Senior Head Baker

Senior Head Baker

South London

Up to £50,000

This isn’t just another bakery job.

We are working with a fast growing bakery brand looking for a Senior Head Baker ready to take the lead in a busy, ambitious operation with both retail and wholesale operations thriving. If you are the kind of baker who enjoys leading a team and turning great ideas into products that actually scale, this could be something special.

You will be leading a 10+ person bakery team, owning production, standards, and helping bring new product development ideas to life.

This is a role for someone who likes a challenge and wants to grow with a business that’s about to expand significantly.

The Role

• Full responsibility for bakery production and daily operations
• Lead and develop a team of 12 bakers
• Drive consistency, quality and efficiency
• Take NPD ideas and turn them into real products at scale
• Manage rotas, suppliers and production planning
• Maintain exceptional artisan bread standards

The Hours

This is a hands-on leadership role in a real production bakery.

• Afternoon / Evening shifts
• Some finishes past midnight
• Fridays are the busiest production day
• 45 hour contract

If you love the rhythm of an evening / night bakery and thrive in a fast-paced production environment, you will fit right in.

What They Are Looking For

• Strong artisan bread baking experience
• Proven team leadership in a bakery production environment
• Someone confident running large-scale bread production
• A people-focused leader who can motivate and develop a team
• Experience contributing to new product development

Why This Role?

• Up to £50k salary
• Well-established and growing business
• Retail + wholesale operations performing strongly
• Major expansion plans underway
• Real opportunity to grow with the company

If you are a baker who enjoys leading from the front, building strong teams, and pushing quality at scale, we would love to hear from you.