The Company

This established artisan bakery is known for combining traditional techniques with modern thinking to create exceptional baked goods. With quality and innovation at its heart, the team is passionate about product development and delivering standout bakery items to a range of customers. They are now seeking a skilled Senior Development Baker to join their forward-thinking development team.

The Role

In this hands-on position, you’ll help transform product briefs into high-quality, commercially viable baked goods. Working closely with the wider development and production teams, you’ll oversee everything from concept development and ingredient sourcing to feasibility trials and factory scale-up; ensuring the end product matches the vision every step of the way.

You’ll manage the test bakery, run development trials, and produce samples for internal tastings and customer presentations. Supporting recipe costings and maintaining documentation will be part of your day-to-day, along with organising approvals, handovers, and training production bakers to uphold quality standards. You’ll also be involved in trialling new ingredients, methods, and equipment as part of a culture that embraces continuous improvement and creativity.

The Person

You’ll bring extensive experience in a bakery environment with a strong background in new product development. A deep understanding of fresh and frozen processes, alongside modern artisan standards, is essential. Ideally, you’ll have a relevant bakery qualification and the ability to scale up traditional methods for commercial production. You’ll have worked for a bakery manufacturer who supplied Foodservice or major retailers.

You’ll be confident juggling multiple priorities and passionate about bread and bakery trends. Experience with Excel and recipe tools is key, along with a proactive approach to solving problems and driving projects forward.

If this role sounds like your bread and butter, then apply now and call us on 0345 2600 737/07700 137 110.

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