Head of Pastry & Laminations — Lead Craft Bakery Team

Found Food & Drink; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Free on-site parking

Discounted bakery products

Job summary

Found Food & Drink is seeking an experienced Head of Pastry to lead the lamination operation across a busy bakery production unit in London. You will own day-to-day lamination, drive safety, quality and efficiency, and collaborate closely with teams to meet deadlines and customer expectations.

You will play a pivotal role in process improvement, SOP development and supporting new product development, combining hands-on leadership with creativity and a passion for laminated bakery products.

Qualifications

• Three to four years experience within lamination, bakery or manufacturing operations.
• Strong technical knowledge of lamination processes and laminated dough products.
• Experience planning production and working to demanding schedules.
• Leadership, coaching and people-development skills.
• Knowledge of cost control, productivity and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead all day-to-day lamination operations across the production unit.
• Ensure production schedules and customer delivery commitments are achieved.
• Work hands-on alongside the team to meet production deadlines.
• Maintain exceptional standards of product quality, consistency and presentation.
• Plan production activity and organise resources effectively.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures for lamination processes.
• Monitor machinery performance, productivity and waste.
• Troubleshoot process and equipment issues to minimise production interruptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality and productivity.
• Lead, coach, train and develop the lamination team.

Skills

Lamination leadership

Bakery production

People development

Quality control

Process improvement

Job description

Found Food & Drink is seeking an experienced Head of Pastry to lead the lamination operation across a busy bakery production unit in London. You will own day-to-day lamination, drive safety, quality and efficiency, and collaborate closely with teams to meet deadlines and customer expectations.

You will play a pivotal role in process improvement, SOP development and supporting new product development, combining hands-on leadership with creativity and a passion for laminated bakery products.