Weekend Production Baker - Part-Time, Social Enterprise

Luminary Bakery; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free barista coffee on shift

50% discount on in-house food & drink

20% discount on online purchases

Free Birthday cake!

Training and development opportunities

National press exposure opportunities

Mission-driven social enterprise

Job summary

Luminary Bakery is seeking a Weekend Production Baker to join our bakery team at Hackney Downs production kitchen and our cafes in Stoke Newington and Kings Cross. The role covers weekend production, wedding and celebration orders, and restocking ahead of Monday.

You’ll work with a small weekend team, prioritise from the order list, and report to the Head Baker. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years professional baking experience, strong cake decorating skills, and the ability to work

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of professional bakery experience.
• Confident cake decorating skills, including finishing celebration cakes to a professional standard.
• Comfortable working independently when no manager is on site.
• Able to follow recipes, order specifications and production plans accurately.
• Ability to bake high quality products that are uniform and consistent.
• Motivated and hardworking in a fast-paced environment.
• Organised and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Collaborative and hardworking.
• Able to lift items weighing 0-50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Icing and decorating to a high finish, buttercream, piping, lettering, and tiered cakes.
• Restocking bakery with brownies, cookies, traybakes, sponges and pastry dough after busy weeks.
• Monitor ingredient stock and flag shortages to Head Baker.
• Write clear end-of-shift handover including what was baked and issues.
• Support Head Baker and weekday team and help at Luminary Bakery Cafe when needed.
• Ensure all products leaving the bakery meet high quality standards.
• Maintain food hygiene and safety standards per policy.

Skills

2+ years baking experience

Cake decorating

Independent working

Ability to follow recipes

Organised

Team player

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Job description

Luminary Bakery is seeking a Weekend Production Baker to join our bakery team at Hackney Downs production kitchen and our cafes in Stoke Newington and Kings Cross. The role covers weekend production, wedding and celebration orders, and restocking ahead of Monday.

You’ll work with a small weekend team, prioritise from the order list, and report to the Head Baker. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years professional baking experience, strong cake decorating skills, and the ability to work