Bakery Production Manager £50,000-£60,000

COREcruitment; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment is seeking a Production Lead for a growing artisan bakery in London. This role offers the opportunity to shape a production team and streamline operations across multiple departments, playing a critical role in the bakery's expansion efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in bakery production, along with the ability to drive efficiency and quality as the business scales.

Benefits

Share options after 12 months

Full autonomy and flat leadership structure

Critical role in future growth

Qualifications

• Experience leading bakery/pastry production in a scaling environment.
• Comfortable managing daily output and performance.
• Strong in systems and processes, with team development abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily production across departments, improving efficiency.
• Oversee and refresh SOPs for consistency and quality.
• Support scaling wholesale production to meet demand.

Skills

Leadership

Operational Management

System Development

Commercial Awareness

Tools

Cybake

Job description

About the Company
I am working on an exciting opportunity with a fast-growing artisan bakery in London, known for beautiful viennoiserie, breads, and pastries.With wholesale and retail growth on the horizon, the business is looking for a Production Lead to bring structure, consistency, and leadership as they scale.

This is a key operational hire with real autonomy and influence, ideal for someone who loves the challenge of scaling quality bakery operations from the inside out.

The Role
You will take charge of bakery production across multiple departments (bread, pastry, savoury), helping streamline operations, strengthen the team, and deliver consistent results at scale.

Why Join:

• Be part of a business with ambition and momentum
• Play a critical role in laying the foundation for future growth
• Share options available after 12 months
• Full autonomy, flat leadership structure, and space to make an impact
• Opportunity to shape a production team and evolve systems from the ground up

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead daily production across departments (bread and pastry split 30/70)
• Improve labour efficiency and reduce cost
• Oversee and refresh SOPs, training, and systems for consistency and quality
• Work with existing tools (Cybake, printouts) while supporting longer-term improvements
• Mentor supervisors and assist senior leads
• Support scaling wholesale production to meet commercial demand
• Collaborate with finance to review performance metrics and margin improvements
• Drive wholesale GP
• Take full ownership of change, with a flat structure and full autonomy

About You

• Experience leading bakery/pastry production in a scaling environment
• Comfortable managing daily output, staff planning, and performance
• Strong with systems, processes, and hands-on team development
• Commercially aware: can balance craft with margin
• Not afraid to challenge and lead change
• Familiar with Cybake or other bakery management tools a plus

Referral Bonus:
Know someone great for this role? Refer them and earn up to £500 if they are successfully placed!