house drivers worked like mad delivering our handmade pizzas to the lovely folk of Dulwich and surrounding areas, a brilliant start! What will I be doing? • Leading and mentoring a hard working team of chefs in a busy environment., • You'll report to our Kitchen Operations Manager and General Manager and you will be responsible to run all areas of the kitchen on site., • Ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen whilst keeping a positive working environment for the team!, • You'll be responsible for overseeing and providing excellent pizza quality, kitchen speed and service., • Training and maintaining a competent chef team - providing regular appraisals and keeping the team engaged., • Ensuring that you hit successful GP and portioning figures., • Maintaining 5* Food Hygiene standards., • You'll be responsible for your team's rota in alignment with budgeted staff costs., • Stock ordering and rotation. What are we looking for? • Someone with masterclass Pizza-making skills with a real passion for pizza!, • Someone who is highly skilled in making Neapolitan-style pizza, making and stretching dough and baking in a stone-based marana oven., • A Head Chef who has previous experience leading and developing a team who enjoys collaboration and has excellent communication skills., • Someone who has first-class organisation skills and attention to detail., • Someone with good knowledge of risk assessments, food safety and hygiene within a commercial kitchen. What's on offer: • Competitive Hourly Rates., • Full time hours - around 40 per week. Loyalty incentive - extra 50p per hour paid after 1 years continuous service Paid overtime., • Holiday paid in days off or in cash., • Career progression with Yard Sale Pizza - our Shop Head Chefs earn a monthly bonuses based on KPI's., • Working with a brilliant team in a fast-growing company., • Free pizza on shift and brilliant discounts to enjoy with family and friends., • Staff parties throughout the year., • Uniform and other merchandise to celebrate your milestones working with us. If this sounds good, then we can't wait to hear from you! Pizza & Love, YSP

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The Foundation Group

BRING YOUR PERSONALITY TO WORK AT THIS COMMUNITY PUB, IN THE HEART OF PRIMROSE HILL The Lansdowne is at the heart of the community in Primrose Hill and the regulars love the food, great drinks and engaging service. Whether you're in the mood for a classic Sunday roast or a mouth-watering, hand-stretched pizza, our expert chefs use only the highest quality ingredients sourced from award-winning suppliers like Real Cure and Neal's Yard we've honed our craft and become experts in delivering the best pub dining experience possible. ABOUT THE VENUE The Lansdowne is looking for a passionate Chef to join the kitchen team. The ideal candidate will be able to prepare both pizza and à la carte dishes, be focused on ensuring high-quality products are used, and enable the highest standards of health and hygiene – even when the pressure is on. You’ll also help minimise wastage and support your team by helping with food prep and learning whenever required. Ideally, you’ll have experience gained in a similarly busy and dynamic environment. Here you’ll get to grow your skills and experience by being both hands-on and undertaking ongoing training. • Full-time: Minimum 35 hours per week Pizza-making experience is preferred but not essential. WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER: • Some of the best Career Growth Opportunities in the industry., • Flexible Shift Patterns – to fit around the other important things in life., • A Competitive and Progressive salary, • A monthly variable share of the venue service charge, paid through a Tronc scheme in line with the Tipping Act 2023. 100% of our Service Charge goes to our employees and is distributed in its entirety on a monthly basis. The lower figure is the hourly salary and the higher figure is the average hourly income across a year including tronc distribution for the role advertised., • Stream – giving you direct access to your wages when you need them., • Private Medical Cover on completion of one year’s service., • Access to Professional Mental Health Resources and an Employee Assistance Programme on completion of one year's service., • 28 days paid Holiday per annum, inclusive of Bank Holidays., • 25% Discount at all Glendola Leisure Venues., • Annual Staff Events, • Opportunities to innovate and contribute to the growth of your business GLENDOLA LEISURE GROUP - A LEADING FAMILY-OWNED PRIVATE HOSPITALITY COMPANY Glendola Leisure operates many different bars, pubs and restaurants across the UK in London, Glasgow, Belfast & Edinburgh. In your City, you will be part of a small team supported by our wider group and open to all the opportunities that come with that. What we all share as part of the Glendola Family is a passion for our customers, being experts in our products, providing exceptional service and a commitment to being better every day. If you can offer friendliness, a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to become an expert in your products and want a role that is as individual are you are then you’re the one for us. It is time you stopped going to work and started coming to life. Are you ready to be part of one of the hospitality industry’s biggest success stories? – It’s time to apply.

