Job Description

Location

: New Baking Out facility, HMP Northumberland

Days

: Monday to Friday

Hours:

37.5 per week

Holiday:

32 days (not including bank holidays) rising to 37 days after 5 years.

Lead Our Expanding Production Bakery

The Oswin Project is seeking an experienced Head Baker to lead our new Baking Out facility in HMP Northumberland. We need a skilled production baker with strong bread expertise who can manage our operations while training and inspiring prisoners to build careers in baking.

Since opening our first Cafe and Bakery inside HMP Northumberland in 2020, we have grown year on year. Our new purpose-built Baking Out facility represents a significant expansion, equipped with commercial production equipment to meet the increasing demand for our baked goods. Our production bakery supplies our own enterprises, and a growing network of wholesale customers across Northumberland and the North East.

The Role

As Head Baker, you will take full ownership of our bakery production, working alongside our Assistant Baker to deliver consistent, high-quality baked goods at scale. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring extensive production bakery experience, particularly in bread production and our popular range of pies. You'll lead both our bread operations and our growing wholesale pie business.

What Makes You Right for This Role

You are an accomplished baker who thrives in production environments. You see the bigger picture of production bakery - managing workflows, maximising efficiency, and maintaining quality under pressure. You're hands-on when needed but can also step back to train others and improve processes.

Most importantly, you believe in the power of second chances and want to use your expertise to transform lives through meaningful employment and training.

Why Join Baking Out?

Lead a brand-new, well-equipped production facility Make a genuine difference in prisoners' lives and futures Develop and expand a growing wholesale operation with a focus on pie & bread production Work with a supportive team committed to social change Opportunity to shape and grow a unique bakery enterprise Professional development and training opportunities

How to Apply

Please send your CV and a covering letter explaining your production bakery experience and why you want to work with us to:

info@oswinproject.org.uk

Application deadline: 29th September at midday

The Oswin Project welcomes applications from people with criminal records.

For this role, security clearance will be required. If you would like a confidential conversation about this, please email caroline.chrisp@oswinproject.org.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person