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Wakefield Manufacturing

When it comes to careers, our unique 28,000 square foot Rathbones bakery in Wakefield offers something to suit just about every taste.

It’s our only bakery which means it’s always incredibly busy. Our 400 strong team works 24/7 to produce 47 different products, from hot cross buns and seeded loaves to delicious orange and cranberry muffins, crumpets, pancakes, naans, pittas, and more.

Not to mention frozen products for our in-store bakeries and, of course, our famous Rathbones Toastie. With lots of different roles, a wide choice of shift patterns, and plenty of challenges, it has variety well and truly baked in.

Production

Everyone loves a fresh loaf. And it’s down to our production team to ensure the smooth running of our production lines and ensure that the quality of our product is tip top. Our bakery has over 300 colleagues, and every one has their own part to play, from our Production Managers to our Machine and Manufacturing Operatives.
Technical

It’s the job of our site technical teams to ensure that Morrisons standards for quality, safety, compliance, social responsibility and integrity are achieved. We have a Site Technical Manager who has a team that works with colleagues across the site to identify, escalate and manage risks, deal with incidents and improve processes.
Engineering

Our Engineering team at Wakefield work really hard to ensure limited machinery downtime and breakdowns. They have 8 minutes to get the machines up and running after a break down due to the nature of the ‘live’ product. So being able to work under pressure is key. They keep our factory operating 24/7.
New Product Development

We’re always on the lookout for new ideas and ways to improve our current products. Our NPD team are proper foodies, they live and breathe their product and use their knowledge to come up with innovative ideas. Whether it’s new artisan breads, or a new flavour of donuts they work with the operational teams to ensure we’re always one step ahead of the trends.
People

Our People team are a busy bunch. With over 300 colleagues in our factory, no two days are the same. They’re a one stop shop. From recruiting, onboarding and inducting their teams, to driving engagement and ensuring they create a great place to work.
Canteen

Our canteen team is the backbone of our Wakefield bakery. They create hearty meals for our colleagues in order to refuel them for the day ahead. From full english breakfast, fish ‘n’ chip fridays and healthy salads, there’s something for everyone.

Chris, Mechanical Engineer

“I’m a Mechanical Engineer, so it’s my job to keep the machines in the bakery running and maintained on a daily basis.

What’s different about working here is that we don’t just make one product like most other bakeries. We’re very diverse making a vast range of products and it can be tough to keep adapting. But you’ve got everything you need here to do it."

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Roles in every flavour

Rathbones is home to a huge range of people who each bring their own skills, experience and knowledge to the bakery. Not just in Engineering, but in Bakery and Tech Operations, Management, New Product Development, Dispatch, Warehousing and Transport.

What brings us all together is that everyone on site genuinely loves what they do. We’re really proud of our bakery and the products we make, and we’ve created the kind of fun, friendly and down-to-earth workplace where everyone is motivated to get involved.

Can you rise to the challenge?

If you’re up for a challenge, you’ll find one here. It might be hot, it sometimes gets noisy, and there are lots of different machines, production lines, and tech to get to grips with. But that’s what makes our bakery unique. And it’s what makes it an interesting place to work.

If you think you have what takes to rise to the challenge, search for a role in our Rathbones bakery now.

Automation

We're always looking for new ways to improve. From our new automated robotic pick and place technology on our Bread, Pancake, Pitta and Crumpet packing operations. The new technology will allow us to pack 9,000 loaves of bread an hour - that's a whole lot of dough!

We're also fully automating a packaging line to pack our range of baguettes. But none of this would be possible without our talented engineering and production teams.

Location

Stephenson Way, J41 Industrial Estate

Wakefield

WF2 0XN

“The best thing about working here is the people. They genuinely love what they do and are really proud of the bakery and the products that we make.”

Laura, Rathbones People Manager