New Bakery Opening - Head Baker

GAIL's Bread; Grays; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food and drink when working

50% off food and drink when notworking

Up to 28 days' holiday per year (pro‑r

Long service holiday

Yearly pay review

Pension scheme

Development programmes for you to RISE

Health & Wellbeing provided by AVIVA

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Refer-a-friend bonus

Health cash plans

Salary sacrifice schemes for home tech

Discounted gym memberships

Discounts and savings from high-street

24 hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

GAIL's Bread is seeking a Head Baker to lead and develop the bakery team, ensuring high standards of quality for bread and cakes. You will be hands-on with proving and baking for displays while setting a positive example for team performance.

We value strong leadership, clear communication, and a passion for training others, with early starts as our bakeries open in the morning. Competitive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a bakery team.
• Ability to train and develop others and be a strong role model.
• Clear communication and food-safety standards knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and train the bakery team to deliver fresh bread and cakes to high standards.
• Prove and bake items for displays and maintain product knowledge.
• Ensure adherence to food safety standards and company procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

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