Head Baker NEW GAIL's Union Street – Bath £14.20 - £15.70 per hour Bath Kitchen

GAIL's; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food

Staff discount

Holiday allowance

Long service holiday

Pay review

Pension plan

Development programmes

Health & wellbeing

EAP

Refer-a-friend

Health cash plans

Salary sacrifice

Gym discounts

Retail discounts

24h GP service

Cycle to work

Job summary

GAIL's in Bath is seeking a Head Baker to lead our bakery team and uphold our high standards of freshness and quality. You will manage proving, baking, and presentation for displays, while training staff and enforcing food safety protocols.

With early shifts starting around 5:30am, you will model strong leadership and hands-on coaching to drive daily performance and product consistency across all baked goods.

Responsibilities

• Proving and baking items for displays
• Maintain food safety standards across bakery operations
• Lead and train bakery team to deliver high-quality products
• Ensure products meet recipe and quality standards

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