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  • Driver Supervisor  

    The Bread Factory
    - Lancashire
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    The Bread Factory is the UK's leading artisan bakery. We make award-wi... Read More
    The Bread Factory is the UK's leading artisan bakery. We make award-winning bread, pastries, and cakes, and as well as supporting our neighbourhood bakeries at GAIL's, we are the proud suppliers behind London's Michelin restaurants, prestigious hotels, and even Buckingham Palace! We believe in making good bread. We may have grown over the years, but our philosophy has not changed to make exceptional quality artisan bread, cakes, and pastries so more people can enjoy them. We bake by hand with natural ingredients, we insist on the finest ingredients, and though we're always innovating, our baking is based on time-honoured techniques and our decades-old starters. Nothing pleasures us as much as a freshly baked, lovingly crafted loaf. Product is at the heart of our bakeries and everything we do must tell a story that inspires, our people to support us on our journey of growth, leading the way for artisan baking in the UK. As the Driver Supervisor, you will be responsible for managing the daily transport operations of our bakery's fleet, ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of products to customers. You will coordinate deliveries, manage a team of drivers, and maintain high standards of safety, compliance, and cost efficiency. This role requires a strong leader who can optimise transport operations while ensuring customer satisfaction. Key Responsibilities Oversee daily transport operations to ensure all deliveries are completed on time and to the highest standards.Coordinate with the Bakery team to confirm all customer orders are accurately prepared, dispatched, and tracked.Monitor and control transport costs, maintaining efficiency and adherence to budget.Lead and support a team of drivers, ensuring performance, safety, and compliance standards are met.Maintain accurate transport records, ensuring all vehicles are safe, serviced, and legally compliant. About You Experienced in transport or logistics management, ideally within food manufacturing or distribution.Strong leader with proven ability to motivate and manage a delivery team effectively.Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.Knowledgeable in transport compliance, vehicle safety, and road legislation.Proactive problem-solver with strong communication and IT skills, confident using transport management systems. Shift Pattern: Mon-Sun, starting at 2:00AM alternating pattern of 5 and 6 working days out of 7 each week, on a rolling rota. Pay Rate: £14.70 Location: Unit 4, Clayton Court, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NB What's in it for you? Family friendly policies such as maternity and paternity pay, and grandparents leave.50% GAIL's discount and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.Wellbeing benefits such as 24-hour GP service, parties, Cycle to work schemes and more Our Care Values We care about Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We care about Baking: At The Bread Factory all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We care about each other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We care about community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. Whilst ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We care about nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Read Less
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    Operations Manager - Artisan Bakery  

    The Bread Factory
    - Lancashire
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    About us: The Bread Factory is the Uk's leading Artisan Bakery, known... Read More
    About us: The Bread Factory is the Uk's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. Our Manchester business has been baking since 2017. As our teams grow, we seek our next Operations Manager to join our team. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: • Deliver safe and efficient day-to-day production performance, ensuring consistent quality through strong process control and proactive issue resolution. • Translate operational plans and KPIs into clear actions that improve productivity, cost control, and overall site performance. • Lead production planning to optimise labour, materials, equipment, workflow, and drive continuous improvement across the bakery. • Line-manage the Transport Manager and Night Shift Lead, ensuring strong performance, clear communication, and a culture of accountability. • Oversee transport operations through effective route planning, compliance, cost control, and on-time delivery performance. • Champion health, safety, food safety, and audit readiness, investigating non-conformances and ensuring corrective and preventative actions are completed. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you are • Experienced in production or operations management within food or FMCG, with a strong track record of performance improvement. • Skilled in production planning, workflow optimisation, transport operations, and data-driven problem-solving. • Confident people leader with the ability to coach, develop, and manage performance across multifunctional teams. • Clear communicator who builds trust across all levels and ensures alignment between shifts and departments. • Hands-on, resilient, and decisive with a safety-first mindset and close attention to detail. • Brings a continuous improvement approach, supported by relevant qualifications or training such as HACCP, Food Safety, or Health and Safety. Working Hours: 40 hours Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday Location: Unit 4, Clayton Court, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2NB What's in it for you? 50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.Discounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurantsWellbeing benefits such as 24-hour GP service, parties, Cycle to work schemes and more Our Care Values We care about Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We care about Baking: At The Bread Factory all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We care about each other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We care about community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. Whilst ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We care about nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Read Less
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    Quality Manager  

