Kosher Bakery Interview

Gentile here- I’ve been invited for an interview at a kosher bakery in my area. It’s for an artisan bread baker position so most of what I’d be making there would be considered parve, and some items would potentially contain dairy so would need to be mindful of cross-contamination there. If it helps at all, I did some research into which Rabbi supervises the kosher bakery and it appears that the Rabbi is under orthodox judaism meaning I’d likely need to follow the requirements of kosher food production to the T.

I’m vegan so I am always very vigilant and respectful towards others’ dietary restrictions and am confident in my ability to avoid cross-contamination. From what I already know, I’d need to take measures such as making sure I use the dedicated segregated equipment for dairy and parve. I think the pastry part does use meat for things such as sausage rolls (with beef, lamb, or poultry sausage as it definitely wouldn’t be pork sausage) so I’d need to be careful to make sure I wouldn’t go near the meat equipment including the meat oven (from the research I’ve done so far I understand the ‘meat particles in oven contaminating the food’ belief through how I wouldn’t eat a plant-based whopper as it isn’t truly vegan due to sharing a grill with beef). Correct me if I’m wrong-, I’m also under the impression that I’d need to have a Jew start the pilot light and/or switch the ovens on for things to be properly kosher considering the orthodox Rabbi supervision.

Of course, as I’m a Gentile I want to make sure I’m as respectful as possible during the interview as it’s a great opportunity. Especially since I want to open my own vegan bakery one day- and everything would be parve at my dream bakery since everything would be vegan. Experience working in a kosher bakery would allow me to know what I need to do to make my bakery kosher-approved (including getting Rabbi supervision and kashering equipment) so my products are suitable for as many people as possible- and atheistic customers that take offense to me taking efforts to make my dream bakery kosher-friendly wouldn’t be the kind of customer I’d want anyway as I’d take an ‘all are welcome unless you’re a hateful bigot’ (yes, politically conservative folk in the UK can be like that.

Does anyone have some tips to give a great impression during the interview (I’m a guy and the interview is who appears to be the female owner, already aware of potential things like body contact as the owner could be orthodox)? The place pays £3 more than the average hourly wage for a baker in the area and I’d also get a better work-life balance with guaranteed Saturdays off as the bakery closes Saturdays due to Shabbat- which is very attractive to any Gentile baker as we often get inconsistent days off which makes planning when to just chill and do household stuff a bit more challenging. I have some arm tattoos that I’m more than happy to keep covered so hopefully it’s not an issue (as I remember from my religious studies classes in secondary school that the Torah has something that roughly translates to not get a tattoo).

Thanks in advance for any insights- and apologies if I’ve said anything wrong/offensive unintentionally (please call me out if I have and tell me the right way if this is the case)!