Get hands-on experience at every stage of the baking process, from weighing and mixing ingredients to creating delicious breads, rolls and cakes from scratch. You'll learn how to prove, bake and finish products to the highest standards while playing an important role in maintaining a safe, hygienic and professional bakery environment.
Master the art of weighing, mixing and crafting doughs from scratch
Create delicious breads, rolls and cakes to professional standards
Watch your creations come to life through proving, baking and finishing
Play a key role in maintaining a safe, clean and high-quality bakery environment
At the end of the apprenticeship, you will get a Baker level 2 qualification.
You will attend Yeovil College every Tuesday morning for Theory sessions plus 7 practical sessions on a Monday throughout the course. The rest of the time you will be working and training alongside our bakers at our Bakery in Bruton.Training:The apprenticeship training is delivered through a combination of workplace learning and regular college attendance. This training will teach you the knowledge, skills and behaviours set out in the Baker Level 2 standard. On completion the apprentice will receive Baker Level 2 qualification. Functional Skills in maths and English may also be required depending on current level. Training Outcome:We will offer full-time employment after the apprenticeship with the possibility to undertake further training including a Craft Baker level 3 qualification.Employer Description:Taylors of Bruton is a family run bakery based in Bruton, Somerset. We produce quality breads, rolls and cakes supplying a wide range of businesses across Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire.Working Hours :Working week will include time spent attending college as part of the apprenticeship programme. Working hours will be scheduled across any five days from Sunday to Friday and will include some 5am starts, therefore ability to commute is essential. Exact working hours TBC.Skills: Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Team working,Creative,Initiative,Physical fitness....Read more...
Head Baker - Sligo
MLR are delighted to present an exciting opportunity for a Head Baker to join a well-established, much-loved seaside café in County Sligo, known for its high-quality homemade offerings and loyal customer base.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will oversee the bakery operation, leading the production of fresh breads, pastries, and baked goods while maintaining consistently high standards in a fast-paced environment.
Alongside daily production, you will manage and develop a small team, prepare staff rosters, oversee ordering and stock control, and contribute to new seasonal products, ensuring the bakery continues to deliver exceptional quality and consistency.
The ideal candidate will have strong artisan baking experience, previous team leadership experience, excellent organisational skills, and a genuine passion for producing outstanding baked goods. Due to the café's coastal location and the early morning start times, candidates will need to have their own transport.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a thriving café that is a true favourite with both locals and visitors.....Read more...
During your apprenticeship, you'll dive into the full bakery process, learning skills such as:
Weighing and preparing ingredients
Bread mixing, fermentation, and proving
You'll also gain experience operating our ovens, ensuring every batch of bread and rolls meets our high-quality standards.
Our confectionery team will teach you:
Creaming, piping, and coating
Chocolate skills, working with our Chocolatiers
And finally, you’ll also learn how to produce our savoury products. Training:Baker Level 2.Training Outcome:We are looking for candidates who view this role as a long-term opportunity in their career and who show us that they have the potential to be the Supervisors or Managers of the future.
As a company, we have a culture of developing internal talent, and so the ideal candidate will have the drive, ambition, and capability to continue their learning past this apprenticeship. Employer Description:Birds has been established since 1919, and is an East Midlands family-owned Baker, Butcher and Chocolatier, known for our high-quality products.
Birds has over 700 employees, over 60 shops throughout the East Midlands and 1 bakery in Derby where all our products are made.Working Hours :Working days: Monday to Friday.
Working hours: 6.00am to 2.30pm.
Time allocated for lunch: 30-minutes.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Non judgemental,Patience,Physical fitness....Read more...
We are currently recruiting for full-time Warehouse Operatives / Pickers to join our prestigious client based in Stevenage.
The role includes:
- Pay rate: £16.80 per hour
- Order picking of bakery items
- Night shifts with a start time of 8:00pm
- 10-hour shifts
- Previous warehouse or picking experience is required
- Immediate starts available for suitable candidates once induction is completed
If you are reliable, hardworking, and available for night work, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please apply online or contact Becky on 0203 795 0099 to discuss the opportunity further.....Read more...
