HEAD BAKER / NIGHT BAKERY MANAGER
Rise Bakery – Bridport, West Dorset
£45,000–£50,000 Package + Relocation Support
Great baker. Great career. Great place to live.
About Us
Rise is an award‑winning artisan bakery and part of a successful, ambitious and growing independent food and hospitality business. We supply our own restaurants, cafés and shops across Dorset and Devon, alongside a growing wholesale and retail operation.
We’re expanding — and we’re looking for an exceptional baker and natural leader to take a key role within our bakery. Someone who knows great bread, enjoys leading people and wants the opportunity to help shape what we do next.
This is much more than another bakery job.
It’s a chance to join a growing, food‑led business at an exciting point in its development, influence our products and operation, and build your own career as we grow.
And you get to do it while living on the Jurassic Coast.
Bridport sits amongst some of the most beautiful countryside and coastline in the UK, with West Bay just minutes away. If you’re based elsewhere and the idea of swapping city life for Dorset appeals, relocation support is available for the right person.
The Role
You’ll lead our night bakery team and take responsibility for producing the bread and bakery products that head out to our sites and customers every morning.
You’ll be a hands‑on baker — mixing, shaping and baking alongside your team — while also leading people, organising production and maintaining consistently high standards.
We don’t simply want somebody to follow a production sheet.
We want someone who cares about making brilliant bakery products.
You’ll work closely with our wider food and bakery team on new products, seasonal ideas and improving what we already do. There’s plenty of scope to bring your own experience, ideas and creativity.
As Rise continues to grow, there will be genuine opportunities to progress into a broader and more senior bakery role.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading, motivating and developing the night bakery team
- Producing consistently excellent sourdough and artisan bread
- Managing overnight production and ensuring everything leaves the bakery at the standard we expect
- Working hands‑on across mixing, fermentation, shaping and baking
- Helping develop new breads, bakery products and seasonal specials
- Improving production methods, quality and consistency
- Managing workflow across baking, packing and dispatch
- Maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards
- Working closely with our day bakery, food and operations teams
- Helping us develop the bakery as the wider business grows
Who We’re Looking For
First and foremost, you need to be a seriously good baker.
You’ll have strong artisan bread and sourdough experience and a proper understanding of dough, fermentation and production.
Ideally, you’ll have at least five years’ professional bakery experience and have previously led or supervised a team.
But attitude matters just as much.
We’re looking for someone enthusiastic, organised and ambitious; someone who takes pride in what leaves the bakery, enjoys developing people and wants to contribute ideas rather than simply maintain the status quo.
We want someone who wants to make their mark.
Why Join Us?
- £45,000–£50,000 package depending on experience
- Relocation assistance available
- Join an award‑winning independent bakery
- Become part of a successful and expanding food and hospitality business
- Real opportunity for career progression
- Genuine involvement in new product development
- Freedom to contribute ideas and help shape the future of the bakery
- Staff discounts across our businesses
- Company pension
- On‑site parking
- Live and work on the Jurassic Coast
Hours
- 45 hours per week
- 5 nights per week
- Typical shift: 9pm–6am
- Full‑time, permanent position
Fancy a Change
Maybe you’re already living locally and looking for the next step in your bakery career.
Or perhaps you’re working in London, Bristol, Brighton or another city and thinking about swapping the commute for the coast.
If you’re a brilliant baker looking for an opportunity to join an ambitious independent business where you can genuinely make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Come and help us build the next chapter of Rise Bakery.
Pay: £45,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Bridport DT6 3UX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Baking: 5 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
