Head Baker

Job Ref: COL1276

Branch: Bushy Park

Location: Bushy Park, Teddington

Salary/Benefits: up to £40,000 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per week: 48

Posted date: 01/10/2026

Closing date: 01/11/2026

Colicci is a family-run hospitality brand, proudly serving London’s iconic green spaces. Our Bushy Park café is a beloved destination for locals and visitors, serving expertly baked goods, handmade pastries, specialty coffee, and quality food made with care.

We’re looking for a talented and creative Head Baker to take charge of our on-site bakery, producing exceptional breads, pastries, and sweet treats, while also developing exciting seasonal products to be featured across the wider Colicci business.

If you have a passion for artisan baking, an eye for detail, and love experimenting with seasonal flavours, we want you on our team!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading the bakery team – ensuring consistency, training junior bakers, and inspiring creativity.
• Baking with passion – crafting a variety of breads, pastries, cakes, and sweet treats using traditional methods and high-quality ingredients.
• Developing new seasonal products – creating limited-edition bakes to showcase fresh, seasonal ingredients across Colicci’s locations.
• Managing production stock – overseeing ordering, stock take, entering stock, and stock reconciliation to maintain efficiency and reduce waste.
• Ensuring excellence in hygiene safety – upholding the highest kitchen and food safety standards.
• Collaborating with the Head Chefs General Managers– ensuring our bakery offerings stay exciting, innovative, and commercially successful.

What We’re Looking For:

• A passionate skilled Baker – with expertise in artisan bread and patisserie.
• A creative innovator – excited to experiment with flavours and develop seasonal products that set us apart.
• A natural leader – experienced in team management, training, and mentoring junior bakers.
• An organised efficient operator – experienced in ordering, stock take, stock entry, and stock reconciliation.
• A problem-solver – able to think on your feet and handle the unexpected
• A detail-oriented professional – ensuring precision in every bake.
• A fast-paced operator – able to deliver high volumes while maintaining quality.

Why Join Colicci?

• Competitive salary + performance bonus – your success is rewarded.
• No late nights - most of our locations close by 5pm during winter hours and 7pm during summer
• Free food hot beverages on shift - get to choose a menu item of your choice.
• Paid breaks - for all team members
• Exciting career growth – be part of a thriving, growing business.
• Team discounts – enjoy 40% off across all our sites.
• A supportive team culture – where passion thrives.

Please note that unfortunately this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK that does not require sponsorship.

Ready to Lead Something Special? We’d love to hear from you.

Nestled in the historic Bushy Park, The Pheasantry cafe resides amongst stunning woodland. We have looked to reflect the nature and atmosphere of the surrounding parkland within the cafe interior.