Baker

Boxcar Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic bakery and kitchen concept in Westminster seeks a skilled baker who thrives in a creative environment. In addition to producing high-quality bread and pastries, this role supports kitchen service, making it perfect for someone versatile and adaptable. Ideal candidates have a strong command of baking techniques and enjoy contributing to innovative menu development. The position offers various benefits, including dining discounts and staff meals.

Benefits

Group dining discounts

Staff meals & refreshments

Staff referral programme

Access to up to 50% of earned wages

Qualifications

• An experienced baker with confidence across bread, pastry, and viennoiserie.
• Able to produce high-quality baked goods.
• Calm under pressure and adaptable in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Produce bread, viennoiserie, cakes, and cookies to a high standard.
• Support kitchen execution and service when required.
• Contribute creatively to a regularly changing product line.

Skills

Experience in bread and pastry

Creative menu development

Strong kitchen fundamentals

Adaptability under pressure

Job description

Situated on Kendal Street in the charming neighbourhood of Marylebone, we are proud to deliver an approachable experience.

This role is for a highly skilled baker who is equally comfortable stepping into a chef‑led kitchen environment when needed. Someone agile, creative, and excited by change, not just following a set product list, but helping shape it.

The inspiration for the space is bakery‑led, produce‑driven, informal but exceptional. Quality without stiffness. Craft without ego.

The Role

At its core, this is a bakery‑first position, covering:

• Bread (mixing, fermentation, shaping, baking)
• Viennoiserie (from‑scratch lamination)
• Cakes, cookies & sweet baked goods

But (and this is essential), there may be periods where the bakery output is quieter, and during those times you’ll work alongside the kitchen team, supporting the delivery of menu dishes and service.

This isn’t a compromise role. It’s a deliberate hybrid for someone who enjoys breadth, pace, and variety.

What You’ll Be Doing

Bakery & Pastry

• Producing bread, viennoiserie, cakes, and cookies to a high standard
• Working from scratch, with a strong understanding of process and technique
• Contributing creatively to a regularly changing product line
• Helping shape what great looks like as the concept develops

Kitchen & Service Support

• Working alongside chefs when required to support menu execution
• Bringing strong kitchen fundamentals: prep, service flow, cleanliness, organisation
• Adapting quickly between production and service environments

Culture & Mindset

• Thriving in a concept that is still being built
• Being solution‑focused, flexible, and collaborative
• Taking pride in craft while staying commercially and operationally aware

About You

• An experienced baker with confidence across bread, pastry, and viennoiserie
• Comfortable with from‑scratch lamination
• Curious, creative, and happy to evolve menus and products
• Kitchen‑capable; you don’t need to be a Head Chef, but you do need solid chef fundamentals
• Calm under pressure and adaptable in fast‑changing environments
• Excited by ambiguity and building something new, rather than walking into a finished system

Why This Role Is Different

This isn’t a classic production bakery job and it’s not a traditional chef role either. It’s for someone who:

• Wants creative input
• Enjoys variety
• Is excited by being part of a concept in its formative stages
• Sees value in being multi‑skilled and commercially aware

The role will naturally evolve as the business does, and the right person will help define what it becomes.

Benefits

• Group dining discounts across our groups.
• Staff meals & refreshments.
• Staff referral programme.
• Access to up to 50% of your earned wages ahead of pay dates via Stream.

This role will evolve, and we’re looking for someone who’s excited by that. If you’re confident in your craft, adaptable in the kitchen, and curious about what this could become, we’d love to hear from you.