We are currently recruiting for full-time Warehouse Operatives / Pickers to join our prestigious client based in Stevenage.The role includes:Pay rate: £16.80 per hourOrder picking of bakery itemsNight shifts with a start time of 8:00pm10-hour shiftsPrevious warehouse or picking experience is requiredImmediate starts available for suitable candidates once induction is completedIf you are reliable, hardworking, and available for night work, we would love to hear from you.To apply, please apply online or contact Becky on 0203 795 0099 to discuss the opportunity further.....Read more...
Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment.
Diagnose and repair faults to minimise production downtime.
Maintain and repair bakery and food processing machinery.
Work on packaging, weighing, coding, mixing and robotic equipment.
Complete routine inspections and preventative maintenance.
Ensure machinery operates safely and efficiently.
Complete maintenance records and paperwork accurately.
Support production teams with machinery issues and breakdowns.
Assist with maintaining health and safety standards.
Provide flexible cover across a two-shift system, including evenings and weekends when required.
Training Outcome:Potential full-time role upon completion of apprenticeship.Employer Description:From humble beginnings to award-winning success, our journey has always been about doing things better - driven by quality, innovation, and customer experience.
Our family business, now in its fourth generation, carries on the tradition of baking biscuits with many of the same recipes created by our great grandmother, Annie Wild, over 100 years ago.Working Hours :Monday to Friday. The company operates a two-shift system and may require cover for evenings and weekends.Skills: Initiative,PC skills,Team player,Flexible,Positive,Self-motivated,Can-do attitude....Read more...
As an apprentice you will learn to:
Prepare and grease tins
Weigh and mix ingredients
Hand mould dough
Arrange products on baking trays
Load and prove racks of goods
Load ovens
Time bakes
Importance of clean areas working with food
Training:
Baker Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Training will be provided in house with a trainer from National Food and Drink Training which is part of the Scottish Master Bakers
Training Outcome:
The apprentice will have the job title of craft baker, and this could be a route to many things within the food industry
Employer Description:We are a growing manufacturing family bakery who started in 1988 baking in the back of a retail shop. We care about the products we provide and hope our staff feel the same. As a contract baker we bake many thousands of bread rolls daily, this is a very busy and hot working environment.Working Hours :Morning shifts are Monday - Friday 5.30am - 2.00pm. Afternoon shift is 11am - 7.30pm, Sunday - Friday with a day off on rota.Skills: Communication skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Logical,Team working,Initiative,Physical fitness....Read more...
General Manager – Opening TeamLocation: Pasadena, CASalary: $90,000 – $110,000 + Bonus PotentialAbout the CompanyOur client is a rapidly growing Los Angeles-based hospitality group known for its artisan bakery and café concept. This role is for a brand-new concept from the same group: a red-sauce Italian neighbourhood restaurant opening in Pasadena, blending the energy and nostalgia of an 1980s Italian-American restaurant with a modern, California-forward hospitality experience — high-quality ingredients, scratch-made pasta, an ancient grain focus, and a strong wine program. This will be the group's first pizza-driven concept and marks an exciting stage of growth.The OpportunityWe're seeking an experienced, energetic, hospitality-driven General Manager to lead the opening and ongoing operations of this new restaurant.This is a unique opportunity for a hands-on leader who thrives on building teams, shaping culture, and growing with an expanding restaurant group. The successful candidate will play a key role in opening the restaurant, establishing operating standards, and creating the guest experience from day one.We're looking for someone who brings:
Strong personality and positive energyA genuine passion for hospitality and creating memorable guest experiencesExperience opening and operating successful restaurantsAbility to build, lead, and develop high-performing teamsStrong leadership presence and a community-focused mindset
Key Responsibilities
Lead all aspects of restaurant operations and opening executionRecruit, train, and develop a strong hospitality teamCreate and maintain a positive restaurant cultureDeliver exceptional guest experiences and service standardsManage daily operations including scheduling, labour, inventory, and financial performancePartner with ownership and culinary leadership to execute the concept's visionSupport future growth and operational development within the groupBuild strong relationships within the Pasadena community
