Baker - Night Shift London, England
Ole & Steen - Leyton Production
Full Time
London, England
31000 - 33000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Arguably The Best Scandi Bakery In Town” Time Out
We have been Denmark’s favourite bakery for over 20 years, serving delicious breads, pastries and cakes made by hand, single estate coffee, great breakfasts, premium salads, Danish open-faced sandwiches and freshly made baguettes. We opened our flagship Bakery in Piccadilly Circus in Christmas 2016 to huge acclaim and fantastic reviews, now you can join our Central Production bakery in North Acton.
Ole & Steen is on an exciting growth journey – we currently operate 22 retail stores across London and we have plans to grow in 2023! To help us continue delivering quality products to our Retail Bakeries and customers across London we are on the lookout for a Baker to be part of our passionate bakery team at our central production unit in Leyton E10 London.
We operate a demanding and complex production set up, which supports 22 retail stores around London, and requires skills and experience within an artisan bakery and/or confectionary production as well as a focus on process excellence.
Our Values:
Heart made
Ole & Steen always believed that if something was worth doing, it’s worth doing properly. Well, that’s a mentality and belief that we still live by today and it carries through everything we do. From hospitality and recipe development, to store design and sustainability initiatives. Everything we do, we throw ourselves into 100% with love and attention (however many tries it takes!)
Rustic, Refined
Born out of Ole & Steen’s mission to revolutionise the bread experience in Denmark, we have always been dedicated to taking rustic recipes and refining them. Delivering the simple beauty of Danish baking styles with an extra edge of quality, we elevate the taste to new heights through tirelessly perfected techniques and the finest quality fresh ingredients we can get our hands on.
Everyday Special
From the feeling you get when you step foot through our doors, to the delicious treats you bring back for your loved ones, we want Ole & Steen to be that extra special spark in your day. That’s why we go above and beyond to offer genuine, kind service. It’s also why we invest in beautiful interior design and quality. furniture. But above all, it’s why we tirelessly craft our recipes to make sure that their tastes and textures are simply unforgettable.
We live our values everyday through consideration of others and our own behaviours and commitment to continuous learning and development.
Job Overview
Primarily based at our central production unit in Leyton London the Baker takes part of the entire bakery production unit together with a small team to create a great artisan product in high quality and food safety standard to our entire UK market.
This position is essential in operating a strong and scalable bakery production set up with a strong LEAN (continuous improvement) culture, excellent hygiene, and safety standards, focus on professional development when it comes to production methods, optimizing production flows and reducing waste.
Roles and Responsibilities
Daily Production
- Be a hands-on part of the Rye bread production and weekly bakery production team
- Efficiently producing artisan bakery products in a scalable and high-volume production set up
- Execute the daily bakery production according to production plans
- Support the implementing of new products to the UK market according to the global NPI process
- Ensure the right product standards (sensorics), always, according to Group standards
- Coach and mentor junior colleagues as needed
Production Optimisation
- Play an active role in the implementation of LEAN tools and methods
- Play a key role in driving a process excellence culture for the bakery department and entire CPU
- Deliver excellent hygiene/food safety standards in line with UK legislation and company policies
Person Specification - our ideal Baker:
Professional Skills
- Formally trained Baker
- Experience with wet doughs
- Passionate about, and experienced with, bread production
- Demonstrable ability to liaise effectively and build communication channels with colleagues across the CPU and wider business
- English – must be able to speak and write English to a good standard
Personal Competencies
- Eager to learn in a changing environment
- Positive mind-set, especially when under pressure
- Excellent organisation skills with the ability to help others learn
- Ability to multi-task (e.g. oven operations and dough mixing)
- Drive to create improvements and deliver an effective contribution to the local team in a challenging environment
- Self-starter: Ability to operate effectively with a positive attitude
- Teamwork: Ability to contribute with cross functional teams
Practicalities
This is a Full-Time role based out at our central production unit in Leyton, London
The shifts will include weekends and bank holidays as needed by the business.
This is a Night shift Position.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £31,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Night shift
- While training you will be on a fixed schedule of 5 on 2 off, for the first 2/3 months with our Bakery Trainer.
- (Optional) 4 on 3 off (11-hour shifts)
- (Optional) 5 on 2 off (9- hour shifts)
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London, E10 7QX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Baking: 1 year (preferred)
Ole & Steen - Leyton Production
www.oleandsteen.co.uk
London, United Kingdom
Jason Cotta
Unknown / Non-Applicable
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Private
Restaurants & Cafes
2016
