Baker

**Bakers (Days)**

Due to our continuing growth and success we are looking for Bakers to take up skilled opportunities in our state-of-the-art bakeries across our Wrexham and Coedpoeth campus.

**What would you get for working here?**

As a skilled Baker on days you will receive a total reward package that includes:

- A starting salary of £24,590.48 p/a (£12.01) or £23,648.63 (£11.55) dependent on role and experience
- Regular voluntary overtime opportunities at 1.5x hourly rate
- Access to exclusive employee benefits platform (Reward Gateway) where employees can save £££s on everyday purchases, including up to 6% off at major super-markets such as Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and M&S
- £500 refer-a-friend scheme.
- 20% Discounted Bus Fare - Arriva
- Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge
- Company pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Professional Level 2 qualifications in Food Safety as well as a host of other continuous professional development options
- A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does

**What would you be doing?**

As a skilled Baker you would join our team in what we call a Level 1 or Level 2 position supporting the baking of various bread and morning goods products through the weighing up and mixing of ingredients, operation of our production machines and completing Quality Checks and associated paperwork.

**When will you be working?**

Our Bakers roles are advertised on a permanent days basis working 05:45hrs to 18:00hrs on a 4on 4off pattern.

**What skills and qualifications would you need?**

**Essential**
- Previous experience of performing skilled work in a fast-paced bakery environment
- The job can entail some activities which require a degree of physical capability.
- The job will also require you to be on your feet for the duration of shift.

**Desirable**
- Relevant qualifications in Bakery

**So who are we?**

If you haven’t heard of us before we are a family owned and managed Craft Bakery producing an award-winning range of Bread, Pies, Morning Goods and gluten free products.

Our business has been producing products in this category since 1964 and since then we have grown in success due to our reputation for quality, innovation and technical experience. As a result of this continued growth we now operate from several world class and well invested bakeries in Wrexham, Coedpoeth and our dedicated Gluten free site ‘Gluten Freedom’

Village Bakery’s success is driven through our team of passionate people who inspire our customers through excellence in quality food, innovation and integrity.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon

This role is also applicable for anyone with previous experience as a Manufacturing Operative, Warehouse Operative, Operative Supervisor, Hygiene Operative, Packing Operative or Production Operative.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £11.55-£14.73 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Language training provided
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wrexham, LL13 9UG: reliably commute or be willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (preferred)

Work Location: In person