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NPD Project Manager – FoodSomerset | Up to £50,000 + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsAre you an experienced NPD Project Manager with a passion for food innovation?We're recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a premium food business seeking an experienced NPD professional to lead the development of high-quality own-brand food products across a diverse portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business where you'll have the autonomy to drive innovation, lead a small team and bring exceptional products to market.The RoleAs NPD Project Manager , you'll oversee the complete product development lifecycle, from concept through to launch, ensuring products meet commercial objectives, quality standards and customer expectations.Working across bakery, dairy, butchery, prepared foods and ambient categories, you'll collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver innovative products while managing multiple development projects.Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end development of new and existing food products.Manage multiple NPD projects from concept through to successful launch.Assess commercial viability, costings, product formats and critical paths.Lead and develop a Junior Product Developer.Manage packaging development and artwork approval processes.Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate commercial terms where appropriate.Monitor food trends, competitor activity and emerging market opportunities.Work closely with Technical, Buying, Marketing, Retail and Merchandising teams to deliver successful product launches.Ensure products comply with UK food safety, allergen and labelling legislation.Manage project timelines, risks and supplier forecasts.
About YouYou'll already have experience managing food product development projects and be confident working across multiple product categories within a fast-paced environment.You'll have:
Proven experience in a New Product Development, Product Development or NPD Manager role within the food industry.Experience developing chilled, frozen and/or ambient food products.Strong commercial awareness and product costing experience.Excellent project management and critical path management skills.Experience working with suppliers and packaging development.Previous leadership or team management experience.Good understanding of UK food legislation, food safety and allergen requirements.Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Desirable
Experience within prepared foods, ready meals or premium food manufacturing.Experience working for a premium retailer or food producer.Knowledge of AI tools that support product development or commercial analysis.
NPD Project Manager What's on Offer?
Salary up to £50,000Performance bonus – Up to 10%Excellent benefits packageMonday to Friday working patternOpportunity to lead innovative food development projectsCollaborative, supportive and growing businessExcellent career development opportunities
If you're a commercially minded food product developer looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity.....Read more...
NPD Manager – FoodSomerset | Up to £50,000 + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsAre you an experienced NPD Project Manager with a passion for food innovation?We're recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a premium food business seeking an experienced NPD professional to lead the development of high-quality own-brand food products across a diverse portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business where you'll have the autonomy to drive innovation, lead a small team and bring exceptional products to market.The RoleAs NPD Project Manager , you'll oversee the complete product development lifecycle, from concept through to launch, ensuring products meet commercial objectives, quality standards and customer expectations.Working across bakery, dairy, butchery, prepared foods and ambient categories, you'll collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver innovative products while managing multiple development projects.Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end development of new and existing food products.Manage multiple NPD projects from concept through to successful launch.Assess commercial viability, costings, product formats and critical paths.Lead and develop a Junior Product Developer.Manage packaging development and artwork approval processes.Build strong supplier relationships and negotiate commercial terms where appropriate.Monitor food trends, competitor activity and emerging market opportunities.Work closely with Technical, Buying, Marketing, Retail and Merchandising teams to deliver successful product launches.Ensure products comply with UK food safety, allergen and labelling legislation.Manage project timelines, risks and supplier forecasts.
About YouYou'll already have experience managing food product development projects and be confident working across multiple product categories within a fast-paced environment.You'll have:
Proven experience in a New Product Development, Product Development or NPD Manager role within the food industry.Experience developing chilled, frozen and/or ambient food products.Strong commercial awareness and product costing experience.Excellent project management and critical path management skills.Experience working with suppliers and packaging development.Previous leadership or team management experience.Good understanding of UK food legislation, food safety and allergen requirements.Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Desirable
Experience within prepared foods, ready meals or premium food manufacturing.Experience working for a premium retailer or food producer.Knowledge of AI tools that support product development or commercial analysis.
NPD Project Manager What's on Offer?
