Bakery Kitchen Team Lead - Inspire, Train & Deliver Quality

Cornish Bakery; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% discount on food and drink

Pasty Perks – rewards discounts

Health and wellbeing services (24/7 GP

Paid birthday day off

Shareholder fund (service dependent)

Team social events

Up to 28 days of holiday (including BH

Other perks

Job summary

Cornish Bakery is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to guide our bakery kitchen, develop the team and ensure every product is prepared with care and pride. Full-time or part-time hours available; you will lead baking and food production in a high-end bakery, train colleagues and maintain high standards.

You’ll work with management to keep the kitchen running safely and efficiently, organise daily prep, manage stock and lead by example, all while upholding food hygiene, allergens and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen, bakery or food-production environment.
• A natural ability to organise work, motivate others and lead by example.
• A strong understanding of food hygiene, allergens and safe working practices.
• Pride in producing consistently high-quality food.
• A positive, dependable and solutions-focused approach.
• Confidence working at pace and adapting when priorities change.

Responsibilities

• Lead baking and food production, ensuring products are prepared on time and to our high standards
• Organise daily preparation and keep the kitchen calm, efficient and ready for busy periods
• Train, coach and support colleagues in food preparation, baking and safe working practices
• Maintain excellent food hygiene, allergen, cleaning and stock-rotation standards
• Place orders, receive deliveries and help manage stock and waste responsibly
• Complete quality and safety checks and act quickly when standards are not met
• Support the Management Team with the smooth day-to-day operation of the bakery

Skills

Organise work

Lead by example

Food hygiene knowledge

Allergen knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Cornish Bakery is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to guide our bakery kitchen, develop the team and ensure every product is prepared with care and pride. Full-time or part-time hours available; you will lead baking and food production in a high-end bakery, train colleagues and maintain high standards.

You’ll work with management to keep the kitchen running safely and efficiently, organise daily prep, manage stock and lead by example, all while upholding food hygiene, allergens and safety.