Job Role: Trainee Baker
Department: Bakery
Reports to: Head Baker/Head of Viennoiserie
Hours: Full Time – 45 hours per week, including weekends, bank holidays and afternoon shifts.
Salary: £23,500 per annum, plus overtime (regularly available)
Paul Rhodes Bakery is one of the leading independent bakeries in London specialising in handcrafted breads & pastries, all made using the finest ingredients.
Winner of county and regional national bakery awards, we produce a wide range of traditional, mastercrafted and handcrafted classic loaves and we have done since 2003.
We class ourselves as the ‘art of baking’ and take pride in providing not only our traditional baking techniques but also the service we deliver to our customers. Our values is what makes us thrive at Paul Rhodes Bakery which strives us to get the job done, as a team, everyday.
Baking and Pastry is a skill that is heavily in demand all across the UK. Are you currently working in hospitality but want the opportunity to learn a new skill and progress your career?
If so, you could be our next Trainee Baker, based out of our Greenwich bakery.
What’s this role all about?
As a Trainee Baker, you will assist our Bakers (including Paul Rhodes himself) in the day-to-day production of our award-winning handmade breads, cakes and pastries. If you are willing to listen and learn, this is a role offering real career progression.
What will I be doing on a typical day?
- Assist bakers in the production of bread, cake and pastry products in line with quality requirements and standard operating procedures (this may include shaping, mixing and baking tasks, under supervision).
- Prepare baking tins and trays for correct product
- Monitor ingredient levels and report any reordering needs
- Ensure baking tins and trays are properly stored
What do I need to have to be able to apply for this role?
- Current, valid UK work rights
- Baking experience not required, but hospitality or food production experience would be advantageous.
*** Please note, you must include a short note (either on your CV or in a cover letter) explaining why you are interested in a career in Baking and Pastry, especially if you do not have prior experience in this industry***
Benefits:
- Overtime
- Paid breaks
- Sick pay scheme
- Social events – summer and winter
- Shop discount
- Referral bonus
- Free and discounted bread, cakes and pastries
- Discretionary bonuses
Candidates with experience of: Bakery Assistant, Production Assistant, Food Production, Kitchen Assistant, Bakery Operative, Baker, KP, Bakery Support, Food Production Assistant, Patisserie Assistant, Pastry Operative may be considered for this role.
