Bakery & Decorating Assistant

Bakery & Decorating Assistant – Sumo Donuts

Location: Sumo Donuts Production Kitchen, Ashford
Hours: To be agreed
Pay: Dependent on experience

The Role

Sumo Donuts is looking for an experienced Bakery & Decorating Assistant to join our production kitchen in Ashford.

This is a hands-on role primarily focused on the filling, glazing, decorating and finishing of our donuts, alongside preparing orders and maintaining a clean, organised professional kitchen.

We're looking for someone with previous experience working in a commercial kitchen, bakery, café or food-production environment, ideally with experience decorating cakes, pastries, desserts or other bakery products.

You don't need to be an experienced bread or dough baker — but you do need to be comfortable working in a professional kitchen and have the practical skills and attention to detail needed to finish products to a consistently high standard.

Responsibilities

• Filling, glazing, icing and decorating donuts
• Piping creams, fillings, sauces and toppings
• Producing consistent finishes across large batches
• Preparing toppings, fillings, glazes and decorating ingredients
• Following specifications and reference designs accurately
• Working efficiently to daily production targets and deadlines
• Checking finished products for quality and presentation
• Packing and preparing orders for delivery to our stores and customers
• Maintaining a clean and organised workstation throughout production
• Washing equipment, trays and utensils
• General kitchen and end-of-shift cleaning
• Following food hygiene, allergen and health & safety procedures
• Supporting other areas of production when required

About You

Previous commercial kitchen experience is essential.

We're particularly interested in candidates who also have experience in cake decorating, pastry, desserts, bakery production or a similar food-finishing role.

You'll need to be:

• Confident using piping bags and working with glazes, icings, creams and toppings
• Neat and consistent with excellent attention to detail
• Comfortable working quickly while maintaining presentation standards
• Reliable and punctual
• Clean and organised
• Comfortable working independently once trained
• Able to follow recipes, specifications and instructions accurately
• Happy to clean as you work and help maintain high standards throughout the kitchen
• Comfortable working on your feet in a busy production environment

About Sumo Donuts

Sumo Donuts is an independent artisan donut business producing fresh, handmade donuts from our dedicated production kitchen in Ashford.

Presentation is a huge part of what we do. Our donuts need to look as good as they taste, so we're looking for someone who takes genuine pride in the appearance and consistency of their work.

Full training will be provided on our products, flavours, decorating styles and production processes.

If you've worked in a professional kitchen and have a flair for cake, pastry or dessert decorating, we'd love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Must have own transport

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person