Lead Baker & Pastry Innovator (Viennoiserie)

RND Recruitment; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 50.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Staff meals

Pension scheme

Healthcare including dental and optic

Employee referral scheme

Length-of-service rewards

Descripción de la vacante

A premium artisan bakery in Central London is seeking an experienced Head Baker to lead its production operation. You will manage a 10-person team, drive pastry and viennoiserie development, and ensure top quality across brands and wholesale partners.

This senior, hands-on role requires strong leadership, production planning and HACCP compliance, with early starts around 3:30 a.m. and a path to shaping products, processes and people in a growing bakery.

Formación

• Significant experience in a high-quality artisan bakery or premium production environment.
• Strong pastry and viennoiserie expertise, including lamination and dough development.
• Good knowledge of bread production, fermentation, shaping and baking.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or managing a bakery team.
• Ability to create recipes and develop commercially viable products.
• Proven production-planning and organisational skills.
• Experience training and developing other bakers.
• Strong understanding of HACCP, allergens and food-safety controls.
• Availability for early starts, with the usual Head Baker shift beginning at approximately 3:30 a.m.
• A reliable way to reach Central London before public transport services may be fully operational

Responsabilidades

• Lead and develop a bakery team of approximately 10 bakers.
• Lead production with a strong focus on pastry, while overseeing viennoiserie, bread and preparation.
• Take a particularly active role in pastry and viennoiserie quality and development
• Plan daily production, staffing and resource allocation
• Maintain consistency in taste, texture, appearance and presentation
• Create new recipes and improve existing products
• Train, coach and support bakers at different levels of experience
• Organise rotas and ensure appropriate production cover
• Monitor ingredient usage, stock rotation, yields, waste and labour efficiency
• Maintain accurate recipes, specifications and production records
• Uphold high standards of food safety, hygiene, allergen management, traceability and HACCP compliance
• Work closely with the wider operational team to improve products, processes and performance

Conocimientos

Pastry skills

Viennoiserie expertise

Team leadership

Production planning

HACCP knowledge

Food safety

Dough development

Bread production

Descripción del empleo

A premium artisan bakery in Central London is seeking an experienced Head Baker to lead its production operation. You will manage a 10-person team, drive pastry and viennoiserie development, and ensure top quality across brands and wholesale partners.

This senior, hands-on role requires strong leadership, production planning and HACCP compliance, with early starts around 3:30 a.m. and a path to shaping products, processes and people in a growing bakery.