Baker

Hamilton Island Enterprises; Whitsunday Regional; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised staff accommodation

Employee discounts

Live on Hamilton Island

Job summary

Hamilton Island Enterprises’ Bob's Bakery on Hamilton Island is seeking an experienced Baker for night production, baking yeast breads, sourdough, croissants and danishes from scratch. Shift starts around 4pm and runs to midnight–3am; you will work with the bakery team to meet daily trade while maintaining quality and food safety standards.

Certificate III in Bakery is essential, along with a valid driver’s license, strong time management, and the ability to work in a busy, high-volume island

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Bakery or equivalent trade qualification (Essential)
• Valid Driver's Licence (Essential)
• Proven experience producing yeast-risen breads and sourdough from scratch
• Demonstrated experience making croissants and danishes from scratch
• Strong understanding of dough preparation, fermentation and bakery production
• Ability to work efficiently within a busy, high-volume bakery environment
• Must be available to work night shifts starting around 4pm and finishing between midnight and 3am

Responsibilities

• Hands-on across nightly bakery production, preparing and baking yeast-risen breads, sourdough and a range of pastries for the following day's trade.
• Work with doughs from scratch, including preparing and managing sourdough, and producing laminated pastries such as croissants and danishes.
• Work as part of the bakery team, managing time to meet production schedules while maintaining quality, presentation and food safety standards.

Skills

Scratch baking

Yeast breads

Sourdough

Croissants & Danishes

Food safety

Education

Certificate III in Bakery

Job description

Hamilton Island Enterprises – Hamilton Island QLD

Located along Front Street overlooking Hamilton Island Marina, Bob's Bakery is a busy island favourite producing fresh breads, pastries and baked goods for our guests and venues across Hamilton Island.

We're looking for an experienced Baker with strong scratch-baking skills to join our team. You'll need proven experience with yeast-risen breads and sourdough made from scratch, along with the technical skills to produce croissants and danishes from scratch. This is a night production role, with shifts commencing from approximately 4pm and finishing between midnight and 3am.

BAKER - Bob's Bakery

Located along Front Street overlooking Hamilton Island Marina, Bob's Bakery is a busy island favourite producing fresh breads, pastries and baked goods for our guests and venues across Hamilton Island.

We're looking for an experienced Baker with strong scratch-baking skills to join our team. You'll need proven experience with yeast-risen breads and sourdough made from scratch, along with the technical skills to produce croissants and danishes from scratch. This is a night production role, with shifts commencing from approximately 4pm and finishing between midnight and 3am.

Why you'll love working with us

• Put your craft to work producing breads and pastries from scratch
• Join a busy bakery supplying guests and venues across Hamilton Island
• Enjoy subsidised furnished staff accommodation
• Access employee discounts across dining and island activities
• Live and work in the heart of the Whitsundays

What you'll be doing

You'll be hands-on across nightly bakery production, preparing and baking yeast-risen breads, sourdough and a range of pastries for the following day's trade.

You'll work with doughs from scratch, including preparing and managing sourdough, and producing laminated pastries such as croissants and danishes. Working as part of the bakery team, you'll need to manage your time carefully to meet production schedules while maintaining consistent quality, presentation and food safety standards.

What we're looking for

• Certificate III in Bakery or equivalent trade qualification (Essential)
• Valid Driver's Licence (Essential)
• Proven experience producing yeast-risen breads and sourdough from scratch
• Demonstrated experience making croissants and danishes from scratch
• Strong understanding of dough preparation, fermentation and bakery production
• Ability to work efficiently within a busy, high-volume bakery environment
• Must be available to work night shifts starting around 4pm and finishing between midnight and 3am

About Hamilton Island

Our mission is to share the wonder of Hamilton Island with the world by creating wonder-filled experiences for our guests, employees and community.

Every team member plays a role in shaping those experiences - making Hamilton Island not just a great place to visit, but a great place to work.

A little island can do wonders - make your next career move one to remember.