Salary up to £50,000Performance bonus – Up to 10%Excellent benefits packageMonday to Friday working patternOpportunity to lead innovative food development projectsCollaborative, supportive and growing businessExcellent career development opportunities
If you're a commercially minded food product developer looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity.....Read more...
Driver and Dispatch ManagerBakeri Baltzersen, Harrogate, HG3 2SG£16.00 per hour + £3.00 per hour unsocial hours supplement between 11pm and 6amFull-time | 40 hours per weekWednesday to Saturday | Approx. midnight–10amWe are looking for an experienced Driver and Dispatch Manager to take responsibility for our day-to-day delivery operation, lead our team of drivers and help manage our fleet of eight company vans.This is a very hands-on role combining packing, driving, dispatch, team supervision and fleet coordination.The first 2–3 hours of each shift are focused on getting products packed and ready for delivery. This is a team effort, with everyone pitching in to make sure orders are prepared, loaded and ready to leave on time.From there, you will help coordinate the delivery operation, regularly complete delivery routes yourself and lead the driver team, while ensuring vehicles are properly maintained and the overall operation runs smoothly.This is not a desk-based management position, so we're looking for someone who enjoys being actively involved in the day-to-day operation and leading by example.The RoleWorking closely with our Logistics Manager, you will help ensure our bakery products are packed, loaded and delivered to customers safely, efficiently and on time.Your responsibilities will include:
Working alongside the team to pack products during the first 2–3 hours of each shift
Making sure orders are prepared and ready for loading and dispatch
Coordinating daily delivery schedules and dispatching drivers
Regularly completing delivery routes yourself
Supervising and providing day-to-day support to the driver team
Planning routes and allocating drivers and vehicles
Responding quickly to delivery, staffing or transport issues
Monitoring driver performance using vehicle tracking information
Helping onboard and train new drivers
Maintaining accurate delivery, vehicle and operational records
Liaising with customers and colleagues regarding deliveries and service updates
Identifying opportunities to improve routes, processes and operational efficiency
Fleet ManagementYou will also help manage our fleet of eight electric and diesel vans, including:
Coordinating servicing, MOTs, repairs and maintenance
Carrying out regular vehicle checks
Ensuring vehicles remain safe, roadworthy and compliant
Monitoring mileage, fuel usage and vehicle performance
Maintaining insurance, tax and maintenance documentation
Managing vehicle allocations
Ensuring appropriate health & safety and transport procedures are followed
About YouWe're looking for someone with previous experience in a delivery, transport, logistics or similar operational environment who is ready to take responsibility for both people and day-to-day operations.Ideally, you will have:
Previous experience within transport, delivery, distribution or logistics
Experience supervising, coordinating or leading drivers or an operational team
Experience coordinating delivery routes, schedules or dispatch operations
Experience looking after vehicles or a small fleet
A full UK driving licence
Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
Confidence making decisions and dealing with operational issues
Good communication and people-management skills
A practical, hands-on approach and willingness to pitch in wherever needed
The ability to work effectively during permanent night and early-morning hours
Previous experience as a Transport Supervisor, Dispatch Supervisor, Fleet Supervisor, Lead Driver, Senior Delivery Driver or in a similar operational role could be particularly relevant.Hours and PayThe role works four 10-hour shifts per week, Wednesday to Saturday, approximately midnight to 10am.The standard rate is £16.00 per hour, with an additional £3.00 per hour unsocial hours supplement for hours worked between 11pm and 6am.What We Offer
£16.00 per hour
Additional £3.00 per hour for hours worked between 11pm and 6am
Four-day working week
Full-time, permanent position
Free on-site parking
A varied role combining packing, driving, logistics, fleet coordination and team leadership
The opportunity to take ownership of an important part of our day-to-day operation
If you have experience in transport or delivery operations, enjoy leading people and are happy to roll your sleeves up and work alongside the team, we'd be pleased to hear from you. INDHSEquals One is an advertising and recruitment agency working on behalf of our client to promote this vacancy. You may be contacted directly by the employer should they wish to progress your application. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide specific feedback if your application is unsuccessful.....Read more...
