Pastry Team Leader

Arguably The Best Scandi Bakery In Town” Time Out.

We have been Denmark’s favourite bakery for over 20 years, serving delicious breads, pastries and cakes made by hand, single estate coffee, great breakfasts, premium salads, Danish open-faced sandwiches and freshly made baguettes. We opened our flagship Bakery in Piccadilly Circus in Christmas 2016 to huge acclaim and fantastic reviews, now you can join our Central Production bakery in Leyton, London.

Ole & Steen is on an exciting growth journey – we currently operate 22 retail stores across London, and we have plans to grow in 2023!

To help us continue delivering quality products to our Retail Bakeries and customers across London we are on the lookout for a confectioner to be part of our passionate bakery team at our central production unit in Leyton E10 London.

We operate a demanding and complex production set up, which supports 22 retail stores around London, and requires skills and experience within an artisan bakery and/or confectionary production as well as a focus on process excellence.

Our Values:

Heart made

Ole & Steen always believed that if something was worth doing, it’s worth doing properly. Well, that’s a mentality and belief that we still live by today and it carries through everything we do. From hospitality and recipe development, to store design and sustainability initiatives. Everything we do, we throw ourselves into 100% with love and attention (however many tries it takes!)

Rustic, Refined

Born out of Ole & Steen’s mission to revolutionise the bread experience in Denmark, we have always been dedicated to taking rustic recipes and refining them. Delivering the simple beauty of Danish baking styles with an extra edge of quality, we elevate the taste to new heights through tirelessly perfected techniques and the finest quality fresh ingredients we can get our hands on.

Everyday Special

From the feeling you get when you step foot through our doors, to the delicious treats you bring back for your loved ones, we want Ole & Steen to be that extra special spark in your day. That’s why we go above and beyond to offer genuine, kind service. It’s also why we invest in beautiful interior design and quality. furniture. But above all, it’s why we tirelessly craft our recipes to make sure that their tastes and textures are simply unforgettable.

We live our values everyday through consideration of others and our own behaviours and commitment to continuous learning and development.

Job Overview

Primarily based at our central production unit in Leyton London the Confectioner takes part of the entire bakery production unit together with a small team to create a great artisan product in high quality and food safety standard to our entire UK market.

This position is essential in operating a strong and scalable bakery production set up with a strong LEAN (continuous improvement) culture, excellent hygiene, and safety standards, focus on professional development when it comes to production methods, optimizing production flows and reducing waste.

Roles and Responsibilities

Daily Production

• Be a hands-on part of the confectionery production and daily confectionery production team.
• Efficiently producing artisan confectionery products in a scalable and high-volume production set up.
• Work with the Head confectioner to execute the daily confectionery production according to production plans.
• Support the implementing of new products to the UK market according to the global NPI process.
• Ensure the right product standards (sensorics), always, according to Group standards.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues as needed.

Production Optimisation

• Performance management for all colleagues to set key targets and goals.
• Play an active role in the implementation of LEAN tools and methods.
• Play a key role in driving a process excellence culture for the bakery department and entire CPU.
• Deliver excellent hygiene/food safety standards in line with UK legislation and company policies.

Person Specification - our ideal Baker or Confectioner:

Professional Skills

• Good leadership and management skills.
• Formally trained confectioner is preferred.
• Experience with piping, mixing, and decorating.
• Experience in production planning and running a large team.
• Passionate about making good quality products and learning new techniques experienced with European or Scandinavian style products.
• Demonstrable ability to liaise effectively and build communication channels with colleagues across the CPU and wider business.
• English – must be able to speak and write English to a good standard.

Personal Competencies

• Eager to learn in a changing environment.
• Positive mind-set, especially when under pressure.
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to help others learn.
• Ability to multi-task (e.g. oven operations and dough mixing).
• Drive to create improvements and deliver an effective contribution to the local team in a challenging environment.
• Self-starter: Ability to operate effectively with a positive attitude.
• Teamwork: Ability to contribute with cross functional teams.

Practicalities

This is a Full-Time role based out at our central production unit in Leyton, London.

The shifts will include weekends and bank holidays as needed by the business.

This is a Night shift Position.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Night shift.
• 4 on 3 off (11-hour shifts) is available.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London, E10 7QX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year (preferred)

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £35,000.00-£37,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Night shift

Application question(s):

• Will you be able to reliably commute or relocate to Leyton, E10 7QX for this job?

Experience:

• Baking: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person