At a Glance
- Tasks: Produce best-in-class pastries, cakes, and cookies while ensuring quality and cleanliness.
- Company: Join a production bakery dedicated to exceptional craftsmanship in baking.
- Benefits: Collaborative team environment with a focus on continuous improvement and quality.
- Other info: Directly reports to the Bakery Production Manager.
- Why this job: Be part of a passionate team creating high-quality baked goods for our Houses.
- Qualifications: 1 year of lamination experience in a high-volume wholesale bakery required.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 30000 £ per year.
The Baker role is a hands-on position suited to someone with a genuine passion for viennoiserie, baking, and exceptional craftsmanship. Based within our production bakery, you will play a key role in producing best-in-class pastries and baked goods for our Houses, ensuring every item is crafted with precision, consistency, and attention to detail. You will be actively involved in all aspects of the baking process, from dough preparation, lamination, and fermentation through to baking and finishing. Using strong technical knowledge and baking expertise, you will help maintain exceptional product quality and consistency across all production. Alongside this, you will uphold the highest standards of food safety, organisation, and cleanliness, while contributing to a positive and collaborative team environment that values quality, continuous improvement, and a shared passion for great baking.
Key Responsibilities:
- Viennoiserie production - from-scratch lamination of pastry products in a high volume production bakery.
- Producing a wide range of cakes, cookies and tarts for a growing number of WatchHouses.
- Utilise production schedules diligently to ensure daily orders are completed in full.
- Ensure consistent quality by following operating procedures and product specifications.
- Share knowledge and collaborate with Bakery Assistants to foster team development.
- Help to minimise wastage by following effective stock management principles.
- Maintain highest standards of both cleanliness and record keeping to ensure the bakery is fully compliant with food hygiene and health & safety regulations.
- Coordinate with management team to develop and launch seasonal products.
- Report any maintenance issues promptly to management to safeguard working environment.
Key to this role:
- 1 year lamination experience in a high-volume wholesale bakery.
- Good knowledge of fundamental kitchen and bakery techniques.
- A positive attitude and a desire to work collaboratively with the rest of the team - approaching all interactions with empathy.
- Genuine passion for food and desire to deliver best in class products to our Houses.
- Constant drive to improve, staying curious and focussed on solutions.
- Diligence to go the extra step, keeping a close eye on every detail.
Baker employer: Watch House - Bakery
WatchHouse is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and creative work environment, perfect for passionate bakers looking to hone their craft. With a focus on employee growth, we offer training opportunities and encourage innovation in our production bakery, all while maintaining high standards of quality and safety. Located in a vibrant community, our team enjoys the unique advantage of working with top-tier ingredients to create best-in-class pastries, making every day rewarding and fulfilling.
