Role Profile: Function – Training Job title – Bakery Trainer
Hours of work: Monday - Friday 09:00am - 05:30pm
Weekend flexibility required
Job Statement
The Bakery Trainer plays a key role in ensuring production staff are equipped with the skills and knowledge needed to perform effectively. Reporting to the Training Specialist, this role is responsible for delivering hands-on operational training and conducting competency assessments across the bakery floor. The Bakery Trainer supports the development of staff capabilities, helping the factory meet its performance targets through consistent skill-building and coaching
Task
- Coordinate, deliver and align hands-on, role-specific training to Bakery production staff on all shifts including the night team
- Conduct regular competency assessments, providing feedback, and ensuring compliance
- Keep accurate records of training and competency checks
- Maintain and update the training matrix/ LMS ensuring KPI targets are met
- Hold weekly meetings with managers to identify any skill gaps and agree plan to address
- Support onboarding of new staff and refresher training for existing employees
- Use existing training materials effectively and suggest improvements where needed
- Promote a positive learning culture and encourage continuous improvement
- Ensure compliance training of Food Safety, Health & safety along with company rules and regulations are always followed with high standards and participate in audits on site as required
- Support Operations by collaborating in creating clear & consistent SOPs for new tasks, machinery or processes
- Build trust with bakery team and create a safe space for learning, maintaining strong working relationships with others in the L&D team, HR, bakery and the wider business
- Actively involved in new practices or processes to support change management
Skill
- Experience working in a factory or manufacturing environment
- Confident delivering hands-on training with individuals and small groups in production and classroom-based environments
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Effective organisational skills and attention to detail
- Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative and well as part of a team
- IT skills – Good level, able to use Microsoft Office and LMS system
- Ability to identify training needs and use or adapt existing training materials to suit different learning styles and competency
- Familiarity with training records, competency checks, and skills matrices
- Preferred: Train the Trainer qualification or similar training certification
Behaviour
- Always operates with integrity
- Leads by example, safety first mindset, consistently reinforces safety rules and procedures
- Communicates clearly, listens actively and gives constructive feedback, promotes safe working practices and supports company standards
- Demonstrates a resilient attitude with the ability to remain composed and effective under pressure
- Patient and supportive, encourages questions and builds confidence
- Observant and detail focused, ensures tasks are completed to standard
- Adaptable and flexible, adjusts plans based on operational priorities and workloads
- Approachable and respectful, treats everyone with fairness and respect
- Problem solver, identifies barriers to learning and finds practical solutions
- Flexibility in hours of work to support other shifts as required
