Catering and production

Baker CV: example and template

This example is for bakers at craft bakeries, industrial bakeries, supermarkets with in-store baking and hotels, and for apprentices and baker's assistants who want to work on their own.

The employer wants to know which bread you bake, whether you keep a sourdough, which machines and ovens you use, what volumes you produce and how you look after quality and hygiene. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: baker

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Stanislaw Golab

Baker

Nowy Targ +48 123 456 789 stanislaw.golab@example.com

Professional profile

Baker with 11 years of experience, the last 6 at a craft bakery with 3 shops. I bake rye and wheat sourdough breads, yeast breads, rolls and regional bread, keep the sourdoughs, make doughs to recipes and use a divider, proofer and deck oven. On a night shift I make around 600 items, and 2 breads from my recipes are now permanently on the menu.

Work experience

Baker

03.2020 - present

Craft bakery with 3 shops, Nowy Targ

  • Rye and wheat sourdough breads, yeast breads and rolls.
  • Keeping sourdoughs and making doughs to recipes.
  • Around 600 items on a night shift.
  • Divider, proofer and deck oven.
  • 2 breads from my recipes permanently on the menu.

Baker

06.2014 - 02.2020

Industrial bakery, Rabka-Zdroj

  • Running the roll line.
  • Rack oven.
  • Packing and dispatch.

Education

Baker, journeyman certificate

2011 - 2014

Vocational School Complex in Nowy Targ

Skills

  • Sourdough and yeast bread
  • Keeping a sourdough
  • Recipes and choosing flours
  • Operating bakery machines
  • Deck and rack ovens
  • Hygiene and food safety

Qualifications

  • Journeyman certificate in baking
  • Sanitary and epidemiological health certificate
  • Sourdough bread course, 2020

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Night shift work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a baker CV

Professional summary

Write which bread you bake, at which bakery and which machines you use. Add results, for example items a shift or your own recipes. The employer is looking for a baker who knows dough, works steadily at night and keeps an eye on the quality of every bake.

Baker's assistant with 2 years of experience at an industrial bakery. I run the roll line and rack oven and pack and prepare bread for dispatch. I am looking for work as a baker at a craft bakery.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the bakery, types of bread, sourdough, recipes, machines, ovens and volumes. Show results in numbers. Add a journeyman certificate and a sanitary certificate. Also say whether you bake gluten-free or regional bread.

Weaker: Bread.

Better: Rye and wheat sourdough breads, yeast breads and rolls.

Weaker: Volumes.

Better: Around 600 items on a night shift.

Weaker: Recipes.

Better: 2 breads from my recipes permanently on the menu.

Skills worth listing

List types of bread, sourdough, recipes, machines, ovens and hygiene. In your soft skills show perseverance, accuracy and independence.

Professional skills

  • Sourdough bread
  • Sourdough
  • Recipes
  • Bakery machines
  • Ovens
  • Hygiene

Personal skills

  • Perseverance
  • Accuracy
  • Independence
  • Punctuality
  • Teamwork

Qualifications

List a journeyman or master certificate, a sanitary certificate and baking courses. A journeyman certificate is well regarded in the craft.

First job as a baker

Most people start as an apprentice or baker's assistant. On your CV show placements and willingness to work at night.

Add a sanitary certificate. In Poland you cannot work with food without one.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A craft bakery looks for sourdough and handwork, an industrial bakery for line work and output, and a supermarket with in-store baking for bake-off and customer service. Move to the top what the job ad is about. Also say whether you bake festive bread. Also say whether you train apprentices.

The most common mistakes on a baker CV

Questions and answers

What should a baker put on a CV?

The bakery, types of bread, sourdough, recipes, machines, ovens, volumes, certificate and sanitary certificate.

Is a journeyman certificate needed?

Not always, but it is well regarded in the craft.

Which results are worth giving?

Items a shift, your own recipes and little waste.

Is night work required?

At most bakeries yes, because bread must be ready in the morning.

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