Join Our Team at The Bread Factory!
The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, celebrated for our award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes. We proudly supply top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers, including our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams expand, we are excited to welcome a new Process Technologist to our vibrant team in Milton Keynes.
Why We Care
We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions of traditional baking, using only the finest ingredients and techniques. We believe in doing things the right way, not the easy way.
We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, our teams take immense pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. Our passion for our products drives us to share knowledge and expertise among one another.
We Care about Each Other: We foster a culture of respect, empathy, and support for our employees, neighbors, and customers alike.
We Care about Community: We are committed to minimizing unsustainable practices and reducing waste while ensuring everyone has access to nutritious, high-quality food.
Your Role: What You'll Be Doing
Every day is unique at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the exciting responsibilities you will take on:
* Lead production trials from test bakery to full-scale manufacturing, ensuring all key data—recipes, settings, measurements, and adjustments—are accurately captured and documented.
* Develop and maintain Quality Attribute Standards in collaboration with technical, production, and customer teams, using objective measurements and sample analysis.
* Support product launches and the commissioning of new equipment, ensuring smooth transitions, first-run attendance, and ongoing troubleshooting to resolve manufacturing issues.
* Own recipe and process documentation, including accurate costing, clear handover packs for production, and version control of all development records.
* Drive continuous improvement by testing ingredient/process changes, refining recipes for quality and cost, and coordinating tastings, approvals, and innovation opportunities.
Are You the Right Fit?
Our team believes you will be a fantastic addition if you have:
* A passion for food, with hands-on bakery or product development experience, ideally in a commercial kitchen, bakery, or similar environment, and preferably with a relevant qualification.
* Strong technical knowledge and practical skills, including scaling recipes from test bakery to factory, understanding manufacturing capabilities, and troubleshooting production issues.
* Excellent communication and collaboration skills, enabling you to build strong relationships across departments and clearly convey technical information.
* Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong time management, numeracy, computer skills, and the ability to work independently under pressure.
* A creative, curious, and commercially minded approach, with an eye on food trends, nutritional insights, and a drive for innovation and continuous improvement.
What’s in It for You?
We believe in rewarding our team members! Here’s what you can look forward to:
* Fresh bread daily to take home and enjoy with family and friends.
* 50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.
* 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
* Discounts and savings from high-street retailers and restaurants.
* 24-hour GP service.
* Cycle to work scheme.
Join us in our mission to create exceptional baked goods and be part of a team that truly cares!