Pastry Assistant

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Sourdough Sophia Full time

**Job Title**:Pastry Assistant

**Location**: Based in our brand new site on Essex Road, Islington.

**Contract**:Part time (27hrs per week over 3 days) Your time will need to be reasonably flexible throughout the week.

**Salary**:Competitive rate; please enquire for further detail. £13.15ph+ experience depending.

**Why work for us?**

Sourdough Sophia is truly a bakery born in the community. During lockdown we set up a micro bakery from our dining room and founded Sourdough Sophia to change the way in which us Brits consume bread one loaf at a time.

Within a couple of weeks we attracted huge queues down the road from our little flat and quickly ran out of space. So, with the help of a successful kickstarter campaign and nearly 600 backers from the local community, we opened the doors to our bakery in 2020, only 8 months after we baked our very first loaf.

Before we opened, we made the firm commitment to bake the most delicious sourdough, serve the most incredible coffee alongside our delicious bakes and level up how we treat our staff by creating a positive and supportive working environment for all. Well, now that we've been serving and inspiring the community for over 2 years now, we need someone to come onboard and drive our business to the next level

**Our priority is people.**

Sourdough Sophia is family first. Everyone in our team in valued, supported, loved and their progress is nurtured. Our mission is to fix the way in which staff are treated in the hospitality industry. Working in hospitality is always going to be hard, but it shouldn't be unfair. We believe that hard work done the right way can be the most rewarding experience for you.

We are set to do things differently. No night shifts, fair pay, supportive and positive working environment in which you can feel safe to take risks, make mistakes and learn.

We are set to expand over the coming years and we are looking for incredible talent to help us achieve our ambitious goals Help us fix the way in which we perceive bread in society and fix the broken food system together, one loaf at a time

**Join our team, and you will**:

- Be part of an incredibly close-knit team with a detailed understanding of baking, cooking, hospitality and coffee
- Have excellent opportunities for career progression in a company with big goals.
- Be given paid training opportunities
- Enjoy staff perks, including staff massage, free lunch, free coffee, pastries and bread every day, access to specialist third-party staff wellbeing services and more.

**Why this role?**

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get stuck into a brand new store opening, work with our team of bakers and build new relationships with the locals. Our new site in Essex road is absolutely amazing, an inspiring space to visit for our customers but also an incredible place to work This is the perfect role for someone who is hoping to learn more about making pastries, with a passion for working with a great team, and learning from the best You will have the opportunity to use your talent, ideas and initiative to have input in shaping the space and operations of our new site, develop new relationships with local customers, develop your baking skills, and truly be proud of your creations Along with the support of our leadership team and the owners, you will get the chance to make your mark on this wonderful and fast growing business.

**Key responsibilities of the role**

As a pastry assistant you will be a vital part of our incredible pastry team. You will be working closely with your section to ensure that we are baking some incredible pastries, the production is running smoothly, admin tasks are taken care of our most importantly the quality of our produce is top notch

This is the perfect role if you are passionate about baking, but haven’t had a huge amount of experience in a professional bakery environment. This is the best way to learn to develop your career

**Your responsibilities include**:

- You assist the bread and pastry team with all aspects of bread and pastry production, including mixing, scaling, shaping, baking, laminating dough, chopping and weighing ingredients, cleaning and prepping food items such as sandwiches and danish pastries.
- You may also get involved in maintaining our sourdough starters, having a good connection with their health and strength, and can inform the senior bakers about adjustments that may need to be made.
- You take pride in developing fast and efficient workflows whilst assisting the bakery and pastry team. Your focus is on speed, efficiency and cleanliness.
- You use any spare time to keep the floors swept and surfaces cleared from clutter to enable the entire bakery to run smoothly. You keep all work surfaces sanitised throughout the day.
- You display excellent teamwork skills and thrive under pressure. You take a proactive attitude to your work and communicate regularly with the other staff about what you are doing and where y

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