Job Summary:
To delight the customer by delivering the ‘best Gingerbread in the world’ through expert baking skills, maintaining high quality standards, and ensuring consistency in our baking processes and procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oven work
- Baking product
- Packaging product
- Cleaning of work areas
- Quality control
- Adhere to food safety regulations and guidelines
- Off-loading of deliveries
The role involves some heavy lifting and taking in deliveries so a good level of health and fitness is required for this position.
Days of work: 5 days (incl. Sat or Sun)
Hours of work: 7:30am - 4:30pm or 8:30am - 5:30pm (1-hour lunch)
Rate of pay: £14.00 per hour (age 23 and over)
Length of contract: Permanent, rate of pay increasing to £14.50 following successful probationary period.
Suitable Candidate:
- Baking/kitchen experience
- Reliable, flexible and dependable
- Can work as part of a small team in a limited and fast paced environment
- Presentable for working in a food production environment and adhere to such legislation
- A positive ‘can-do’ attitude
- Able to work to deadlines
- Good communication skills
Benefits:
We offer you the opportunity to work in the most beautiful part of the UNESCO Lake District National Park, and as part of a 3rd generation friendly family business that prides itself on its social responsibility and commitment to the charitable sector, but we also offer (points 1 and 7 after 3 months probationary. Points 3 and 4 after a year’s service):
1. Health policy with the option to add family members which offers a cash back scheme not only for health but everyday essentials and luxuries.
2. Additional annual bonus payment(s) linked to team performance.
3. A birthday present of a day’s pay on your birthday.
4. £50 worth of goodies of your choice.
5. If not resident in Grasmere, free car parking.
6. Travel allowance of 50p per mile over and above a total daily commute of 40 miles return, to and from work.
7. ‘My Cumbria Card’ offering discounts for regional attractions and facilities.
8. Staff Discount.
9. Training where necessary.
10. Payment of out of work courses that would be beneficial to the position.
11. Uniform – to be worn to company’s code of practice.
12. Free refreshments and as much Grasmere Gingerbread® as you like while at work.
To note:
- Ability to lift and carry items as required
- A confidentiality agreement must be signed
- Compliance with the company’s Health & Hygiene policy is mandatory
- Work visa sponsorship and live in accommodation are not available, applicants must live within Cumbria.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Application question(s):
- This role does not include live‑in accommodation. Please confirm your current location and the approximate time it would take you to commute to Grasmere Gingerbread?
- What excites you the most about the opportunity to work at Grasmere Gingerbread®?
Experience:
- Baking/Kitchen : 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Food Hygiene Certificate (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
