Bread Baker (Day Shift) - Experience Needed

Wenzels; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meal

50% off food

Pension

28 days holiday

Birthday day off

Staff incentives

Training & progression

Employee discounts

Wellbeing centre

24/7 helpline

Job summary

Wenzel's the Bakers in Watford is hiring a Bread Baker for day shifts. You will produce handmade artisan breads to our high standards, with experience in bread production and bakery equipment.

The role offers a steady 40-hour week, early start times from 06:00 to 15:00, and ongoing training. We provide a competitive hourly rate of £12–£14, a pension, generous holiday allowance, birthday day off, and staff discounts.

Qualifications

• Experience in bread production is required.
• Ability to prepare and bake a range of breads, buns and rolls to high standards.
• Familiarity with bakery machinery is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Produce handmade, high-quality artisan breads to specification.
• Operate bakery equipment and maintain product quality.
• Support team with dough making and oven management.

Skills

Bread baking

Dough making

Oven work

Bakery machinery

Hand moulding

Tools

Bread moulder

Roll machinery

Doughnut fryers

Job description

Wenzel's the BakersBread Baker Role (Day Shift)

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About us

Wenzel's The Bakers has been serving delicious baked goods and savoury treats for over 40 years. Our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction has made us a beloved fixture in the communities we serve.

Location

The role is based within our Bakery at The Wenzel's Head Office, Sunley House Olds Approach, Watford, WD18 9TB.

Pay & Hours

For our Bread Baker roles we offer a competitive pay of £12- £14 per hour depending on experience and working 40 hours per week over 5 days, Monday - Sunday. Hours are between 06:00am - 15:00pm.

Benefits

• Free meal provided every shift and 50% off all other food.
• Enrolment to company pension scheme
• Holiday entitlement of 28 days including bank holidays.
• Day off for your Birthday - paid day off in addition to your holiday entitlement.
• Staff incentives including competitions and bonus schemes
• Excellent training, including apprenticeship opportunities as well as lots of career progression and development programmes.
• Free employee benefit scheme, offering discounts at almost 1000 online and instore retailers, gyms, restaurants, cinemas travel and lots more
• A Wellbeing Centre, helping to create a happier and healthier lifestyle, as well as an employee assistance 24/7 helpline offering free confidential advice and support

Key Responsibilities & Requirements

As one of our bread bakers, you will be making handmade and high-quality artisan breads. Previous experience in bread production is required.

Experience inpreparing and baking a broad range of bread, buns and rolls to the Company's highest standards of quality.

Knowledge and previous experience as a bread baker, including:

• Knowledge of breads and artisan bread baking
• Dough making
• Oven work
• Experience preferred withworking with bakery machinery e.g. bread moulder, roll machinery and doughnut fryers
• Previous hand moulding experience would be an advantage

Wenzel's the Bakers is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

REF: WENFAC