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Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £16ph + tips 

Location: Hackney

Hours: 36 hours per week (FTW working 4 days across the week. Weekend availability is a must)  

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 1-2 years in a commercial bakery or kitchen experience, including laminated doughs.

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If you would like to find out more, please email jobs@e5bakehouse.com with your CV and a cover letter attached. 

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: £16ph plus TRONC

Location: Hackney, E8

Hours: 36 hrs per week (FTE across 4 days a week, weekend availability is a must). We are also open to considering 2 part-time roles so please state what you are looking for in your application. 

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:

Essential criteria:

• weekend availability
• ability to get to e5 by 4 am (1 x per week)
• experience with sourdough bread baking OR other baking experience with a keen interest in sourdough
• interest in sustainable food practices
   
  Desirable criteria:
• experience working with stoneground/organic British flours
• experience working with heritage flour
• level 2 food hygiene certificate

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 by 2pm on 24th April 2026. 

We may decide to close applications early if we receive a large amount of submissions so we recommend reply early! 

Come and cook with us!

We are looking for an energetic cook to join our kitchen team! This is a perfect opportunity for someone who is interested in cooking with beautiful produce surrounded by people passionate about their work. The role will be working across 2 locations in Hackney (E8) and Poplar (E14). 

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! While we value excellence in what we produce we also hold sustainability, inclusivity and diversity at the centre of what we do. 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.

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!

We ask for a minimum of 1-2 years experience in a commercial kitchen setting. The role is full-time equivalent work 36 hours across 4 day per week. (weekend and evening availability is a must!) 

If you are interested in applying please email jobs@e5bakehouse.com with your CV and a cover letter attached. We may close applications early if we receive enough applications.