Baker
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Brisbane, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $75,000 - $85,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For a baker looking to build a long-term career in Australia, this Brisbane role offers depth: daily production of bread, pastries and cakes made entirely on site, plus finished patisserie and custom celebration cake work for a well-established, growing bakery café.
The position is permanent and full-time at 38 hours per week, paying $75,000 to $85,000 per year. There is clear scope to grow professionally, since the role also involves recipe and product development and the supervision and training of junior team members.
Overseas applicants are welcome, and visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Assess incoming raw materials and portion out exact ingredient weights for every batch
- Combine doughs, batters, cake bases, pastry and fillings
- Form breads, rolls, cakes and tarts from the prepared dough and pastry
- Oversee the ovens, from tin and tray set-up through to temperature and timing
- Finish products with glazes, icing, cream, chocolate, fondant and sugar paste, and build custom celebration cakes to customer orders
- Schedule the daily bake so the display is complete when the café opens, then price, package and merchandise products
- Look after mixers, sheeters, provers and allied equipment, including cleaning
- Work to food safety, hygiene and WHS requirements
- Shape new recipes and product lines, and coach and oversee junior bakers and kitchen staff
Requirements & Eligibility
- Certificate III or IV in Baking or Patisserie, or higher-level study in culinary arts or patisserie
- A minimum of 1 year in a commercial bakery, patisserie or hotel kitchen, working as a Baker, Pastry Chef or Pastrycook
- Well-developed practical skill across pastry, cake production and decoration, underpinned by sound food safety and hygiene knowledge
- Flexibility for early mornings, weekends and a rotating roster
- Desirable: fondant and custom cake design capability; leadership of a kitchen team or supervisory experience is also desirable
- Desirable: prior work in a bakery or café dealing directly with customers
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