Bakery Assistant

Bakery Assistant – Charing Cross, London

Full-time, Permanent | 5 days per week | Early starts from 5:30am / 6am

Love baking and ready to take your skills to the next level?

We are recruiting for a distinctive London bakery and patisserie brand, known for its handcrafted doughnuts, pastries and beautifully finished sweet creations.

This is a great opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in a bakery, kitchen, café or food production environment who wants to develop their baking skills, learn new techniques and progress within a professional bakery team.

What You'll Be Doing

Working alongside an experienced production team, you'll be involved in the preparation, baking and finishing of a range of bakery and patisserie products, including:

• Preparing and baking croissants, danishes, pastries and sweet baked goods

• Preparing ingredients, fillings and toppings

• Glazing, filling, icing and piping finished products

• Following recipes and production processes to ensure consistent quality

• Using bakery equipment including ovens and mixers

• Keeping your workstation clean, organised and ready for production

• Developing your skills and gradually learning more advanced baking techniques

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who enjoys working with food, takes pride in their work and is genuinely keen to learn and progress.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience in a bakery, café, kitchen, food production or similar environment

• Some hands-on baking or food preparation experience

• Good attention to detail and the ability to follow recipes accurately

• A reliable, proactive approach and good time management

• Good basic spoken English

• A real interest in baking and developing your skills further

What's On Offer?

• Genuine opportunity to develop towards a Baker role

• Hands-on learning and development

• 50% staff discount on all products

• Supportive bakery team and modern working environment

• Weekly rota provided in advance

• Further progression opportunities within the business

The role is 5 days per week, including weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota. Shifts are typically 8–9 hours, with early starts from approximately 5:30am / 6am.

Ready for Your Next Step?

If you already have some hands-on experience and want an opportunity where you can learn, develop and build your career in baking, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV and take the next step in your bakery career.

Please note: only UK-based candidates with a valid right to work in the UK will be considered for this role.