Pophams Bakery is looking for a Head Baker and Bakers who are as passionate about pastry as we are!

Known for our innovative pastries, exceptional coffee and friendly staff, Pophams has become a hub for local communities. We are passionate and extremely proud to be offering some of the best coffee and vienoisseries in London. Our artisan bakers, baristas and chefs are the core of our business, and we are continually striving to improve upon what we do.

In 2021, we moved into a new bakery production unit within our Hackney site, (fully equipped with 2 brand new walk-in retarder provers) which allowed baker shifts to be during daytime hours. We have just opened our third site, and are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Head Baker to join our small team and lead them through this exciting time. We are also recruiting for Bakers to join the team, too.

Head Baker Candidate must be:

Experienced in bread and viennoiserie production – pastry lamination, shaping, prepping and baking
Quality driven, with meticulous attention to detail
Experienced in managing teams of people and getting the best out of them
Innovative, creative and determined to be the best
Genuinely interested in our products and passionate about food
Organised, a good communicator, and able to manage own workload efficiently
Well-presented and happy to work in an open kitchen
Adaptable and a good team player
Responsibilities:

Work with the Executive Chef and bakery team to continually improve the bakery offering
Making and baking produce to the highest level of quality and consistency expected daily
Managing and leading the bakers team
New staff induction and training
Coming up with new ideas and flavour combinations
Recipe writing and tweaking
Stock control, stock take and ordering
Nurturing and developing staff; highlighting future superstars
Ensuring cleanliness standards are upheld at all times
Ensuring compliance with food and health and safety regulations
Benefits:

Competitive salary, based upon experience
Daytime shifts
Training and career progression opportunities
Free staff meals and coffee
Staff days out
Bike-to-work scheme
50% staff discount

At Pophams we are very aware and distressed by the lack of diversity within our industry; and we fully encourage people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to apply.

Please e-mail [email protected] to apply