Baker, Manufacturing ​/ Production

THE BAMFORD COLLECTION IS A GROUP OF CONSCIOUSLY MINDED LIFESTYLE BRANDS COMMITTED TO NOURISHING AND NURTURING PEOPLE AND PLANET.

EARNINGS: £14.00 per hour

HOURS:

Full Time

At Daylesford, our Bakers handcraft award‑winning organic breads and viennoiserie for our four Farmshops, their bustling cafés, and the pubs and hotels within the Bamford Collection, ensuring every item reflects the exceptional quality and distinctive standards of our brand.

This role requires someone comfortable working across our evolving shift patterns, including the current 16:30–01:00 shift and the new 21:00–05:30 and 23:00–07:30 shifts.

• Craft exceptional organic breads and viennoiserie to Daylesford’s exacting standards.
• Bring artisan skill and seasonality to life in every product, working closely with the Head Baker to uphold our award‑winning quality.
• Confidently handle all bakery tasks—mixing, laminating, shaping, baking, scaling ingredients, and interpreting daily orders—while maintaining pace and precision.
• Ensure all ingredients and prep are ready on time, supporting efficient production and 98%+ fulfilment.
• Champion food safety, organic integrity, and audit requirements, including Soil Association standards and internal hygiene routines.
• Minimise waste through careful production and an uncompromising eye for detail.
• Support financial targets by working efficiently and producing consistent, high‑quality results.
• Communicate clearly with bakery colleagues and wider teams, contributing positively to recipe updates, operational changes, and cross‑department collaboration.
• Represent Daylesford with professionalism, teamwork, and pride.

• Exceptional attention to detail – Ensures every product meets Daylesford’s high standards, from precise weighing and measuring to consistent shaping, scoring, and finishing.
• Skilled in hand‑shaping doughs – Confident in shaping sourdoughs and other artisan loaves by hand, creating uniform, high‑quality products with excellent structure and appearance.
• Artisan bread‑baking expertise – Strong understanding of fermentation, dough handling, lamination, and baking techniques, producing organic breads and viennoiserie with depth of flavour and exceptional craft.
• Collaborative teamwork – Works positively and effectively with Bakers, Junior Bakers, and cross‑functional teams to maintain smooth production and uphold Daylesford’s values.
• Strong food safety knowledge – Adheres to all hygiene, due‑diligence, and organic standards, safeguarding product quality and supporting our Soil Association accreditation.

• Discounts:
  We offer a range of discounts on our products, treatments, and dining experiences from day 1.
• Volunteering Days:
  Employees are offered one paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of their choice.
• Private Medical:
  We offer subsidised private medical insurance through Bupa.
• Pension Scheme:
  Pay up to 9% of your salary into your pension each month; we contribute up to 4.5%.
• Life Assurance:
  We offer life assurance cover, equivalent of up to a year of your annual salary.
• Mental Health Support:
  Our Employee Assistance Programme provides 24-hour support, seven days a week.