About Us:
Fika Bakery is a fast-growing wholesale and retail bakery, inspired by Swedish and Scandinavian pastries and breads.
We sell cinnamon buns, croissants, breads, sweet and savoury pastries to:– Cafes in Brighton & Hove– Our own Fika Bakery Cafe in the North Laine– National wholesale customers
We are now:
– Expanding our breads range
– Scaling our buns nationally
– Increasing our savoury range and pastry section
We are a small, skilled team of passionate foodies, producing a line of hand-made, high quality, unique products in Sussex.
About the Role:
As a Senior Baker, you'll play a central role in both the hands-on making, baking and the wider running of our team. You'll help plan shifts and production schedules, manage our production and night baking teams and stay closely involved in the day-to-day making of our full range - from doughs to buns, viennoiserie, breads and savoury items.
You'll also be responsible for completion of compliance and documentation, including HACCP, traceability, stock takes. As the bakery evolves, you’ll play a key role in developing our product range with plenty of opportunity for creative freedom and career progression.
This is a role for a hands on leader, with great baking and organisational skills.
What You'll Do
Core Hours: 6AM - 2PM
- Assist with planning shifts and production schedules across the bakery
- Manage and support the production team and night baking team
- Mix doughs, shape buns and produce our full range of viennoiserie, breads and savoury items
- Carry out compliance tasks including traceability, HACCP documentation and stock takes
- Contribute to the development of our product range
- Support quality control across shifts to maintain consistency and high standards
- Liaise across teams to ensure smooth handovers and clear communication
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in a senior baker role within an artisan or wholesale bakery
- Hands-on skill across the full range: mixing doughs, shaping buns, viennoiserie, breads and savoury items
- Experience planning and scheduling shifts and production across a team
- Confident managing people - ideally experience overseeing both a production team and a night baking team
- Understanding of HACCP, traceability and stock take processes with experience owning this documentation
- A creative eye for product development, with experience taking new products from concept to production
- Excellent organisational skills - able to balance hands-on baking with planning and oversight alongside our Operations Manager
- A diligent, take-ownership approach, comfortable being a key decision-maker on shift
What We’re Offering:
- 40-45 hours per week, working 5 days per week
- A friendly, happy environment
- An opportunity to learn how to make delicious Scandinavian 'fika' buns
- 28 days holidays
- Salary dependant on experience
Pay: £28,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
- Do you live within a commutable distance of BN1 2HP?
- Have you produced at least two of the following three: pastries, croissants and breads?
- What size team are you accustomed to managing?
- Have you previously completed HACCP and traceability documentation?
Work Location: In person
