Cornish Bakery
Kitchen Team Leader
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KITCHEN TEAM LEADER
Outstanding to Work For as accredited by Best Companies
Full-time / Part-time hours available
Do you enjoy working in a kitchen preparing top quality fresh food?
Can you successfully lead the baking and food production in a high-end bakery?
Are you innovative and looking to inspire and train others with your love for freshly prepared products?
Are you passionate about brilliant food, high standards and bringing out the best in others? We’re looking for a Kitchen Team Leader to guide our bakery kitchen, develop the team and make sure every product is prepared with care and pride.
At Cornish Bakery, our purpose is to nourish people. Working alongside the Bakery Management Team, you’ll lead food production, coach colleagues and keep the kitchen running smoothly, safely and efficiently—even when things get busy.
As a Kitchen Team Leader you will:
- Lead baking and food production, ensuring products are prepared on time and to our high standards
- Organise daily preparation and keep the kitchen calm, efficient and ready for busy periods
- Train, coach and support colleagues in food preparation, baking and safe working practices
- Maintain excellent food hygiene, allergen, cleaning and stock-rotation standards
- Place orders, receive deliveries and help manage stock and waste responsibly
- Complete quality and safety checks and act quickly when standards are not met
- Support the Management Team with the smooth day-to-day operation of the bakery
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How You’ll Succeed With Us
We believe how you do your job matters just as much as what you do. As part of our team, you’ll bring these behaviours to life every day:
- Nourishing - You recognise and manage your own emotions, especially under pressure, building strong, positive relationships with your team and customers
- Raising the Bar - You actively look for ways to make Cornish Bakery even better through how you work, lead and communicate
- Fighting Spirit - You overcome obstacles with resilience and determination, delivering on commitments no matter what
- Own it! - You act with integrity, take accountability and lead by example in everything you do
- Change Gear - You thrive in a fast-moving environment, embracing change and supporting others to do the same
Skills and qualities that we need from you:
- Experience in a kitchen, bakery or food-production environment
- A natural ability to organise work, motivate others and lead by example
- A strong understanding of food hygiene, allergens and safe working practices
- Pride in producing consistently high-quality food
- A positive, dependable and solutions-focused approach
- Confidence working at pace and adapting when priorities change
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When you join the Cornish Bakery you’ll benefit from;
- 50% discount on food and drink
- Pasty Perks - our bespoke reward system that offers discounts and savings on your favourite brands
- Financial well-being benefit through Stream - save directly from wages into a high interest savings account or access wages before pay-day
- Employer funded health and wellbeing services, with access to a 24/7 GP line, Employee Assistance Program and discounted gym memberships
- Paid birthday day off
- Member of the shareholder fund (service dependent)
- Team social events with in-bakery incentives
- Up to 28 days of holiday (including bank holidays), pro rata if necessary
- Plus a few more!
Values
Here at the Cornish Bakery we strongly believe in our values and these are what make us stand out from the crowd. Keep it Simple, Be Yourself and Aim Higher is part of our DNA.
All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
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