    The Bread Factory
    - London
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    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-... Read More
    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Quality Manager to join our team. We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Lead the team to implement the quality management system, HACCP, and internal audits to ensure compliance.Manage microbiological, nutritional, and chemical testing schedules.Support external audits to ensure compliance and demonstrate operational practices.Develop QA team capability through the Technical Strategy and enhance production understanding of technical requirements.Monitor KPIs, adjust activities to meet targets, and address any abnormalities to the specifications.Oversee corrective actions from KPI meetings, audits, and feedback, ensuring continuous improvement.Plan resource utilisation for QM's, hygiene, and group requirements and lead projects for bakery efficiency. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you: Over 5 years of food manufacturing experience, in a technical role.Strong literacy, numeracy, and communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail.Highly organised, with effective time management.BSc or higher in Food Safety or a related field, along with Level 3 HACCP and Internal Audit qualification.Experience with BRCGS and Retailers' Codes of Practice. What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.25 days holiday + bank holidaysDiscounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants24-hour GP serviceCycle to work scheme Read Less
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  • GAIL's Buying Manager  

    The Bread Factory
    - London
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    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-... Read More
    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next GAIL's Buying Manager to join our team. As the GAIL's Buying Manager, you will be responsible for the category we call 'The Pantry'. This is a collection of branded and un-branded third party produced products, including our jams (from Tea Together), butter (from Quicke's), honey (from Oxfordshire Honey), and drinks such as Momo Kombucha and Rapscallion. We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Drive initiatives to outperform vs budget and remove cost where it doesn't add value.Own the use of merchandising space and work in partnership with Operations & Creative Studio to drive more relevance to customers and stronger commercial performance.Own the GAIL's Craft Community and the supplier partnership strategy. Be the face of GAIL's to many of our most special relationships.Manage the full procurement process including market research, competitive pricing, supplier selection and negotiation, contract implementation and supplier performance review.Actively maintain live knowledge of supply markets and develop/ implement buying strategy.Pro-actively find interesting new partners based on the creative vision for The Pantry.Collaborating with the Creative Studio, NPD and Technical teams you'll be driving the delivery of new ranges into GAIL's.Understand and participate in the Innovation Stage Gate process, to ensure the on-time delivery of new launches within the seasonal plan.At all times you will have a close eye on the competitor and industry landscape.Be a true partner to the Creative Studio and Operations teams, so you can deliver the vision in a way which is sympathetic to the realities of operating our bakeriesProtect the integrity of our GAIL's Craft Community whilst driving the commercial performance of the ranges. Engage with Finance and Data & Insight to provide fact-based insights on what can change and why. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Experience ideally at Buying Manager level or equivalent, with a record of delivering strong results. Knowledge of negotiating skills such as GAP approach.Experience in creating and delivering strategic plans and budget forecasts.Experience nurturing small supplier and partner relationshipsConfident communicator who can engage effectively at all levels.Able to live the values each day and is passionate about our mission to change the food system through sustainability, ethical sourcing and making things better each daySomeone who can make things happen, is highly organised and can support our ambition to be one of the best bakeries in the world. What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.25 days holiday + bank holidaysDiscounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants24-hour GP serviceCycle to work scheme Read Less
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    Engineering Project Manager  

