Bakery Production Team Member in London

Overall Purpose and Scope of the Job

To assist with the overall production of patisserie items, tarts and savouries. Always ensuring you follow recipes to Blackbird standards and make the products in the artisanal way using your hands to mould and shape. Responsible for producing quality pastries, cakes and savoury rolls, and work as part of a team in a kitchen for the hygienic preparation and service of a range of food items in a professional manner.

Key Objectives

• Checks production schedule to determine variety and quantity of goods to make.
• To produce full range of products to the highest standard and quality using the company recipe specifications.
• To provide the highest standard of product quality at all times.
• To maintain an awareness of the production plan and ensure that this is met at all times.
• To report to all shifts as required on the rota.
• To be an active team member and to help colleagues.

Key Responsibilities and Activities

General duties

• Cutting, mixing and preparing fruit and ingredients according to plan.
• Baking products ready for finishing.
• Assisting the Production Supervisor with any other tasks as required.

Product knowledge and food quality

• To observe Blackbird’s core values (Quality, Freshness, Service and Hygiene) and the 6 senses.
• To communicate effectively with the rest of the team to prevent items from running out by being proactive in stock replenishment.
• To produce the full range of products to the highest standard using the company’s recipe specifications and that all finished food products are of a high standard, in both quality and freshness.
• Check production schedule to determine the variety and quantity of goods to make.
• Measure and mix ingredients following recipes.
• Cut, peel, and prepare ingredients for cake and tart fillings.
• Mix icing and other toppings and decorate cakes, pastries, and other baked goods.
• Use a variety of kitchen tools, including electric mixers, pans, rolling pins, and cutting tools.

Standards

• Ensure all working areas are kept clean and tidy at all times, leaving the area organized accordingly at the end of each shift, clean as you go.
• Ensure correct uniform standards are worn at work and personal hygiene is maintained to the highest level.
• Work cleanly, safely and hygienically at all times.
• Ensure proper hygiene procedures are followed, with regular cleaning of equipment.

Maintain company Standards and follows H&S guidelines

• Report all accidents to the manager on duty.
• Comply with legislation regarding the H&S of food hygiene.
• To report all faulty equipment and machinery to the Manager on duty.
• To record an inventory of all products and wastage at the end of the shift.
• Consistently maintains good housekeeping standards to ensure work areas are always sparkling clean and to Company standards.
• To ensure adequate and sufficient preparation levels for the whole day’s production.
• To maintain the highest level of personal hygiene.
• To ensure that all areas within the production kitchen are maintained to the agreed standards of cleanliness and hygiene and left accordingly at the end of your shift.
• To report all faulty equipment, machinery and service-ware to the Technical Manager.

Passionate about People - Contributes to building team effectiveness

• Take responsibility for supporting team members in the development of product knowledge and support training of new colleagues.
• Take responsibility for own timekeeping, be at work on time on all occasions as stipulated on the rota.
• Helpful without being asked, cooperative and friendly and willingness to try new ideas.
• Play an active role in team meetings by communicating, listening to others’ ideas and opinions and showing respect.
• Contributes to building teamwork by displaying a sense of urgency and fun.
• Build good working relations with all the team and other areas of the business.
• Create a positive, welcoming and open work environment by taking pride in getting the job done and contributing towards achieving the team’s goals.
• To communicate in an honest and open manner.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and events as required.
• Assist the Production Supervisor and management team with reasonable additional duties as and when required.

Skill and Technical Requirements

• Ideally previous experience in food production.
• Patisserie or cake production experience an advantage.
• Passionate approach to food.
• A good sense of taste, smell, and touch are important.

Personal Profile

• Flexible approach to work and arrives on time.
• Able to work at pace in a busy pressurized environment.
• Good communication skills must have a basic level of English communication.
• Conscientious and able to take responsibility for your own decisions.
• Positive hardworking attitude.
• Teamworker and helpful towards others.

The above are key tasks for the role but please note that this is not an exhaustive list and may change from time to time in line with business needs and the size of the business.