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Baker Apprenticeship at North’s Bakery
Start your career with a Baker Apprenticeship at North’s Bakery, a proud family business where you’ll learn artisan skills, create fresh products each day, and train with expert bakers. It’s a great opportunity to grow your passion for baking!
Wage £17,160 a year
- Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
- £11 hourly
- Wage may increase with performance reviews. It will increase after 12 months to the minimum wage for your age.
Training course Baker (level 2)
Hours Monday to Friday - shifts between 11pm - 10am.
- 30 hours a week
Start date Monday 9 November 2026
Duration 1 year 6 months
Positions available 1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Prepare doughs - Assist in weighing, mixing, and kneading doughs for breads, pastries, and other baked goods following set recipes
- Operate bakery equipment - Use mixers, ovens, proofers, and other machinery safely under supervision
- Monitor baking processes - Check timings, temperatures, and product quality throughout production
- Follow food safety standards - Maintain strict hygiene, allergen control, and cleaning routines in line with regulations
- Assist with product finishing - Support glazing, decorating, slicing, and packaging baked items
- Maintain a clean workspace - Keep preparation areas, tools, and equipment clean and sanitised
- Support stock control - Help check deliveries, rotate stock, and store ingredients correctly
- Follow production schedules - Work to daily plans to ensure products are ready on time
- Assist with customer orders - Help prepare items for retail counters, wholesale orders, or special requests
- Learn core baking techniques - Develop skills in fermentation, shaping, proving, and baking as part of the apprenticeship standard
- Work as part of a team - Communicate effectively with bakers, supervisors, and colleagues to maintain smooth production
Where you'll work
10 NORTH STREET
WINCHCOMBE
CHELTENHAM
GL54 5LH
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
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Training course
Baker (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Select, prepare/set-up and use equipment and machinery.
- Clean and check tools and equipment.
- Monitor materials/stock levels and controls for example, first in first out, temperature and environment.
- Receive and store materials/stock from external suppliers and/or internal stores.
- Store finished goods.
- Package and label bakery products for example, allergens.
- Comply with health & safety, food safety, environmental procedures, PPE, hygiene and method statements.
- Clean and tidy work area. Dispose of waste and recycle.
- Communicate verbally for example, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
- Record information - paper based or electronic.
- Identify bakery product problems/faults and underlying causes.
- Read and interpret information for example, specification, recipe and production plan.
- Plan bakery tasks. Prepare for bakery tasks. Obtain materials.
- Prepare ingredients.
- Weigh or check weight of ingredients/products.
- Mix ingredients.
- Deposit, scale or cut/divide mixture.
- Mould products.
- Monitor prove.
- Pre-bake and/or post-bake dressing of product.
- Operate ovens.
- Craft baker. Scale up/down a recipe using percentages.
- Craft baker. Prepare and apply fillings/coatings.
- Plant baker. Follow product changeover procedures.
- Plant baker. Check product specifications throughout the key process steps; identify and rectify or report production issues.
- Retail baker. Serve customers for example, determine customer’s needs, provide information, offer options and match bakery products to customers’ needs. Sell to customers for example, promote complementary items, promotional offers or seasonal products.
- Retail baker. Display and replenish bakery products.
- Select, prepare/set-up and use equipment and machinery.
- Clean and check tools and equipment.
- Monitor materials/stock levels and controls for example, first in first out, temperature and environment.
- Receive and store materials/stock from external suppliers and/or internal stores.
- Store finished goods.
- Package and label bakery products for example, allergens.
- Comply with health & safety, food safety, environmental procedures, PPE, hygiene and method statements.
- Clean and tidy work area. Dispose of waste and recycle.
- Communicate verbally for example, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
- Record information - paper based or electronic.
- Identify bakery product problems/faults and underlying causes.
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Training schedule
Baker Level 2.
Desirable qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C and above)
- Maths (grade 4/C and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Passion for baking
- Able to follow directions
Other requirements
- The role is night shifts only
- Physical ability
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised closing date if a suitable applicant is identified.
North's Bakery is an independent bakery, with both the main production and shop based at 10 North Street, Winchcombe. The bakery was first established by Mr Ron North in Gwent, Wales in 1955. In 1967 Mr Ray North (eldest of the four sons, whom are all bakers around the country) and his wife Anita branched away to open their own business in the Cotswolds. The bakery is owned by Dan Seagrave who has been a baker at North's for over 30 years,along with his wife Roxanne. North's still uses all the traditional methods and produces products from only the best ingredients, made by qualified craftsman.
https://www.norths-bakery.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Pension when applicable, free food and drinks on shift, Christmas bonus.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
A permanent role will be available for the successful apprenticeship.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY CENTRE SOMERSET COLLEGE GROUP
business@ucscollegegroup.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000053121.
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 10 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
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