Part-time role under Lauren (GM & co-founder): bake great bagels, keep production tight, and be an extra pair of hands on ops as we grow from home kitchen to a proper production facility and shop.
Part-time flexible shift patterns
Early mornings & weekends as rostered
£14.50£16.50/hr depending on experience
Start as soon as possible
Cambridge (home kitchen ? production facility / shop)
The role
Bridge Bagels is hiring a hands-on Baker & Operations Lead to support Lauren, our GM and co-founder. Baking is at the heart of the role dough prep, boiling, and baking consistent, high-quality bagels alongside day-to-day ops support as we scale. You'll work from our home kitchen now and help us build out into a proper production facility and shop. Creative input on new bagel flavours, schmears, and menu ideas is welcome, with Lauren's sign-off. Flexibility matters: you'll also step in on front-of-house, shift cover, and general business support when needed.
What you'll do
Execute production: dough preparation, boiling, and baking to deliver consistent, high-quality bagels.
Help develop and test new bagel flavours, schmears, and menu ideas with Lauren.
Monitor product quality, batch yields, par levels, and waste.
Uphold food-hygiene standards HACCP, allergen management, Safer Food Better Business (SFBB), and a 5-star hygiene rating.
Manage kitchen stock levels, ingredient sourcing, and raw inventory.
Partner with Lauren on day-to-day service and operational flow.
Lead shift operations, staff coordination, and customer service when Lauren is away.
Cover front-of-house and help train others to keep service standards high.
Support marketing ideas, promos, and a welcoming community atmosphere.
Help stand up production as we move from home kitchen to a dedicated facility and shop.
What you bring
Strong baking, kitchen production, or commercial food-prep experience (bagel or bread baking highly desirable).
Creative culinary mindset and genuine interest in developing new recipes and flavour combinations.
Must be a morning person this role includes early starts.
Comfortable with flexible part-time hours, including early mornings and weekends as needed.
Shift-lead or supervisory experience in food retail or hospitality is an asset.
Practical working knowledge of Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) guidelines.
Valid Level 2 (or higher) Food Hygiene certificate, or willingness to obtain before start.
Full UK driving licence and access to a car (for markets, multi-site runs, and ops support).
Attention to detail, reliability, physical stamina, and a wear-multiple-hats startup mindset.
Warm customer-service attitude; prior serving experience is a plus.
Right to work in the UK.
Pay & perks
£14.50£16.50 per hour depending on experience
Statutory paid holiday + UK workplace pension enrolment
On-shift meals and employee discounts
Shape menus, recipes and production as we grow from a home kitchen to a shop
Room to grow responsibility as Bridge Bagels scales
Work directly with Lauren (GM & co-founder)
Apply via the form on our website (link below). Include your CV plus a short note on why you're interested and your availability. We read every application.
We will review applicants on a rolling basis and close applications once a candidate is appointed. If you're energised by the idea of joining an exciting bagel start up from it's very foundation, do not hesitate to apply!
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