Bakery Manager - Head Pastrycook or Baker

Miami Food Group Pty Ltd; City Of Mandurah; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership role

Competitive salary

Based in Mandurah

Supportive team

Job summary

Miami Bakehouse in Mandurah seeks an experienced Bakery Manager to lead a large-scale production operation. This hands-on senior role focuses on people leadership, production discipline and delivering high-quality products across Cake and Bread teams.

You'll drive labour efficiency, reduce wastage, and ensure daily production targets are met while upholding food safety and operational standards. Monday–Friday with weekend flexibility in a busy WA bakery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading bakery production teams.
• Proven leadership and people-management skills.
• Strong planning, scheduling and follow-through.
• Focus on quality, safety and consistent product standards.
• Calm under pressure with attention to detail.
• Ability to drive operational discipline.
• Willing to work Monday–Friday with weekend flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Drive labour efficiency and wastage control across shifts.
• Meet daily production targets and ensure product quality.
• Lead Cake and Bread teams and develop senior operators.
• Implement systems and procedures to improve workflow.
• Support senior leadership with strategic production planning.

Skills

Bakery management

Leadership

People development

Operations planning

Labour rostering

Food safety

Job description

Bakery Manager - Head Pastrycook or Baker

Miami Bakehouse is one of WA's most awarded and well-known bakery brands. From our central production Bakery in Mandurah, we produce high volumes of fresh, handcrafted bakery products daily for our retail network across WA's Southwest.

We are now seeking an experienced Bakery Manager to join our Senior Management Team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Baker, Pastrycook or Pastry Chef who has developed strong management skills and is ready to take ownership of a large-scale bakery operation.

We're looking for someone who understands the demands of bakery production, enjoys leading people and knows how to deliver results through strong systems, teamwork and accountability.

The Role

This is a full-time, hands‑on management role based at our central production kitchen in Mandurah. Reporting to the General Manager and working as part of the Senior Management Team, you will take ownership of production performance across the bakery.

Your focus will be driving results across labour efficiency, wastage control, meeting daily production requirements and product quality, while ensuring strong operational discipline across all shifts.

You will directly lead our Cake and Bread teams, as well as supporting and developing team leaders across our other production departments to ensure consistent performance, well‑organised operations and high‑quality products.

Your technical bakery knowledge will be a valuable asset, but your primary focus will be leading people, managing production and driving operational performance.

You will be visible on the production floor, closely connected to your people and actively identifying opportunities to improve workflow, team capability and overall performance.

The role is primarily Monday–Friday, with flexibility required across production hours and weekends as needed.

About You

This role will suit an experienced Baker, Pastrycook or Pastry Chef who has progressed into a management or leadership position and enjoys the challenge of running a successful production operation.

You may currently be working as a Bakery Manager, Production Manager, Head Baker, Head Pastry Chef or in another senior bakery leadership role.

To succeed, you will need to be:

• An experienced bakery or pastry professional with proven leadership and management experience
• A confident, hands‑on leader who can motivate, coach and develop people
• Highly organised, with strong systems, planning and follow-through
• Comfortable having direct conversations, setting clear expectations and holding others accountable
• Experienced in managing production schedules, labour, rostering and operational performance
• Process‑driven, with a practical mindset for continuous improvement
• Calm under pressure, with strong attention to detail
• Committed to maintaining consistent product quality, food safety and production standards

Above all, we're looking for someone who leads by example, takes ownership and understands that great production results come from well‑led teams.

What We Offer

Miami Bakehouse is a stable, well-established WA business with strong values and a hardworking team who like to get things done.

In return, we offer:

• A senior leadership position in one of WA's most recognised bakery brands
• Salary $110,000 – $130,000 (based on experience)
• The opportunity to lead a large-scale bakery production operation
• Clear KPIs and strong operational structure
• Established systems, procedures and planning tools
• Support from an experienced senior leadership team
• A workplace that values high standards, teamwork, ownership and continuous improvement

If you're an experienced bakery professional who has a passion for leading people, driving performance and delivering results, we'd like to hear from you.