Dough Maker

Who We Are

Recently listed in The Time’s Best Places to Work 2025 and in Code Hospitality Happiest Places to Work 2025. Nell’s is a neighbourhood bar serving up New York style pizza (‘za) with one simple purpose: to create spaces filled with happy faces, inclusive of everyone, from the team to our guests.

With seven existing Nells sites across Greater Manchester and big expansion plans, now is the perfect time to join our growing team.

With seven existing Nells sites across Greater Manchester and big expansion plans, now is the perfect time to join our growing team.

Our Values

• Be Real - Honest, fair, down-to-earth, and inclusive. Be yourself—we celebrate individuality.
• Bring It - Show up, bring your A-game, and keep the good times flowing.
• Create Sparks - Full of energy, big ideas, and fresh ways of doing things. Got suggestions? We’re all ears!
• Care A Lot - Purpose-led, people-focused, and committed to sustainability.

This is where it starts.

You’ll be responsible for producing the dough that powers every site — making sure it’s consistent, high quality, and ready to perform when it hits the oven.

You’ll be part of a small, tight team working in our central production unit, supporting multiple restaurants.

What you’ll be doing

• Mixing and producing large batches of pizza dough, foccacia and non gluten bases
• Following recipes and processes to ensure consistency across all sites
• Scaling, balling, and preparing dough for delivery
• Monitoring fermentation and dough quality
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and food safety
• Supporting stock control and ingredient handling
• Working efficiently to meet production targets
• Handling deliveries
• Gathering daily deliveries to be delivered to sites

What we’re looking for

• Someone reliable who takes pride in their work
• Comfortable with physical work (lifting, repetitive tasks, fast-paced environment)
• Good attention to detail — consistency is everything
• Ability to follow systems and processes
• A team player who brings a good attitude every day

Experience in kitchens or food production is great, but not essential — we’ll train the right person.

What’s in It for You?

💰 Competitive Pay - Your hard work won’t go unnoticed.

🚀 Career Growth - Want to be a Head Chef? We’ll help get you there with funded courses & paid training hours.

🍕 Perks Galore - Free food and drink on shift and generous staff discounts at all sites when not at work.

🤝 Inclusive Culture - A welcoming, fun workplace where everyone belongs.

🌍 Make a Difference - Get involved in sustainability initiatives, community projects, and charity events.

🧘 Well-being Support - We know the demands of kitchen life, which is why we offer flexible shifts and well-being support, including 12 free counselling sessions a year with Health Assured.

🎉 Celebrations - Birthday and Christmas credit to spend at our venues, plus two epic staff parties a year!

🚖 Travel Perks - 50% off late-night taxis to get you home safely after work.

🚶‍♂️Hospitality Hikes - Fully funded hospitality hikes to keep you active.

🎄3 Days off at Christmas! - A rare perk in hospitality, we close for 3 days at Christmas to allow our teams to spend time with friends and family.

👪Enhanced Maternity and Paternity - Enhanced policy available to all team members

Sound like your kind of vibe? Join Nell’s team and bring the energy!

NYC > MCR – Let’s do this! 💥