Development Baker

b3 jobs ltd; Slough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

8 bank holidays

Remote GP (24hrs)

Benefit Hub

Statutory pension

Job summary

b3 jobs ltd in Slough, Berkshire, is seeking a Development Baker to create and manage initial recipe ideas in the test bakery. You will oversee ingredient procurement, coordinate with the sales team on samples, and lead production trials for customer sign-off.

You'll apply strong bakery experience with dough, knowledge of ingredients, and market awareness to drive creative product development. Working hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm, with a salary around £38,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Extensive bakery experience with dough.
• Strong knowledge of ingredients and their applications.
• An eye for market trends and new product opportunities.
• Creative flair to develop novel bakery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Be instrumental in procuring new ingredients, from inspiration to usage, considering restrictions and implications.
• Oversee and facilitate customer product samples and liaise all requests with the sales team.
• Lead production trials and create product samples for testing and customer sign-off.
• Ensure activities comply with quality, health and safety, legal, and corporate policies.

Skills

Bakery experience

Dough handling

Ingredients knowledge

Market trend awareness

Creative flair

Job description

This well-established and award-winning bakery produce a range of products which they supply into foodservice, retail and food manufacturers. Their emphasis is creating and making artisan quality products that are made with only the best ingredients.

About the Development Baker job

The purpose of your role will be to create and manage all initial recipe ideas that are produced in the test bakery.

Key tasks

• Be instrumental in the process of procuring new ingredients, from inspiration to usage, always keeping restrictions and implications in mind.
• Oversee and facilitating customer product samples and liaise all requests with the sales team.
• Take a lead in facilitating production trials and resulting product samples for testing and customer sign off.
• Be responsible for ensuring that activities meet and integrate with organisational requirements for quality, health and safety, legal compliance, policies and procedures and general duty of care and corporate responsibility.

About You

You will need good bakery experience having worked extensively with dough. In addition:

• Good knowledge of ingredients and their applications
• An eye on market trends
• Flair and creativity

More details

The Development Baker job (ref 9116) is based in Slough, Berkshire and is paying £38,000 according to your experience.

The package includes 23 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays, 24hrs Remote GP, Benefit Hub and statutory pension.

The working hours are Monday to Friday, 8am to 4.30pm.

Alternate job titles

• Production Baker
• Industrial Bakery Jobs
• Food Industry Baking Jobs
• Production Bakery Jobs
• Bakery Product Development Jobs
• NPD Jobs in Food Manufacturing