Head Baker

Boxcar Butchers Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing hospitality group in Greater London is seeking an experienced Head Baker to lead their bakery operation. You'll drive creativity, maintaining the highest standards in production while collaborating closely with senior leadership. This hands-on role requires ownership of product quality and innovation across various baked goods, ensuring consistency and excellence. Opportunities for influence and growth within a supportive team environment await the right candidate.

Benefits

Group dining discounts

Staff meals & refreshments

Staff referral programme

Access to earned wages ahead of pay dates

Opportunities for learning and development

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Head Baker or in a similar leadership role.
• Creative ability to drive product evolution and respond to feedback.
• Strong communication skills for collaboration with kitchen teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee day-to-day bakery operations.
• Ensure high standards of quality, consistency, and hygiene.
• Drive creativity and product direction in collaboration with leadership.

Skills

Experience with sourdoughs

Creative product development

Leadership in bakery operations

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced, creative Head Baker to lead the bakery operation at our Bread & Winesite.

This is a hands-on, senior role for someone confident across bread, viennoiserie (from-scratch lamination), cakes and cookies, with the experience to work at both batch scale and smaller, more detailed production. You’ll have real ownership of product, standards, and direction, while working closely with the Exec Chef and Managing Director as the concept continues to evolve.

The Role

As the Head Baker, you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day bakery operation at Bread & Wine, setting standards, driving creativity, and ensuring consistency across production.

While you’ll be based at Bread & Wine, the role also requires awareness of the wider bakery operation, including collaboration with the night baker team, ensuring alignment on quality, process, and output.

This is a role for someone who enjoys leading by example, staying close to the bench while thinking strategically about how the bakery develops.

Key Responsibilities

Bakery Leadership & Production

• Lead production across bread, viennoiserie, cakes, and cookies

• Work confidently with sourdoughs, fermentation, and from-scratch lamination

• Balance batch production with smaller, more creative runs

• Maintain exceptional standards of quality, consistency, and presentation

Creative & Development

• Drive creativity across the bakery offer, with products evolving regularly

• Collaborate with senior leadership on product direction and development

• Respond to seasonality, feedback, and commercial needs

Collaboration & Oversight

• Work closely with the Exec Chef to ensure alignment between bakery and kitchen

• Maintain strong communication with the night baker team, supporting consistency and smooth handovers

• Contribute to wider operational and production planning

Standards & Operations

• Uphold food safety, hygiene, and organisational standards

• Support training, guidance, and development within the bakery team

• Take ownership of your section while remaining flexible and solution-focused

Why Join Us

This is an opportunity to:

• Lead a bakery department within a growing hospitality group

• Have genuine influence over product, standards, and direction

• Work closely with experienced senior leadership

• Build something with longevity, creativity, and care at its core

A few perks

• Group dining discounts across all our venues.

• Staff meals & refreshments.

• Staff referral programme.

• Access to up to 50% of earned wages ahead of pay dates via Stream.

• Opportunities to learn, grow, and be part of a supportive, quality-driven bakery team.