Shorty’s Pizza is looking for an experienced, hands-on Head Chef / Restaurant Manager to run our Hamilton shop.

This is a unique role that combines kitchen leadership with responsibility for the overall operation of the shop.

Shorty’s is an open-kitchen pizza shop, and our Head Chef / Restaurant Manager is right in the middle of the action. You’ll work alongside the team — stretching dough, making pizzas, working the ovens, managing the flow of orders and leading the shop through busy services.

You need to know how to make excellent pizza.

At the same time, you’ll be responsible for making sure the entire restaurant is running properly, from food quality and staffing to cleanliness, costs and the overall guest experience.

What You'll Be Doing

- Managing the day-to-day operation of the restaurant
- Leading the kitchen and setting the standard during service
- Making pizzas and working the line
- Ensuring food quality and consistency
- Training staff on dough, pizza making, prep and Shorty’s standards
- Hiring, training, scheduling and developing staff
- Managing labour and staffing levels
- Managing inventory and ordering
- Monitoring food costs, waste and portioning
- Maintaining a clean, organized and professional open kitchen
- Ensuring food safety standards are followed
- Making sure opening, closing and daily procedures are completed
- Handling day-to-day problems and taking ownership when something needs to be fixed
- Maintaining equipment and identifying repair or maintenance needs
- Building a positive, hardworking and accountable team

Who We're Looking For We’re looking for someone who can run the restaurant while also being an active part of the kitchen.

You should have

- Strong pizza-making experience
- Head Chef,



Kitchen Manager or restaurant management experience
- Experience working with dough and pizza ovens
- The ability to lead a team through busy, high-volume service
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- An understanding of food cost, labour, inventory and waste
- High standards for cleanliness, organization and food quality
- The ability to train, coach and hold staff accountable
- A positive attitude and the ability to work well with both staff and guests
- Availability to work evenings and weekends

Our Open Kitchen Shorty’s has an open-kitchen concept. Our guests can see the food being made and the team making it.

That means the way we work, communicate, organize and maintain our kitchen is part of the Shorty’s experience.

The Head Chef / Restaurant Manager sets that standard.

We’re looking for someone who takes pride in their kitchen, leads from the line and understands that consistency matters — from the pizza coming out of the oven to the way the entire shop operates.

About the Position

This is a full-time leadership position with real responsibility and autonomy.

We want someone who takes ownership of the restaurant, cares about the quality of the food and enjoys building and developing a strong team.

Shorty’s has spent years building a loyal following in Hamilton. We’re looking for someone who understands what makes a great pizza shop work and wants to help us continue building on that.

If you know pizza, know how to lead people and want the opportunity to run a busy neighbourhood pizza restaurant, we’d like to hear from you.

Please send us your résumé along with a little bit about your pizza, kitchen leadership and restaurant management experience.

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Kitchen Manager/Head Chef (Canada)
🏢 Shorty's Pizza
📍 Canada