Head Baker

GAIL's Bread; Station Parade; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food and drink

Discounts

Pension

Job summary

GAIL's Bread is seeking a Head Baker to lead and develop a bakery team from the front, with a focus on excellent execution and food safety. You will manage early shifts, bake items for displays, and ensure product quality across all lines.

The role emphasizes taking charge, clear communication, and being a positive role model while delivering consistently high standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a bakery or food-service environment.

Responsibilities

• Prove and bake items for bakery displays and ensure recipes are followed precisely.
• Lead and train team members, acting as a positive role model, with clear communication.
• Maintain food safety standards and high product quality across all shifts.

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