Baker

Compass Group; London; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in London is seeking an experienced Baker to join their team. The role involves operating baking equipment, maintaining inventory, and ensuring food quality. The ideal candidate has in-house baking experience. The position offers a competitive salary of £35,000 per year, along with personal development opportunities and various benefits including a pension scheme and life assurance.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience with in-house baking is essential.

Responsibilities

• Operate ovens and baking equipment, monitor baking processes.
• Maintain stock of baking supplies and assist with ordering ingredients as required.
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes.
• Prepare and serve food to a high standard.
• Comply with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations.
• Produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service.
• Overseeing and implementing menu changes.
• Baking sponge cakes, tray bakes & bread.

Skills

In-house baking experience

Job description

Overview

We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we've been part of some of the UK's most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you'll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we're looking for a Baker to join our team in London.

Location & Rate

Location: KT8 9AU

Rate of Pay: £35,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Tuesday - Saturday, 8:00am - 16:00pm

Responsibilities

• Operate ovens and baking equipment, monitor baking processes, and decorate finished products to meet presentation standards
• Maintain stock of baking supplies, ensuring freshness and proper storage, and assist with ordering ingredients as required
• Measure and mix ingredients according to recipes to ensure consistent quality in baked goods
• To prepare and, where necessary, serve all food to the highest standard
• Complying with Food Handling, Hygiene and Health and Safety regulations
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Overseeing and implementing menu changes
• Baking sponge cakes, tray bakes & bread

Our ideal baker will have experience with in house baking.

Benefits

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers