Bread Baker/Roll Plant Operator - Job Description
Location: At our Bakery in Sawbridgeworth
Reports to: Bakery Manager
Working Hours: average 40hours per week,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 5.00am to 1.00pm, Saturday from 3.00am to 10.30am
Successful candidate will be required to work 6 Thursdays per year.
Overall Summary
We are seeking a skilled and reliable Bread Baker / Roll Plant Operator to join our bread production team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing a variety of breads and bread rolls while maintaining the highest standards of quality, consistency, and food safety.
The ideal candidate is a strong team player who is committed, professional, polite, and always willing to support colleagues in a fast-paced production environment. You will play a key role in ensuring all products are produced efficiently and meet the bakery’s quality standards.
A Baker’s responsibilities include starting early in the morning to produce baked goods for delivery or sale during regular business hours, ensuring that Dorringtons consistently offers fresh, high-quality products to customers each day. The Baker plays an important role in maintaining product consistency, following production procedures, and ensuring all bakery items meet company quality and food safety standards.
Their duties and responsibilities include:
- Monitoring the quality and standard of ingredients
- Preparing equipment for daily production
- Measuring and weighing wet and dry ingredients accurately
- Using mixing equipment to mix and combine ingredients
- Operating roll plant machinery and bread mixers following recipes and procedures
- Kneading and moulding dough to the required standards
- Carrying out finishing tasks to ensure products are presentation-ready
- Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards within the production area
- Working efficiently to meet daily production targets and deadline
Requirements
Baking requires attention to detail and careful measuring of ingredients. Baking is a science, and Bakers must be good at following directions and recipes in order to make a deliciously finished product. A successful Baker candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that include the following.
- Ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent baking skills
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations
- Knowledge of production techniques for baked goods
- Organisational and planning skills
- Ability to multitask.
- Creativity in developing new products if required.
- Numerical skills for recipe calculations
Competitive Salary. Bakery Experience preferred and all training provided.
If you are an enthusiastic individual and want to become part of our family run bakery then please get in touch.
Dorringtons
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
