Head Baker

GAIL's; London Borough of Barnet; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food and drink when working

50% off food and drink when notworking

Up to 28 days’ holiday per year

Long service holiday

Yearly pay review

Pension scheme

Development programmes for you to RISE

Health & Wellbeing AVIVA

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Refer-a-friend bonus

Health cash plans

Salary sacrifice schemes for home tech

Discounted gym memberships

Discounts from high-street retailers

24 hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

GAIL’s is seeking a Head Baker to lead and train a bakery team, delivering our fresh bread, pastries and cakes to the highest standards. You’ll be organised, clear in communication and act as a positive role model to maximise your team’s potential.

Head Bakers start early, with typical shifts around 5:30am–6:30am across our London-area bakeries, and you’ll benefit from a comprehensive rewards package including discounted meals, pension, health plans and development programmes to Rise with GAIL’s.

Qualifications

• Experience leading bakery teams and developing staff.
• Strong communication and lead-by-example leadership approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop bakery team to deliver high standards.
• Prove, bake and display items; ensure consistency with recipes.
• Maintain food safety standards and supervise product quality.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Job description

If you love the smell of freshly baked bread and always work with a smile, then please read on!

We are looking for Head Bakers who have a passion to join the GAIL’s family and for training and developing others. You should be motivated by taking charge and want to be a positive role model. With no day being the same, you must be organised and clear talking to maximise your teams’ potential and to deliver our fresh food, bread and cakes to high standards whilst maintaining food safety standards.

You will be proving and baking items for our beautifully presented displays and know our products and recipes inside out.

Our bakeries open early so typically Kitchen Team Members will start early too – it will vary between bakeries but typically around 5:30am – 6:30am

As appreciation for being a Head Baker with great execution and effective leadership, we will treat you to amazing benefits including:

• Free food and drink when working
• 50% off food and drink when not working
• Up to 28 days’ holiday per year (pro rata based on hours worked).
• Long service holiday
• Yearly pay review
• Pension scheme
• Development programmes for you to RISE with GAIL’s
• Health & Wellbeing provided by AVIVA
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Refer-a-friend bonus
• Health cash plans
• Spread the cost of home tech and appliances through salary schemes
• Discounted gym memberships
• Discounts and savings from high-street retailers and restaurants
• 24 hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme

**T&Cs apply – benefits may vary, subject to eligibility**