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E5 Bakehouse is searching for a Deputy Head Pastry Chef

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £34k salaried

Location: Hackney

Hours: +-40hrs

This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious pastry team at e5 Bakehouse. The Deputy Head Pastry Chef role at E5 Bakehouse requires a highly organised and skilled individual to support the Head Pastry Chef in all day-to-day operations. We are committed to using ingredients that, where possible, are locally sourced and organic ingredients, whilst promoting a creative and innovative menu that changes seasonally. We work with incredible produce, including our own freshly milled heritage wheat flour, to make viennoiserie, cakes and pastries.

This role offers an opportunity to learn and grow within a team that not only aims to create gorgeous products but is also one that puts inclusivity, sustainability, a nurturing work environment and community at the heart of what we do. If you are passionate about pastry and baking, are interested in learning how working in food can make a positive social and environmental impact, and you'd like to be be part of this vision, this is the job for you. 

As the Deputy Head Pastry Chef, you will play an important supporting role in administrative tasks such as costings, recipe development and recipe documentation, while also assisting in establishing guidelines for quantities, and maintaining a high quality, particularly for new members of the team. Training and teaching the team will be vital to this role, so we're looking for someone with great communication skills.

The position requires a minimum of 3 years in a commercial bakery experience, a year of which must have been in pastry, preferably including laminated doughs.

It will be a 5 day week including availability in the weekend. 

If you would like to find out more please respond to this job listing with your CV and a cover letter attached.

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £14.20/hourly (based on experience)

Location: Hackney

Hours: 24-32hrs

This is an exciting opportunity to join our ambitious pastry team at e5 Bakehouse. We are committed to using ingredients that, where possible, are locally sourced and organic ingredients, whilst promoting a creative and innovative menu that changes seasonally. We work with incredible produce, including our own freshly milled heritage wheat flour, to make viennoiserie, cakes and pastries.

What we're looking for

This role offers an opportunity to learn and grow within a team that not only aims to create gorgeous products but is also one that puts inclusivity, sustainability, a nurturing work environment and community at the heart of what we do. If you are passionate about pastry and baking, are interested in learning how working in food can make a positive social and environmental impact, and you'd like to be be part of this vision, this is the job for you.

The position requires a minimum of 2 years in a commercial bakery or kitchen experience, including laminated doughs.

It will be a 3-4 day week, including availability in the weekend. 

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If you would like to find out more, please respond to this job listing with your CV and a cover letter attached.

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £14.20/hourly

Location: Hackney, E8

Hours: 40 hrs per week (5 days per week, including weekend)
Start Date: 7th July

Description: 

We are seeking an experienced and passionate baker to work alongside our dedicated team, crafting exceptional bread using heritage grains and freshly milled flour. If you share our commitment to sustainable food systems, this is the perfect opportunity for you to contribute to a meaningful mission while honing your craft!

What We're Looking For:

• At least 1+ years of experience in bread baking
• Experience working with stoneground flours.
• A passion for sustainable practices and an interest in working with heritage grains.

About Us:

We mill our own grains on-site in Hackney, working with freshly milled flour from our own Fellows Farm and nearby farms in Suffolk. This hands-on connection to our ingredients is central to what we do, and attention to detail and communication with our millers are key to success.

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If you'd love to work in a progressive, sustainable bakery, we’d love to hear from you!

Pease send your cover letter and CV to jobs@e5bakehouse.com.

Location: e5 Bakehouse

Salary: ~£13.85/hourly

Hours: 2-3 days a week (including 1 weekend day)
 

Start Date: 20th June

We’re looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Chef to join the team at e5 Bakehouse. This is a hands-on role that mainly involves early prep shifts in our Hackney production kitchen; making sandwiches, salads, breakfasts and completing a full prep list alongside the team. There will be occasional shifts in our service kitchens in Hackney and Poplar locations.

During the summer and autumn months you will have the unique opportunity to work with organic produce grown using regenerative farming methods on our very own farm in Suffolk, which is then delivered directly to the bakehouse every week! E5 Bakehouse is a place that champions sustainability, celebrates diversity, loves feeding the community, advocates for knowledge sharing and inspires craftsmanship. We have two existing sites at London Fields and Poplar. If you are a curious person who shares similar values and has a genuine passion for good food and joyful cooking then this is the job for you.

e5 Bakehouse follows London Living Wage guidance, but wage can be discussed based on experience. A hearty lunch and drinks will be provided on shift and staff discounts in our shop are just some of the perks of the job!

A hearty lunch and drinks will be provided while on shift and staff discounts in our shop are just some of the perks of the job! 

If you would like to know more about the role and are interested in applying please respond to this job listing with your CV and a cover letter attached.