Lead Baker and Patisserie Chef
Lead Baker and Patisserie Chef at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham, on Only Chefs.
- Employer: Coleg Cambria
- Location: Wrexham
- Salary: £29,451 – £31,132
- Contract: Full time
- Closes: 2026-09-30
About the role
Ready to shape the future of baking and inspire the next generation of culinary talent?
Join Coleg Cambria as our Lead Baker & Patisserie Chef at our vibrant Yale site. Working alongside our Head Chef, you will lead a dedicated bakery team, create contemporary menu items using locally sourced Welsh ingredients, and help drive our wholesale and catering expansion. This role offers a unique balance: the creative spark and commercial focus of the hospitality industry, paired with the stability, predictable routine, and purpose of an educational environment.
What You'll Do
- Lead Bakery Production: Oversee daily baking for our coffee shops, main restaurant, and wholesale trade contracts.
- Design Welsh-Inspired Menus: Create sustainable, modern patisserie items using locally sourced ingredients.
- Support Growth & Events: Help launch new catering outlets and deliver food for college and external events
- Inspire & Mentor: Coach culinary students in practical kitchen environments, helping them build confidence and industry skills.
- Drive Food Production: Oversee food preparation across our patisserie coffee shop, and the main Ial restaurant.
- Lead Functions & Step Up: Help run external events and take charge of daily kitchen operations whenever the Head Chef is away.
Essential Requirements
- Excellent kitchen skills combined with outstanding cookery and purchasing skills
- Skilled in patisserie techniques and baking
- Excellent knowledge of current trends in food and food production
- Basic Food Hygiene Qualification
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings as required over a 7 day working week.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us (Our Benefits)
Working in education-based hospitality offers incredible benefits that standard restaurants cannot match:
- Outstanding Annual Leave: Enjoy up to 50 days through annual leave, bank holidays, efficiency days and discretionary days
- Christmas Closure: No working over the festive period! Spend the holidays with your loved ones.
- Work-Life Balance: Structured, predictable working hours that align with the restaurant's operational schedule.
- Pension Scheme: Access to local government pension scheme.
- Wellbeing Support: Access to free employee assistance programs, health resources, and on-site college facilities.
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