    The Bread Factory
    - London
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    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-... Read More
    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Engineering Project Manager to join our team. We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Take projects from strategic concept through design, build, commissioning, and operational handover - delivering on time, on budget, and to world-class standards.Own our automation agenda, identifying opportunities for greater efficiency, system optimisation, robotics, and process control improvements, driving next generation capacity and efficiency.Be hands-on with our partner contractors, owning the management oversight of contractor activities on-site and in our bakeries, ensuring they're delivered to a safe, high standard.Facilitate strong cross-functional working across our internal teams to support the delivery of our engineering growth agenda from Technical, Health & Safety, Operations and wider teams.Manage design, installation, construction, and commissioning of new production environments and automated equipment.Drive detailed project plans, risk management, procurement, and contractor governance.Ensure compliance with food manufacturing standards, legislative requirements, and health & safety regulations (including CDM).Manage purchasing for CAPEX and automation equipment and services, by leading the review of options and bringing forward a recommendation for approval.Lead external engineering partners, OEMs, and integrators, ensuring commercial, technical and health & safety excellence.Drive supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and lifecycle support agreements.Review throughput optimisation in existing manufacturing lines, ensuring bottleneck removal, line balancing, and performance improvement.Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation).Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing.Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Experience in managing large capital projects in a food manufacturing environment (equipment, space, automation).Deep knowledge of food manufacturing equipment & automation - ideally bakery - including robotics, PLCs, controls, MES, SCADA, and line balancing.Proven ability to take projects from strategy through design, build, commissioning, and optimisation. Able to drive timelines, cost control, and disciplined project governance.A do-er mindset - hands on, disciplined, organised, and detail orientated.Strong commercial and vendor management capability.Proven track record in working within BRC accredited production environments.Confident communicator able to engage effectively at all levels.Engineering degree or equivalent technical qualification preferred What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.25 days holiday + bank holidaysDiscounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants24-hour GP serviceCycle to work scheme Read Less
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    Raw Materials Technologist  

    The Bread Factory
    - London
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    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-... Read More
    The Bread Factory is London's leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL's Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Raw Materials Technologist to join our team. We Care about a Job Well Done: Since 1993, we have been champions in traditional baking with the finest ingredients and techniques. We always do things the right way, not the easy way. We Care about Baking: At The Bread Factory, all our teams take pride in crafting beautiful, freshly baked loaves, pastries, and cakes. We are all passionate about our products and share knowledge among us all. We Care about Each Other: We always act with respect, empathy, and support to our employees, neighbours and customers. We Care about Community: We believe in minimising unsustainable practices and reducing waste. While ensuring we continue to provide everyone with nutritious high-quality food. We Care about Nature: We're committed to sustainability across our supply chain-from reducing waste and reusing surplus to supporting regenerative farming that helps restore the planet. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Approve and monitor suppliers to ensure compliance with standards.Review and verify supplier GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) accreditation.Approve and monitor raw materials and packaging to meet quality standards.Carry out raw material and allergen risk assessments.Verify raw material specifications and associated documentation.Monitor threats and vulnerabilities in raw materials, ensuring supplier compliance.Liaise with suppliers to resolve non-conformance or out-of-specification issues.Ensure the accuracy of Chain of Custody (CoC) claims (e.g. provenance, varietal information).Conduct raw material and mass balance traceability exercises.Obtain and manage supplier Certificates of Conformance (CoC) / Certificates of Analysis (CoA).Take swift action on food safety alerts, liaising with internal and external stakeholders.Support raw material approvals and reviews to ensure timely and accurate product launches. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Strong literacy and numeracy skills - able to interpret data and documentation accurately.Highly organised with excellent time management skills.Clear and confident communicator (written and verbal).3+ years' food manufacturing experience (preferably in Supplier Assurance).Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety qualification.Auditor qualification and experience conducting audits (BRCGS preferred).Recognised allergen qualification with strong allergen management knowledge.Familiar with customer codes of practice (allergens, labelling, coding, foreign body detection).Proficient in Microsoft Office - especially Excel. What's in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.50% discount at GAIL's and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.25 days holiday + bank holidaysDiscounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants24-hour GP serviceCycle to work scheme Read Less
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