Bakery Operative

Overview of role

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Salary  £29,936.75 - £36,062.03 per annum (£13.71 - £16.51 per hour), depending on experience. After full training completion, top pay rate will be provided.

The role of a Bakery Operative is to Safely and efficiently operate and optimise bakery plant and equipment. Working with others, achieve high levels of targeted performance, customer satisfaction and quality standards; this will be founded on a culture of continuous improvement, development and learning. It is expected that the jobholder will positively contribute to an environment where critical thinking and constructive challenging is the norm.

Start Date: March 2025

Full Time, Permanent Role, working 42 hours per week in average on 4 on / 4 off basis (2 days, 2 night shifts followed by 4 days off) 12-hour shifts.

Key Accountabilities

• Operate semi-automated Baking Machines.
• To deliver product quality through all systems available and others.
• To contribute to the optimization of a production plan, operating the production plant in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Ensure that their own and their teams development and training needs are identified and processes are consistently applied. Participate in the proactive environment of learning through relevant documentation (learning logs & 1:1 communications).
• To continuously challenge and improve manufacturing processes and encourage others to do the same.
• To actively participate and contribute to the optimisation of cross-functional working processes and procedures, which will enable bakery infrastructure standards to be maintained or improved.

Additional Accountabilities

There is an expectation that any employee within AB demonstrates a flexible and can do approach to their work and may on occasion be required to take part in other areas of the business, to provide resource and expertise as required but also to give the individual opportunity to develop their own skill base and broader knowledge.

The Right Person

Key Ingredients for Success

• Ability to demonstrate basic mechanical processes
• Computer Literate
• Demonstrate a good level of Health and Food Safety awareness.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate 
• Fault finding skills.

Benefits

There are plenty of reasons why this is a great place to work, and here are just a few of the benefits for you:

• 25 days annual leave (based on working 4 on 4 off pattern)
• Comprehensive training as part of induction
• Pension: Matching employer pension contributions of up to 10% (inclusive of Life Assurance),
• Employee Assistance Programme:
  • A 24/7, 365 helpline, with calls answered by experienced in-house counsellors, legal and financial specialists
  • My Healthy Advantage smartphone app and online personalised well-being content.
• Cycle to work scheme, Salary Finance Scheme
• Extra Slice - Our Company discount scheme saves employees money at more than 500 businesses/outlets.

If you want to join a passionate business that encourages you to be the best you can be and values its people, we'd like to hear from you.