Are you passionate about coffee and love meeting new people? We have an exciting opportunity to join our Dalston Cafe team as our new Baker
We’ve been roasting speciality coffee for over 30 years. From humble beginnings as a little coffee cart in Auckland, NZ, Allpress has evolved into a sophisticated brand that stands for flavour and service. Right from the start three core principles have formed the backbone of our business – People, Flavour and Innovation.
We are united in our genuine care for each other, our customers, and our belief in what we do. We need great people who will bring their imagination, skills and most importantly, their passion to our business.
About the role.
We are currently looking for a Café Baker to support our Dalston Café space. Being part of the kitchen team, the Baker works alongside to ensure smooth service and maintain our high standards.
We prepare and bake a selection of cakes, slices, cookies, preserves and more from our Dalston kitchen, with a focus on seasonal ingredients and antipodean influences. The role will be focused on supplying our other two London sites with baking and supporting our Baking Leader with creating new products and expanding the range.
Previous baking experience is essential, as is attention to detail, high level of communication, a knack for multi-tasking and a willingness to get things done. Working in a café environment can be unpredictable, so being able to keep cool under pressure is a must.
In this role, you will:
- Ensure consistent high standards of food preparation and presentation.
- Provide exceptional customer service in all interactions with customers, and colleagues.
- Setup, pack down, pot-wash and cleaning of food areas.
- Ensure all Health and Safety requirements are maintained in the space.
About you.
- Have experience previously in a kitchen or some experience in professional baking.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- High levels of communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Enthusiastic and a deep love for food, finger on the pulse of the London food scene.
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
- Infallible eye for detail.
This is a part-time role for now, which means 3 shifts a week. Our cafes only operate during the day time. At Allpress we are proud to promote diversity and flexible working. We are an equal opportunities employer who values inclusivity. If this sounds like you then please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining:
- Why you’d like to work for Allpress
- What interests you in the role
- Why you think you’d be a good fit
Details:
Hours: 3 shifts per week around 24 hours per week Hourly rate: £15.00 Days: Flexibility on days is preferred and at least one weekend days is essential. Times: The cafe is open between 8-4 Mon-Fri and 9-4 on Saturdays and Sundays. Probation period: 3 months Reporting to: Dalston Head Chef with a dotted line to the Baking Leader.
Annual Leave and support:
- 33 days of annual leave
- 5 days of personal leave
- An employee assistance programme supporting your mental health
- Enhanced parental leave
- Gender affirmation leave
Training and Development:
- Full role specific training including coffee skillset training with our Head of Coffee.
Benefits:
- Fully paid access to Wellhub
- Free weekly beans for home
- Cycle to Work scheme
- 30% off all retail goods
- Discounts across our community partners
Allpress is a proud Living Wage Employer. We believe that taking care of our staff allows them to take better care of our guests.
Diversity & Inclusion Statement
At Allpress we truly believe we are better together – We are committed to being an inclusive organisation where all people feel valued, respected and engaged.
We commit to…
Continuously working towards removing barriers and bias.
Building inclusive teams who represent people from all groups in society.
Building a safe environment where it is encouraged to speak out against discrimination in any form.
Cultivating a sense of belonging by encouraging our people to fearlessly bring their whole selves to work.