Apprenticeship Vacancy Details

What will the apprentice be doing?

During your apprenticeship, you'll dive into the full bakery process, learning skills such as:

• Weighing and preparing ingredients
• Bread mixing, fermentation, and proving

You'll also gain experience operating our ovens, ensuring every batch of bread and rolls meets our high-quality standards.

Our confectionery team will teach you:

• Creaming, piping, and coating
• Chocolate skills, working with our Chocolatiers

And finally, you’ll also learn how to produce our savoury products. 

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Baker Level 2.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

We are looking for candidates who view this role as a long-term opportunity in their career and who show us that they have the potential to be the Supervisors or Managers of the future.

As a company, we have a culture of developing internal talent, and so the ideal candidate will have the drive, ambition, and capability to continue their learning past this apprenticeship. 

Desired skills and personal qualities

Communication skills Attention to detail Organisation skills Customer care skills Problem solving skills Presentation skills Number skills Logical Team working Initiative Non judgemental Patience Physical fitness

Qualifications

GCSE English (Grade C/4 or above or equivalent) Essential

GCSE Maths (Grade 4/C or above or equivalent) Essential

Things to consider

We require someone who is inquisitive, enthusiastic, has a positive outlook, is prepared to work hard and willing to learn. We also require someone who is open to embracing the opportunities that we provide.

Once the Apprenticeship is completed, the start time will be 5.00am, and in the future there may be a requirement to work other shifts, such as nights.

Candidates must understand that there will be a physical element to the role. 

If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address lauren.stapleton@derby-college.ac.uk. Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the specified closing date should we receive sufficient applications. In order to avoid missing an opportunity to apply please submit your application as early as possible.

Employer

BIRDS (DERBY) LIMITED

https://birdsbakery.com/

Address

Ascot Drive
Derby

Training provider

DCG

Contact

DCG

Apprenticeship Intermediate

Baker (level 2)