Baker/Pastry chef

Bangalow Bread Co.; Bangalow; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bangalow Bread Co. in Bangalow, NSW, is seeking a bakery team member to bake daily sourdough, pastries and other items in a small independent environment. You will contribute to a culture of quality and craft, with room to grow your skills and work closely with a devoted team.

The role involves scaling and mixing doughs, hand shaping, and upholding food safety during a 4-day week, with early starts (2 x 5am and 2 x 2am) to support the bakery’s daily production.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a commercial kitchen with commercial equipment.
• Genuine passion for sourdough bread, pastries and cake.
• Experience creating artisan breads—mixing, moulding and baking.
• Experience in pastry—laminating, proofing, baking.
• Strong attention to detail, efficiency and proactive work ethic.
• A team player comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Flexible thinker who enjoys a fast paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Baking the daily production of sourdough bread.
• Baking pastries, pies, quiche, and decorating of other bakery items.
• Scaling and mixing of doughs, hand shaping of doughs.
• Uphold food safety and sanitation standards.
• Be part of a great team of hard workers that have a passion for the industry.
• Work with high-quality ingredients and equipment in a creative, positive environment.

Skills

Commercial Kitchen

Sourdough Passion

Artisan Bread Making

Pastry Experience

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Fast-paced Environment

Job description

We live and love sourdough! If you do too then you are in the right place...

We are a small artisan sourdough bakery located in Bangalow with a passion for creating amazing baked goods, all from scratch. We have a small team of professionals who are devoted to very high standard of quality. No wholesale baking, we focus on our locals and aim to make the highest quality products each day.

You will have room to grow and work independently, this is a huge opportunity to advance your skills and work closely with a devoted team to grow the business. Must be a team player and work with the team, 4 day a week- hours will consist of 2 x 5am starts and 2 x 2am starts. We make all our own pies, breads, laminated pastries and cakes all on site, plenty of room to grow and expand your experience. We do not do any wholesale, we only bake for our retail store.

what we are looking for

experience working in a commercial kitchen, with commercial equipment

a genuine passion for sourdough bread, pastries and cake

experience in creating artisan breads- mixing, moulding and baking

experience in pastry- laminating, proofing, baking

strong attention to detail, efficiency, and a proactive work ethic

a team player who's comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

flexible thinker who enjoys a fast paced environment

What you will be doing

baking the daily production of sourdough bread

baking of pastries, pies, quiche, and decorating of other bakery items

scaling and mixing of doughs, hand shaping of doughs

uphold food safety and sanitation standards

10 minutes from Byron Bay

be part of a great team of hard workers that have a passion for the industry

you will be able to be creative and work in a small independent environment

join a stable, growing business with a great culture and professional team

work with high-quality ingredients and equipment in a creative, positive environment