Apprentice Baker & Confectioner
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Company: BIRDS (DERBY) LIMITED
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Location: DE24 8GN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,094.40 per year
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Sector: Catering and hospitality
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Ref: NAS-2000023223
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Application Deadline Date: 08/04/2026
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Start Date: 03/08/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Working days: Monday to Friday. Working hours: 6.00am to 2.30pm. Time allocated for lunch: 30 minutes.
Brief Description
Develop bakery skills including weighing and preparing ingredients, bread mixing, fermentation, and proving. Gain hands-on experience operating ovens to ensure consistent, high‑quality bread and rolls. The role also includes training in creaming, piping, coating techniques, developing chocolate skills alongside Chocolatiers.
Future Prospects
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.
Vacancy Detail
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.
Other Information
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.