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Salary: £35 – 38,500 (FTE) per annum (depending on experience)
Contract type: 2 Years
About The Felix Project, our Vision & Mission.
The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
Our vision is a London where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.
Our mission is to rescue good food from becoming waste and divert it to people most in need. We work towards ending London hunger - and winning the fight against food waste.
What do we do and who do we work with?
·We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants, and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish.
·If we did not rescue this food, it would be at risk of going to waste. Instead, we deliver it free of charge to London charities, schools, food banks, and other organisations serving people in need.
·Our food is a vital lifeline for children and families, people on low incomes, people who have lost their jobs, the homeless, refugees, domestic abuse survivors, the elderly and keyworkers.
·We already operate a Central Production Unit (CPU) in East London where we use surplus food to create Felix Meals, these meals change daily depending on the ingredients that are available. On average we make 4,500 Felix Ready Meals, 6 days a week .
We are a very ambitious and dynamic young charity and we haven’t stopped growing since we were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw. Unit 17 is an exciting part of our future growth and our continued development in the world of production.
More about Felix Bakes
·In mid-2025 we will open our third production faciality, Felix Bakes. A small operation designed to help us rescue more surplus food and turn it into high value baked goods
·All these goods we make will go back to our brand-new West London Depot, based in the same trading estate and then delivered to some of the 1,200 Community Organisations we support around London
·A particular focus will be on seasonal produce gluts (carrots, courgettes, potatoes), meaning we can ensure more of this produce does not go to waste and add value to the people we support across London
·It will work in partnership with our second production faciality The Felix Food Factory, which will be able to process and/or freeze some of these seasonal gluts into an easier to use format for Felix Bakes
·We are launching this operation in partnership with Deliveroo, who have gifted us the use of this space.
·The Felix Bakes Kitchen, is a unit within a wider “dark” kitchen site, which has onsite support and management of the whole unit
Purpose of the Job
To be the driving force and manager of this new operation, you will join a brand-new operation with the chance to put your stamp on it and drive it forward into the future. Whilst having the support structure of the wider Felix Production teams and West London Depot Operations team.
You will be the manager of this site and have overall responsibility for its day to day running, it is a hands-on role with most of the working day spent in the kitchen and running the bakery unit. At the beginning of the operation, you will be the only permanent employee there, but this team will expand to add an additional junior baker once fully operational. However, there is the Depot team and the wider production team who will be supporting the day to day as well.
We are a volunteer lead operation so you will have volunteers working alongside you to support the operation.
Duties and Accountabilities
·Be the lead manager of this new operation
·Volunteer and staff management
·Support in the creation and delivery of all required H&S, Food Safety and HACCAP plans
·Working with all internal stake holders across the departments at the Felix Project to maximise the output and impact of the unit
·Reporting on and delivering against the units stated KPI’s and development goals
·Participate and conduct internal and external audits, meeting the required standards
·To be the figure head of the project, including internal and some external promotion of the new operation
·Driving continuous development of our product range and reacting to the changing nature of our food supply
·Fully accountable for the units’ outputs and safety standards, reporting and working closely alongside the Head of Production to ensure all standards are met.
Person Specification
The Felix Project recognises the positive value of diversity and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce.We encourage applications from all suitably qualified or experienced individuals, regardless of their race, gender, biological sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
This is a brand new and unique operation and requires someone with an experience in baking and an openness to creating and delivering on a new project. Someone who believes in the mission we have as an organisation and wants to put their experience and knowledge into a mission driven organisation. We believe in an upbeat and enjoyable working environment but one that is driven to meet our targets and strategic goals.
Whilst previous experience and knowledge within baking is essential, we are looking for someone who wants to grow into role and be able to develop themselves and their knowledge whilst we create this new operation.
Essential skills/knowledge relevant to this role
·Experience within a role in a medium or large-scale bakery or similar operation
·Comfortable with all relevant aspects of Health & Safety and Food Safety procedures in a food manufacturing environment
·Previous experience in creating and/or delivering on HACCAP plans
·Clear eye for detail, team player, enjoys the work they do and a strong work ethic.
·Comfortable working alone, a positive attitude and belief in an ethical, equitable and enjoyable working environment.
·Comfortable in working in a fast changing and growing work environment.
·Strong administrative and organisational skills.
·Willingness to drive a project forward and take ownership of this.
·Strong computer literacy and strong written communication skills.
Desirable skills/knowledge relevant to this role
·Previous experience in the charity or surplus food environment
·Level 3 or higher Food Safety qualified
·A track record of opening new operations
·A passion to reduce food waste and reduce food insecurity
·A desire to develop this role and department
What you’ll get in return
You will be working in an upbeat, innovative charity with strong vision, ambition and a fantastic culture and leadership team.This role is in Felix Bakes, The Vale W3 7QS but you may be asked to occasionally work in one of our other locations and may be asked to work in outside venues as part of your duties. The salary is £35,000-38,500 (FTE) per annum, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
Contract Type: 2 Year Fixed Term
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time), Monday-Saturday, Shift basis –Any 7.5h between 07:30 and 20:00. We will at times work outside of these hours.
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