Baker

Dobbies Garden Centres; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden centre retailer in Gillingham is seeking a dedicated Baker to prepare high-quality bakery items and ensure food hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food and be a team player, thriving in a busy environment. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with health regulations and presenting items to customers. This role offers generous leave, employee discounts, and development opportunities within a supportive culture.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

50% off in Restaurants

Access to financial wellbeing support

Confidential support services

Employee development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience working as a Baker with successful delivery of production at volume.
• Flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment.
• Can demonstrate company values at all times.

Responsibilities

• Preparing bakery items to high quality standards.
• Ensuring compliance with health & safety and food hygiene.
• Working with the restaurant team to present items at a high standard.
• Developing knowledge of dietary requirements and allergens.

Skills

Passion for food

Team player

Communication skills

Experience as a Baker

Organisation skills

Education

Relevant food safety qualifications

Job description

Our Bakers play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our Restaurants – delivering tasty treats, ensuring food hygiene and maintaining high operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing a range of our bakery items to a high quality – including bakery to go for the food hall
• Ensuring operation is compliant with statutory requirements such as health & safety and food hygiene
• Working alongside the restaurant team to ensure your customers are presented with their items to a high standard
• Developing your knowledge of dietary requirements, allergens and health & safety

Who We Are Looking For

• You are passionate about all things food and delivering the best possible experience for our customers
• A team player and confident communicator who is eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
• Flourish in a busy, fast‑paced environment
• Experience working as a Baker with successful delivery of production at volume
• Excellent organisation skills with enthusiasm to get things done well
• Relevant food safety qualifications would be ideal
• Can demonstrate our values at all times – we’re one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers

What We Offer

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers

About Us

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all‑year‑round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.