NEW JOB POST! 🌈 Part Time. If you have previously applied on our other post, please do so again here. We’re looking for a confident, friendly and hardworking Bartender to join our team at The Yard Bar. Our venue is a busy and vibrant LGBT+ space in the heart of Soho, known for great service, good energy and creating a welcoming atmosphere for everyone who walks through the door. What You’ll Be Doing • Preparing and serving drinks quickly and efficiently, • Delivering excellent customer service with a warm and inclusive attitude, • Keeping the bar clean, organised and fully stocked throughout the shift, • Handling payments and operating the till accurately, • Supporting table service and handing out wrist bands when required, • Helping maintain a fun, safe and respectful environment for both customers and staff, • Working as part of a fast-paced team during busy nights and events What We’re Looking For • Previous bar tending or hospitality experience preferred, • Strong communication and people skills, • Ability to stay calm under pressure in a busy environment, • Positive attitude and reliable work ethic, • Good knowledge of cocktails, spirits and draught products is a bonus, • Comfortable working late nights, weekends and Pride/events periods, • Someone who values diversity, inclusion and community What We Offer • Competitive pay, • Service charge, • Flexible shifts, • Fun and supportive team environment, • Opportunity to work in one of Soho’s well-known LGBT+ venues, • Staff incentives and development opportunities If you’re energetic, personable and enjoy working in a lively atmosphere, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV we are looking forward to hearing from you! Yard Management

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CRATE Brewery & Pizzeria

Warehouse and Supply Manager

The Warehouse and Supply Manager here at Crate Brewery plays a crucial role in upholding the compliance and smooth running of our warehouse logistics. In this role you will use your developed organisational and communication skills to uphold consistently high health and safety standards, excellent service and delivery for our customers (B2B and B2C), and smooth working across teams within the group. You will work closely with the Stock and Procurement Manager, who manages this position. This role will suit you if you are self motivated and enjoy working solo, as well as collaborating with a wider team operation. Please see the core responsibilities below for more information. At Crate we offer an inclusive, creative and supportive team culture, and we always look to our team first when development opportunities arise. Employees benefit from free food and drink on working days, as well as a 50% staff discount across our sites and online shop. All staff also have access to free wellbeing support and counselling through Hospitality Action. Following successful completion of the probationary period, this role qualifies to take part in our four day week trial, so being proactive, highly organised and a great communicator is vital. Person specification: • Organised with a methodical approach to managing routine task workload, • A positive, go-getting attitude, with stringent time and task management skills, • A problem solver, able to find efficient solutions in a fast paced environment, • A confident communicator with a focus on persuasive action both internally and externally, • Self motivated when solo working, and as part of a cross functional team, • Eager to collaborate with other departments or affiliate companies, and capable of working flexibly to achieve company goals, • Strong computer literacy - Google suite, Breww, Slack and Asana are key platforms used daily, • Possession of a full UK driving license (essential), • FLT license (essential), • Manual handling experience (highly desirable), • Knowledge of and an interest in craft beer (desirable) Core responsibilities: • Deliveries to our key customers, on time and in full, • Maintaining a high level of customer service at all times, • Managing the movement of goods from suppliers to warehouses and from warehouses to customers, • Ensuring Crate warehouse spaces are safe, tidy, organised, and compliant with health and safety regulations including weekly checks, • Conducting weekly stock takes, utilising stock rotation plans for optimal quality, including promptly reporting any issues or outages to the Stock & Procurement Manager, • Overseeing the storage and handling of goods, optimising space utilisation and implementing best practices in warehousing, • Handling, packing and dispatching goods on behalf of third party tenants, • Setting a high standard of manual handling, • Contributing to department meetings with the Brewery team to achieve common goals, • Assisting with procurement of raw materials for our suppliers, in line with Crate’s internal demand planning, • Monitoring supplier performance, communicating results to higher management, • Ensuring e-commerce operations are kept up to date, • Collecting and delivering relevant goods and equipment to facilitate business operations and project work

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Clear It Out Ltd

House Clearance Driver/Operative

About Us We are an established house clearance company based in South London and Surrey, operating across London and the surrounding areas. We work with private clients, estate agents, solicitors and local authorities, handling everything from single-room clearances to full probate house clears. We're a small, professional team with a reputation for reliability and sensitivity — a lot of our work comes from recommendations. No two days are the same. The Role We're looking for a hard-working, reliable House Clearance Driver to join our team. This is a physical, hands-on role that will see you out on the road every day, working directly with clients in their homes. No two days are the same — you could be clearing a studio flat one day and a four-bedroom house the next. You'll be working Tuesday to Saturday, starting from our Wallington base. What You'll Be Doing • Carrying out house, flat and property clearances across South London and Surrey, • Loading and driving a large van or tipper van safely and efficiently, • Disposing of waste/recycling at a Waste Transfer Station, • Dealing with clients directly — many of whom are going through bereavement or difficult circumstances — with professionalism and sensitivity, • Sorting items on site into categories: retail, auction, donate, and dispose, • Delivering items back to our Wallington premises, • Assisting with waste disposal runs as required, • Helping to keep the van, yard and premises clean and organised What We're Looking For • Full UK driving licence — (clean preferred; we will consider up to 3 points), • Previous experience in removals, house clearance, or a similar physical role, • Physically fit — this role involves heavy lifting every day, • Punctual, reliable and self-motivated, • Good people skills — you'll be the face of the company in clients' homes, • Able to work independently as well as part of a small team, • Respectful and discreet — particularly when working in sensitive probate or bereavement situations What We Offer • Permanent, stable employment with a long-established local business, • Monday–Friday with weekend overtime available, • Full training provided, • Friendly, no-nonsense team environment, • Opportunity to take on more responsibility over time

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