Unit Production Manager

inploi; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading artisan bakery in London is seeking a Unit Manager to oversee bread production, manage a dedicated team, and ensure the highest standards of food safety. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, experience in food production, and a passion for quality. In return, you’ll enjoy discounts, medical insurance, and a supportive work culture. Excellent opportunity for growth and development in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Fresh bread daily

50% discount at GAIL’s

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in food production, ideally in an artisan bakery or a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Passion for quality and standards, committed to food safety.
• Confidence with data and systems to manage performance effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead artisan bread production by delivering handcrafted loaves on time.
• Champion craft and quality, ensuring standards are met.
• Drive performance aligning with business KPIs.

Skills

Team leadership

Food production experience

Operational planning

Data analysis

Problem-solving

Tools

Excel

Word

Power BI

Job description

Overview

The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we are seeking our next Unit Manager to join our team.

We Care about a Job Well Done:

Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way.

We Care about Baking:

At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all.

We Care about Each Other:

We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers.

We Care about Community:

We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food.

Responsibilities

• Lead artisan bread production by delivering handcrafted loaves on time, every time, supported by your head bakers, assistant managers, and shift leaders.
• Champion craft and quality by ensuring every product meets world-class standards while supporting the launch of new artisan creations.
• Drive performance aligning with business KPIs, identifying how your bakery can make the biggest impact.
• Plan with precision by accurately forecast and schedule labour, while managing material use and costs effectively.
• Control waste, protect craft to implement smart processes that reduce waste and boost profitability without compromising quality.
• Maintain the highest standards by uphold Food Safety (BRC) and GMP audit excellence, embedding a culture of safety and performance.
• Collaborate across the wider business by working closely with technical, engineering, sales, packing, and customer support teams to deliver the very best for our customers.
• Inspire and develop your team, lead, motivate, train, and engage bakers at every level, nurturing skills and passion for artisan bread.
• Be a sustainability champion, support our mission to be soil positive and drive the transition to using only the finest organic flours.

What you’ll bring

• The ability to inspire, motivate and engage teams, driving performance through support and collaboration.
• Experience in food production, ideally in an artisan bakery or a fast-paced FMCG environment.
• Passion for quality and standards, committed to food safety, health & safety, and delivering excellence for every customer.
• Operational know-how, skilled in planning, problem-solving, and making smart improvements to processes.
• Confidence with data and systems, comfortable using Excel, Word, Outlook, Power BI and Tropos to manage performance effectively.
• A role model mindset by leading by example with a positive, professional, and hands-on approach to craft and leadership.
• Courage and integrity, unafraid to challenge the status quo, always looking for better ways to raise standards and improve the business.

What’s in it for you

• Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.
• 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants
• 24-hour GP service
• Cycle to work scheme