L2 Plant Baker Apprenticeship

GEARY'S BAKERIES LIMITED

Leicester, Leicestershire

Closes in 26 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 March 2026

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Summary

At Geary’s, our Bakery Apprentices are the heart of what we do. Join our growing team to learn all aspects of baking, from dough mixing to packaging. Work alongside passionate experts, build valuable skills, and start your career in a business dedicated to quality and craft.

• Wage:

  £24,000 a year

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  £11.00 per hour

• Training course: Baker (level 2)
• Hours: Hours of work: Various shifts 3 x 12 hour shifts - 36 hours per week, plus 1 day release at college.

  42 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 10 August 2026

• Duration:

  1 year 6 months

• Positions available:

  18

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Your main responsibilities would include:

• Mixing various doughs to specification, learning to see and feel what good looks like.
• Learning correct dough handling and moulding techniques.
• Checking product proof times and heights to deliver the same quality, every time.
• Setting oven temperatures according to product specification, and load/unload ovens.
• Checking products for quality and identify where a product is out of specification.
• Observing colour of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures/times accordingly.
• Checking equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
• Measuring or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare doughs and toppings using scales and measuring equipment.
• Checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
• Setting machinery to apply pre-bake toppings to dough, within specification.
• Applying pre-bake toppings by hand.
• Preparing the dough raw materials, ready for mixing.
• Preparing and maintaining production records.
• Operating slicing or wrapping machines

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

• Unit D, Optimus Way, Optimus Point, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8JR
• Unit 25 Hayhill Industrial Estate, Barrow Upon Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8LD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MOULTON COLLEGE

Training course

Baker (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

• Select, prepare/set-up and use equipment and machinery.
• Clean and check tools and equipment.
• Monitor materials/stock levels and controls for example, first in first out, temperature and environment.
• Receive and store materials/stock from external suppliers and/or internal stores.
• Store finished goods.
• Package and label bakery products for example, allergens.
• Comply with health & safety, food safety, environmental procedures, PPE, hygiene and method statements.
• Clean and tidy work area. Dispose of waste and recycle.
• Communicate verbally for example, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Record information - paper based or electronic.
• Identify bakery product problems/faults and underlying causes.
• Read and interpret information for example, specification, recipe and production plan.
• Plan bakery tasks.
• Prepare for bakery tasks. Obtain materials.
• Prepare ingredients.
• Weigh or check weight of ingredients/products.
• Mix ingredients.
• Deposit, scale or cut/divide mixture.
• Mould products.
• Monitor prove.
• Pre-bake and/or post-bake dressing of product.
• Operate ovens.
• Craft baker. Scale up/down a recipe using percentages.
• Craft baker. Prepare and apply fillings/coatings.
• Plant baker. Follow product changeover procedures.
• Plant baker. Check product specifications throughout the key process steps; identify and rectify or report production issues.
• Retail baker. Serve customers for example, determine customer’s needs, provide information, offer options and match bakery products to customers’ needs. Sell to customers for example, promote complementary items, promotional offers or seasonal products.
• Retail baker. Display and replenish bakery products.
• Select, prepare/set-up and use equipment and machinery.
• Clean and check tools and equipment.
• Monitor materials/stock levels and controls for example, first in first out, temperature and environment.
• Receive and store materials/stock from external suppliers and/or internal stores.
• Store finished goods.
• Package and label bakery products for example, allergens.
• Comply with health & safety, food safety, environmental procedures, PPE, hygiene and method statements.
• Clean and tidy work area. Dispose of waste and recycle.
• Communicate verbally for example, with colleagues, suppliers and customers.
• Record information - paper based or electronic.
• Identify bakery product problems/faults and underlying causes.

Training schedule

• Full training and mentorship from an outstanding, highly skilled team in an incredible environment across Geary’s bakery sites.
• Day release at Moulton college for your specialist training where you will learn the skills and knowledge to complete a level 2 plant baker qualification. Transport will be provided from your work site.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 3)
• Math (grade 3)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative

About this employer

At Geary’s Bakeries, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906.

We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from three sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of towards 900 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

The business has grown rapidly from £5m in annual sales to £125m+ in the last 15 years with strong and consistent profitability. We have an ambition to increase sales to more than £200m+ in the next 3- 5 years. A clear Vision and Strategy has been articulated, and this is being backed with major capital investment and a renewal and upgrading of the people, processes, and systems.

https://www.gearysbakeries.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Free delicious bread, BUPA Cashback Plan, Death In Service, a Cycle to Work scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Lead Baker

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MOULTON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022965.

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Closes in 26 days (Monday 20 April 2026 at 11:59pm)