Junior Baker / Bakery Production Assistant
Production Facility – Hackney Wick, London (E3 2NT)
Full-Time or Part-Time | Permanent
£14.00 – £15.50 per hour depending on experience
Fantail is a growing group of antipodean cafés and catering operations with a central production facility based in East London, supplying multiple café sites and catering operations daily.
We're building a modern bakery programme inspired by the café cultures of New Zealand, Australia, California, and London — bringing together nostalgic antipodean classics, generous home baking, and modern café favourites.
Our bakery is centred around food that feels abundant, comforting, and genuinely exciting to eat. Think oversized muffins, caramel slice, school cake, coconut banana bread, NYC cookies, rough puff pastries, morning buns, and elevated home-style baking made properly and at scale.
We're looking for a Junior Baker / Bakery Production Assistant to join our growing bakery team and help produce bakery products for our cafés and catering operation.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their baking career who wants to learn, develop, and grow within a supportive, ambitious production environment.
You'll work directly alongside our Senior Baker / Bakery Production Lead, helping to build a growing bakery programme while developing your own skills and career.
What You'll Be Doing
- Producing a range of bakery products including muffins, cookies, tray bakes, cakes, pastries, and frozen bake-off items
- Weighing, scaling, mixing, and preparing ingredients accurately
- Following recipes, production sheets, and bakery standards
- Assisting with baking, finishing, portioning, and packaging products
- Supporting freezer stock management, labelling, and stock rotation
- Helping maintain organised and efficient production areas
- Assisting with deliveries, stock checks, and general bakery preparation
- Working closely with the Senior Baker / Bakery Production Lead and wider kitchen team
You'll work with modern production equipment including Rational ovens, planetary mixers, and sheeters.
What We're Looking For
You should be:
- Passion for baking and food
- Organised and detail-oriented
- Eager to learn and develop new skills
- Reliable and able to work with pace and consistency
- Positive, adaptable, and team-oriented
- Comfortable working in a busy production environment
Previous bakery or kitchen experience is beneficial but not essential. We're equally interested in enthusiastic candidates who are keen to build a career in baking.
This role could suit:
- Junior bakers
- Bakery assistants
- Culinary school graduates
- Café bakers
- Career changers with a genuine passion for baking
What You'll Be Part Of
You'll help build a growing antipodean bakery programme supplying multiple cafés and catering operations.
As the business grows, you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills across bakery production, freeze-and-finish systems, product development, and modern café baking while taking on greater responsibility within the team.
We're a collaborative group that works hard, moves quickly, shares knowledge openly, and takes pride in producing great food consistently every day.
This role offers a genuine opportunity to develop into a Baker, Senior Baker, or Bakery Production Lead as the business grows.
What Success Looks Like
- Producing products consistently to specification
- Maintaining high standards of organisation and cleanliness
- Developing confidence across multiple bakery categories
- Becoming a reliable and valued member of the bakery team
- Progressing your skills and responsibilities as the business grows
What We Offer
- Daytime-focused shifts
- Full-time or part-time opportunities available
- Structured training and mentorship
- Opportunity to develop your baking skills
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Modern production equipment
- Genuine progression opportunities within a growing business
Schedule
- Full-time or part-time permanent position
- Weekend availability preferred
- Flexible scheduling available for the right candidate
- Additional hours available as the bakery department grows
If you're passionate about baking and excited by the opportunity to grow with a modern antipodean café and bakery business, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £14.00-£15.50 per hour
Experience:
- Kitchen: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
