Baker

Woolworths Supermarkets; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided and laundered

Team discounts across Woolworths Group

Purpose-driven work

Sonder App for wellbeing

Progressive leave policy

Job summary

Woolworths Supermarkets – Newcastle West NSW is seeking a passionate baker to deliver fresh, high-quality products daily. You’ll join a fast-paced team that shares knowledge and develops future talent while keeping skills sharp.

You’ll bring a formal baking qualification and experience in a bakery setting. The role emphasizes food safety, leadership, and a culture of care, with opportunities to grow within the Woolworths Group.

Qualifications

• Formal baking qualification or equivalent.
• Previous experience in a fast-paced bakery environment.

Responsibilities

• Bring Everyday ACTs to life, creating products and experiences customers genuinely love.
• Champion food safety and hygiene, keeping every station spotless, organised, and audit-ready.
• Support and lead your team, building a culture of wellbeing, resilience, and shared success.
• Stay curious and driven, constantly sharpening both your baking craft and leadership skills.
• Thrive under pressure, confidently handling the pace, physical demands, and tight timelines of a busy bakery.

Skills

Fast-paced bakery experience

Education

Formal baking qualification or industry equivalent

Job description

Woolworths Supermarkets – Newcastle West NSW

• Join the Fresh Food People and grow your career with a supportive, professional team.
• Beat the traffic with early starts and keep your afternoons free.
• Use your skills to bake the range your local community knows, loves, and comes back for.

About the role

Your passion for baking is the key ingredient in delivering fresh, high quality products to our customers every day. You’ll join a fast-paced, energised team that loves sharing knowledge and helping our future talent rise to their full potential while keeping your own industry skills sharp.

What you’ll bring to the mix

• A formal baking qualification or industry equivalent.
• Previous work experience in a fast-paced bakery environment.

What you’ll do

• Bring Everyday ACTs (Acknowledge, Care & Thank) to life, creating products and experiences customers genuinely love.
• Champion food safety and hygiene, keeping every station spotless, organised, and audit-ready.
• Support and lead your team, building a culture of wellbeing, resilience, and shared success.
• Stay curious and driven, constantly sharpening both your baking craft and leadership skills.
• Thrive under pressure, confidently handling the pace, physical demands, and tight timelines of a busy bakery.

What you'll experience

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• Forget laundry day! We provide and launder your uniform
• Unlock a world of exclusive discounts - Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know like Big W, Petstock & HealthyLife
• We’re talking about a workplace that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work!
• Workplace support which includes 24/7 access to the Sonder App that you and your family can tap into anywhere, anytime for a wealth of resources to prioritise and manage your well-being
• Take time off when you need it - A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs Woolworths Group

We believe that diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, our customers and our communities, and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best self and reach their full potential.

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