Artisan Baker

Mploy Staffing Solutions are currently looking for Artisan Bakers to join a large and well-established industrial bakery based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. The main purpose of the role is to lead and manage the production of a range of Artisan bread products, ensuring that they are completed to an efficient, consistently high quality. In addition, you’ll also be required to train and develop the Artisan “Breads of the World” production team, to support the growth and development of this key growth area of the business, to help to bring innovative and profitable products into the business.

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Promoting and encouraging the adoption and conformance of the company values and address any non-conformances promptly.
• Assisting in the management of labour costs to deliver standard manning levels and meet budget expectations.
• Planning and reviewing staffing levels to ensure adequate cover and skills in place to meet the production requirements within the Artisan area.
• Ensuring that due diligence records are completed on time, honestly and accurately, according to written procedures; and are handed in on time.
• Monitoring all processes and if an inconsistency occurs, investigate and where critical involve your direct manager immediately.
• Driving GMP improvement throughout the bakery, including setting standards for the Artisan team as expected of a good manufacturing operation.
• Reporting to the Engineering Manager/Production Manager any equipment that is either not safe or not operating in its normal fashion, including completing necessary paperwork and follow up to ensure actions are closed out.
• Regularly reviewing staff performance and encourage development, including setting objectives and targets.
• Working proactively to anticipate and prevent failure, including the identification and resolution of potential issues to ensure consistent high quality is achieved.
• Communicating clearly, using appropriate language, to all levels of staff.
• Liasing with NPD and technical team on development processes and recipe changes as required.
• Managing the department to hit all KPIs including waste, materials and labour.

The ideal candidate will present baking qualifications – ideally City and Guilds advanced level and Food Hygiene qualification alongside. Excellent knowledge of the bread and fermented goods sectors and key understanding of sour dough’s through to enzyme technology are essential. We are looking for individuals with high level of organisation, motivation and creativity; team players who can work unsupervised and who can deliver on time and within tight deadlines.

In return, the company offers immediate interview and permanent contract paying between £30,000 – £33,600 depending on your experience.

If you’d like to apply for the role above, please contact Jasmin Christ or Kas Luksa at Mploy Staffing Solutions in Salisbury now!