Head Baker

GAIL's Bread; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food & drink

Staff discounts

28 days holiday

Long service holiday

Pay review

Pension

Development programmes

Health cover AVIVA

Employee Assistance Programme

Refer-a-friend bonus

Health cash plans

Home tech scheme

Discount gym

Retail discounts

24h GP

Cycle to work

Job summary

GAIL’s Bread is seeking a Head Baker to lead and train a team, ensuring high standards of quality and safety. You will bake items for displays, know our products inside out, and take charge with clear communication from early shifts starting around 5:30am. The role offers development opportunities and a supportive working environment.

You will be responsible for mentoring staff, maintaining food safety, and delivering consistently high-quality bread and cakes across bakery locations.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership to train and mentor teams.
• Excellent communication and clear talking to maximise team potential.
• Focus on food safety standards and hygiene.
• Organised, reliable, and able to manage early shifts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the bakery team to deliver high standards.
• Prove and bake items for displays and know recipes inside out.
• Ensure fresh products meet quality and food safety requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Organization

Food safety

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**