Market Street Baker

Morrisons; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

15% staff discount

Friend discount 10%

Career progression

Subsidised cafe

Free parking

Pension & life cover

Healthcare / wellbeing

MyPerks discounts

Charity payroll donations

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Morrisons is seeking a bakery assistant to join our fresh in-store bakeries. You will be on hand to deliver friendly service, bake a range of goods to spec, and keep displays well-stocked and appealing throughout each shift.

In this role, you will handle bakery equipment safely, maintain high health and safety standards, and support other fresh counters as needed. Prior experience in a retail bakery or kitchen is helpful, and you must be over school leaver's age (some roles require 18+).

Qualifications

• Confidently uses bakery equipment: Skilled in preparing bakery products to spec using ovens, provers, and mixers safely.

Responsibilities

• Put customers first: Deliver friendly, helpful service that highlights the fresh bakery products we offer every shift.
• Prepare quality baked goods: Bake and prepare a wide range of breads, rolls, doughnuts, and fruited products to company specification.
• Maintain vibrant displays: Keep fresh, attractive bakery displays fully stocked throughout the trading day to ensure product availability.
• Keep operations safe and smooth: Operate bakery equipment safely, maintain high health and safety standards, and support other fresh counters when needed.

Skills

Bakery equipment operation

Customer service

Team collaboration

Tools

Ovens

Provers

Mixers

Job description

More About The Role

Our fresh in-store bakeries are a huge part of what makes Market Street special. From fresh bread and rolls to baps, barms, cobs, and jam doughnuts, our Bakers craft delicious baked goods every single day.

In this role, you’ll be on hand to:

• Put customers first: Deliver friendly, helpful service that highlights the fresh bakery products we offer every shift.
• Prepare quality baked goods: Bake and prepare a wide range of breads, rolls, doughnuts, and fruited products to company specification.
• Maintain vibrant displays: Keep fresh, attractive bakery displays fully stocked throughout the trading day to ensure product availability.
• Keep operations safe and smooth: Operate bakery equipment safely, maintain high health and safety standards, and support other fresh counters when needed.

We value your hard work and commitment, and in return, we provide:

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member
• Genuine career progression and development opportunities - read more about our Leadership School here
• Subsidised in-store cafe or shop floor ranges
• Free parking
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare / Wellbeing benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• 'MyPerks' with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional payroll charity donations
• A range of family-friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

More about you

Whether you’ve worked in a retail bakery, a commercial kitchen, or a fast-paced food environment, if you care about quality fresh food, we'd love to hear from you.

You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Confidently uses bakery equipment: Skilled in preparing bakery products to spec using ovens, provers, and mixers safely.
• Enjoys an active, hands-on role: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and taking pride in fresh food presentation.
• Loves helping people: Warm, friendly, and always willing to go the extra mile to support customers and resolve queries.
• Works flexibly with the team: Happy to lend a helping hand across other Market Street fresh counters to support store colleagues.

Please note: We are only able to recruit individuals who are over school leaver's age. Some of our roles need you to be over 18, due to health and safety requirements.