New Bakery Opening - Head Baker NEW GAIL's Milton Keynes £14.20 per hour Milton Keynes Kitchen

GAIL'S; Milton Keynes; Hybride; GBP 35 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Free food and drink when working

50% off food and drink when notWorking

Up to 28 days’ holiday per year

Long service holiday

Yearly pay review

Pension scheme

Development programmes for you to RISE

Health & Wellbeing AVIVA

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Refer-a-friend bonus

Health cash plans

Salary sacrifice for home tech

Discounted gym memberships

Discounts and savings from high-street

24 hour GP service

Cycle to work scheme

Résumé du poste

GAIL’s Bread in Milton Keynes is seeking a Head Baker who can lead by example and train others to deliver freshly baked bread and cakes to the highest standards. You will set the tone for the team, balance production planning with hands-on baking, and act as a positive role model across the bakery floor.

You’ll manage early shifts, oversee proving and baking, maintain food hygiene compliance, and support development programmes to rise with GAIL’s.

Qualifications

• Experience as a head baker or in a leadership role in a bakery.
• Ability to train and develop others.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Proof and bake items for displays to high standards.
• Ensure products meet quality and food safety standards.
• Lead kitchen team and manage early shifts (around 5:30am).
• Maintain knowledge of recipes and products.

Connaissances

Leadership

Staff development

Food safety

Time management

Communication

Description du poste

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**