Bread Baker [Bakery]

<p>Job Title: Bread Baker</p>

<p>Reports to: Head Baker<br>Work Locations: Hackney Downs E8, Stoke Newington N16 (and other locations as required by business needs)<br>Hours: 40 hours per week, predominantly Wednesday-Sunday<br>Salary:&nbsp; £14.00 per hour<br>Employed by: Luminary Bakery Ltd<br></p>

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<p>What We’re Looking For</p>

<p>We’re looking for a passionate and ambitious bread baker who wants to take ownership of a growing and exciting category within Luminary Bakery.</p>

<p>You’ll bring strong technical skills, calm leadership, commercial awareness, and genuine care for quality. Most importantly, you’ll be excited by the opportunity to help build something meaningful, using exceptional baking as a tool for impact, community, and empowerment.</p>

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<p>Why Work With Us?</p>

<p>Luminary Bakery is a social enterprise using baking as a tool to empower women and build community. By joining our team, you’ll be part of something bigger than bread – you’ll be helping us grow a sustainable business that creates opportunities for women who’ve experienced social and economic disadvantage.</p>

<p>Alongside baking with purpose, we offer:</p>

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<li>Free barista coffee when working on site at Stoke Newington cafe</li>

<li>50% discount off all Luminary food &amp; drink when working on site at Stoke Newington cafe (plus family &amp; friends discount)</li>

<li>20% off online purchases (celebration cakes &amp; merchandise)</li>

<li>Regular training and professional development opportunities</li>

<li>Opportunities to be involved in press coverage of Luminary</li>

<li>Long-service rewards (including vouchers, merch, extra holiday, and of course, free cake!)<br><br></li>

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<p>Job Purpose</p>

<p>We have successfully launched and grown our in-house artisan bread range, including sourdough offerings, baguettes, and seasonal bread products across our cafés, wholesale, and corporate channels.</p>

<p>The Bread Baker will take ownership of this category: maintaining and improving the current bread range, ensuring excellent consistency and quality, leading future product development, and embedding strong bread knowledge across the wider bakery team.</p>

<p>This role is ideal for someone who is both technically skilled and operationally strong, a baker who thrives on consistency, fermentation, production planning, and team development, while continuing to innovate and grow the bread offering commercially.</p>

<p>You will play a key role in ensuring bread production is scalable, profitable, and aligned with Luminary’s wider mission and growth plans.</p>

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<p>Key Responsibilities</p>

<p>Bread Production &amp; Innovation</p>

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<li>Take full ownership of Luminary’s artisan bread range, with a particular focus on sourdough production.</li>

<li>Produce and oversee daily bread production to the highest standards of consistency, flavour, and presentation.</li>

<li>Maintain and nurture sourdough starters, monitoring health, fermentation and quality and making adjustments as required.</li>

<li>Continuously review and improve recipes, processes, and production methods to support quality and scalability.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Innovate with recipes and techniques, creating seasonal and diverse bread products suitable for our cafés, wholesale customers, and corporate catering.<br><br></li>

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<p>Quality Control &amp; Operations</p>

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<li>Manage bread production schedules, ensuring efficiency, delivery and quality across sites.</li>

<li>Create and maintain clear production systems, recipes, and SOPs to support consistency across the team.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Maintain high cleaning and hygiene standards, keeping production spaces tidy and organised.</li>

<li>Carry out and record daily checks (including fridge/freezer temperatures, cleaning logs, allergen records).</li>

<li>Monitor product yield, waste, and margins, supporting strong commercial performance of the bread category</li>

<li>Manage stock levels for ingredients and liaise with Head Baker and suppliers where required</li>

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<p>Team Development</p>

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<li>Share knowledge and skills with the wider baking team, mentoring junior bakers in bread-making techniques.</li>

<li>Build confidence and capability across the team to ensure bread production is sustainable beyond one individual.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Support wider bakery operations during peak periods, holidays, and team absences where required.</li>

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<p>Collaboration &amp; Growth</p>

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<li>Collaborate with customer service and operations teams to roll out new products smoothly across retail and wholesale channels.</li>

<li>Work closely with the Head Baker and Managing Director to support the continued growth of the bread category</li>

<li>Collaborate with finance to support recipe costing and margin improvements.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Contribute ideas for menu development, seasonal launches, and product opportunities aligned with Luminary’s brand and values<br></li>

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<p>Person Specification</p>

<p>Essential</p>

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<li>Minimum 3 years’ professional bakery experience with strong confidence in sourdough production, starter maintenance, shaping, and baking a range of artisan breads.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Strong technical knowledge of fermentation, mixing, and baking processes.</li>

<li>Excellent attention to detail with a strong commitment to consistency and quality</li>

<li>Experience managing or taking ownership of bread production within a professional bakery environment.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Collaborative, team-focused approach; willing to share knowledge and support others.</li>

<li>Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment with shifting demands.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Commitment to Luminary’s ethos of empowerment, kindness, and excellence.<br><br></li>

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<p>Desirable</p>

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<li>Experience leading, supervising or training others in bread-making.</li>

<li>Familiarity with bakery production systems and operational planning</li>

<li>Previous work within a social enterprise or purpose-driven organisation.</li>

<li>Pastry knowledge (laminated doughs, viennoiserie, or enriched breads).<br><br></li>

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