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Our client, a leading and highly respected craft bakery supplying premium foodservice, retail, and private label customers, is seeking an experienced and hands-on AM Bakery Supervisor to support the daily production of artisan bread within a busy manufacturing environment. This is a key frontline leadership role, responsible for maintaining product quality, driving operational efficiency, and supporting the development of the bakery team.
Job Responsibility:
Supervise daily bakery production, ensuring smooth workflow across all stages of bread manufacture
Monitor output against production targets and delivery deadlines, escalating risks where required
Ensure efficient use of ingredients, equipment, and labour to minimise waste and downtime
Uphold high artisan and sourdough standards, ensuring consistency in quality, flavour, and presentation
Ensure recipes, specifications, and traditional baking processes are followed accurately
Support bakers with fermentation control, dough development, shaping, and oven performance
Monitor product quality at every stage and take corrective action where necessary
Supervise Bakers, Assistant Bakers, and Production Operatives during shifts
Allocate daily tasks and provide clear direction to maintain productivity and safety
Support training of new starters and ongoing team development
Promote a positive, respectful, and high-performance team culture
Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, allergen, and health & safety standards
Monitor traceability documentation and production paperwork
Support audit readiness and ensure standard operating procedures are followed
Communicate production updates, risks, and performance metrics to senior leadership
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and new product implementation
Requirements:
Experience within a bakery production environment, ideally artisan or sourdough focused
Previous supervisory or team leader experience within food manufacturing
Strong hands-on knowledge of dough handling, fermentation, shaping, and baking processes
Solid understanding of food safety, allergen management, and health & safety standards
Organised, calm, and able to manage competing priorities
Strong communicator with good problem-solving skills
Passionate about artisan baking and maintaining product quality
Reliable, proactive, and solutions-focused approach