Summary
Work alongside an experienced team to learn professional cake-making skills, including preparing creams, fillings and ganache, splitting, filling and finishing cakes. Gain experience in royal icing, buttercream, sugar flowers and models, while supporting shop operations through cleaning, stock control and general housekeeping.
What you will do at work
A standard shift will include:
- Preparing orders i.e. cupcakes ordered in store or the online shop
- Stocking up the shop cabinet
- Preparing cream and filling to set Cakery recipes
- Building up cakes, weighing out filling and covering in the correct finish
- Make 2D and 3D decorations from sugar paste
- Serving customers in the shop and on the phone
- Washing up and keeping the kitchen tidy and cleaning
- Stocking up products, boards and boxes, disposing of rubbish and recycling
Training
Production Chef Level 2.
During your apprenticeship, a dedicated hospitality specialist will support you in your studies by visiting you in the workplace every month, alongside this you will have access to an electronic portfolio to record your apprenticeship evidence, your work will appoint a mentor to coach you, and we will invite you into college for specialist skills days approximately 6 times.
At The Cakery you will be trained by a manager following a set plan. Learning a task, then practicing the task until you are confident to do it alone, we assess each task weekly.
We will push you to get trained up as soon as possible, so you are working along the rest of the team at The Cakery. The rest of the team will mentor and support you.
The apprenticeship will last a YEAR and if successful and happy you will be offered a full or part-time job depending on yours and the business requirements. We want the apprentice to become part of the team permanently.
Requirements and skills
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- GCSE English (4 or above) – essential
- GCSE Maths (4 or above) – essential
- Food Safety Food Safety (pass) – desired
About this employer
The Cakery Leamington has been based in Regent Grove Leamington Spa for over 15 years
We are a team of 8 working across 2 sites on the same street. The Cakery makes cakes for every occasion ranging from cupcakes as a lunch time treat to 7 tier wedding cakes.
The business has gone from strength to strength and now we are expanding into the shop next door so we can offer even more options to our customer.
We pride ourselves on offering the best looking and tasting cakes with a simple and professional ordering process.
We are a very busy friendly team looking for someone to learn the skills of a cake maker and decorator with the long-term aim of working in the profession and at The Cakery long term.
After this apprenticeship
The role after the apprenticeship will be a cake maker and decorator, ideally full-time.
Things to consider
No experience is needed for this role; all training will be provided. However, it would suit someone who enjoys being creative.
The role is in a busy fast-paced environment. We need someone who wants to learn a skill and is looking for a career. We need someone who is hungry to learn, not afraid of hard work, punctual and dedicated. In return you will learn a skill for a career in a fun and creative environment.