Bakers work in one of the largest, most dynamic and fastest growing sectors of the food and drink industry. Every day bakers make and sell millions of loaves of bread and baked goods, such as cakes, pies, pastries and biscuits to customers in the UK and around the world.
Bakers are passionate about their industry and the products they make and take great pride in their work.
Bakers will learn the following core skills:
Produce a loaf by hand with no mechanical aids – using only flour, salt, water and yeast.
Produce bread and cake products to specification, using both manual baking processes and mechanical processes.
Produce a range of pastries to specification, including sweet and savoury.
Produce a range of enriched doughs to specification.
Finish bakery products to specification.
Source, handle and store ingredients and finished goods.
Use knives, equipment and machinery.
Comply with legislation, regulations and organisational requirements for health and safety, food safety and hygiene.
Maintain quality by carrying out product sampling and testing against organisational and customer specifications.
Communicate effectively with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
Work as part of a team and individually in a commercial baking environment.
Use problem solving skills to find root cause of faults.
Manage own time effectively to meet production schedules.
Whilst completing your Apprenticeship you will also work towards gaining your food safety qualification.
You will be allocated an external Training Assessor who will visit you regularly to review your progress in addition to having a mentor in work that will support you throughout.