Assistant Head Baker

Harri; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

WatchHouse is seeking an Assistant Head Baker to support the Bakery Manager in leading production across shifts, upholding the highest standards of quality and safety. You will drive product development with the Food Team, mentor staff, and solve production challenges while ensuring efficient labour use and consistent results across all product lines.

With expertise in lamination, Viennoiserie and patisserie, you will uphold HACCP principles and Level 3 Food Hygiene, training and developing the

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a high-volume bakery.
• Experience in lamination, Viennoiserie, enriched doughs and patisserie.
• Knowledge of HACCP, food safety practices and scheduling.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene or completion by probation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Bakery Manager on menu development and product launches.
• Lead and mentor the bakery team to maintain quality and develop talent.
• Solve production issues and optimize workflow and labour usage.
• Manage bakery production across multiple shifts and departments.
• Monitor ingredient inventory and coordinate stock management.
• Ensure equipment is safe and maintenance followed up.
• Drive food safety compliance and uphold cleanliness and traceability.
• Enforce recipes, product standards, and portion control.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Lamination

Viennoiserie

Enriched doughs

Patisserie

Food Hygiene Level 3

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Job description

TheAssistant Head Baker serves as the right hand to the Bakery Manager, able todeputise in their absence. They will help to oversee all aspects of bakeryoperations, including team leadership, production planning, training, andquality assurance. This is a strategic role focused on maintaining excellenceacross all product lines and ensuring operational consistency at the higheststandards.

Directly reports into (Line Manager ): Bakery Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaboratewith the Bakery Manager and wider Food Team on menu development and productlaunches.
• Leadand mentor the bakery team to maintain quality and develop talent.
• Solve production issues andoptimize workflow and labour usage.
• Managebakery production across multiple shifts and departments.
• Monitoringredient inventory, coordinating efficient and accurate stock management.
• Keep working equipment safe and good orderwhilst ensuring any maintenance followed up through correct channels.
• Drivefood safety compliance to ensure the bakery and all processes remain held tohighest standards of cleanliness and traceability.
• Enforceadherence to recipes, product standards, and portion control.

Key to this role:

• Genuine passion for food and desire to deliverbest in class products to our Houses.
• Strong leadership abilities, with a positivecan-do attitude and a proven track record with management-levelresponsibilities.
• Experience in staff development.
• Strong experience in lamination, Viennoiserie,enriched doughs and patisserie. Able to troubleshoot and offer solutions tocomplex production issues.
• Previous experience leading a team in ahigh-volume production bakery - with the ability to deliver effective feedbackand hold their team to account.
• Knowledge of professional bakery equipment,production scaling and workflow optimisation.
• Familiarity with food costing, inventorymanagement systems, and scheduling.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene or successful completionof by end of probation, knowledge of HACCP and ability to implement and managefood safety practicesto remain compliant.
• Excellent verbal and written communicationskills.
• Formal culinary training preferred.

Working at WatchHouse

At WatchHouse , we are a people first business. We treat everyone with respect. We pride ourselves in creating an environment where diversity is celebrated, equality is insisted, and inclusion expected.

A company where we believe in having the right person in the role; and personality, individuality and uniqueness top the list of what we are looking for in applications and throughout our hiring process.

We also know that everyone is different, and we value and respect diversity, standing up for equality and standing against any form of discrimination.

Decisions about and the treatment of people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance, and behavior - these should be assessed against the WatchHouse job description requirements for each individual role.

We are always patient and considerate towards others. Encouraging, approachable and communicate brilliantly. We strive to be the best we can be, by giving and receiving regular and honest feedback in a professional manner.

We plan, prioritize and are mindful and respect the time of others. We complete every task to the best of our ability. Always happy to ask for help, work in cohesion with other people/departments and share successes.

We work to make WatchHouse an environment of trust and comradery, where others are inspired to play their part in working effectively together. Building strong relationships with others and demonstrating positive energy. We recognize and value the contribution of others across the business, working together to deliver the Modern Coffee experience to each and every person touched by our business.

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