Bakery Chef
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £14.78 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Royston, SG8 5HE |
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SDX/TP/1141780/154272 |
Summary
37.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday 7:00am to 3:00pm
£14.79 per hour + Sodexo employeebenefits package
Opportunities for career development
Bakery Chef
Royston
We are currently seeking a Baking Chef to join our team supporting our corporate client in Royston.This role is primarily focused on producing high-quality, homemade baked goods and desserts for daily service.From comforting crumbles to classic sponges and traditional traybakes, you’ll play a key part in delivering fresh, simple, and delicious home baking each day. You’ll also provide ad hoc support to the wider kitchen team as required.
What you’ll do:
- Prepare and bake a variety of homemade desserts and sweet treats, including crumbles, sponge cakes, traybakes, and other traditional bakes
- Ensure all items are produced to a consistent, high standard of quality and presentation
- Follow recipes and portion controls accurately
- Maintain excellent food safety, allergen awareness, and hygiene standards at all times
- Keep baking areas, equipment, and storage clean, organised, and safe
- Support the wider kitchen team with general food preparation and service when required
- Assist with stock rotation and ingredient ordering where needed
What you’ll bring:
- Experience in baking or pastry preparation within a professional kitchen or similar environment
- A passion for traditional, home-style baking
- Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards
- Ability to work efficiently and calmly in a busy kitchen
- A positive, team-focused attitude
- Reliability, attention to detail, and pride in your work
A little more about Sodexo:
At Sodexo, ourpurpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life forall.As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, weoperate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through ourunique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & RewardsServices and Personal & Home Services.
We are committedto being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer.Wewelcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety ofexperiences, backgrounds and identities.We encourage our employees to getinvolved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers,Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.
We’re a DisabilityConfident Leader employer.We’re committed to changing attitudes towardsdisability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil theiraspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidateswith disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Clickhereto read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.