Breakfast Chef / Pastry Chef

seek.com.au; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Bread Bakery in Graceville is seeking an experienced Breakfast & Pastry Chef for a full-time role, starting early around 4:30–5:00am, five days per week, to join our artisan bakery and café.

You will lead breakfast and pastry production, bake croissants and pastries, assemble sandwiches, and help maintain high quality standards while working across bakery, pastry and café operations.

Qualifications

• Must have strong practical kitchen skills and experience in a busy café bakery.
• Experience as Breakfast Chef or Pastry Chef preferred.
• Comfort working across café, bakery and pastry production.
• Able to start early mornings (4:30–5:00am) and work five days a week.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Focus on quality and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare breakfast and café items for daily service.
• Bake and finish croissants, danishes, and viennoiserie.
• Prepare cakes, tarts and pastry items.
• Prepare chia puddings and overnight oats; sauces and fillings.
• Manage daily prep and rotate ingredients; monitor stock.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and cleaning standards.
• Collaborate with bakery, pastry, and front-of-house teams.
• Assist with seasonal menu development.

Skills

Breakfast production

Pastry/bakery experience

Independent work

Time management

Attention to detail

Food safety & allergen management

Reliability

Team collaboration

Education

Formal cookery or pastry qualification

Job description

Breakfast & Pastry Chef - Pure Bread Bakery | Graceville

Pure Bread Bakery is a new artisan bakery and café in Graceville, focused on handcrafted sourdough, croissants, pastries, cakes, sandwiches and quality coffee.

We are looking for an experienced Breakfast & Pastry Chef to join our team in a full-time role, working five days per week with early morning starts from approximately 4:30-5:00am.

This is a varied, hands-on position combining café/breakfast kitchen work with pastry and bakery production. We need someone who is genuinely comfortable across both areas - not someone who only has experience in one section of a kitchen.

You will be responsible for preparing our morning food offering and ensuring the bakery is fully stocked and ready for service. The role includes sandwich and breakfast preparation, baking and finishing croissants and pastries, preparing cakes and tarts, chia puddings and overnight oats, sauces, fillings and other daily production.

As we are a small, quality-focused venue, you will need to be comfortable working independently, managing your own prep list and moving quickly between different areas of production.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing breakfast and café food for daily service
• Preparing and assembling sandwiches and other grab-and-go products
• Baking and finishing croissants, danishes and other viennoiserie
• Preparing cakes, tarts and other pastry items
• Preparing chia puddings, overnight oats and similar breakfast products
• Preparing fillings, sauces, compotes and other components
• Following recipes, production sheets and portion specifications accurately
• Ensuring all products are prepared and available before service
• Managing daily prep and production efficiently
• Monitoring stock levels and communicating production requirements
• Maintaining consistency in presentation, portioning and quality
• Receiving and rotating ingredients correctly
• Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and cleaning standards
• Minimising food waste and ensuring ingredients are handled correctly
• Working closely with our bakery, pastry and front-of-house teams
• Assisting with new products and seasonal menu development where required

About you

We are looking for someone with strong practical kitchen skills who can walk into an early-morning production environment and get things done.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience as a Breakfast Chef, Pastry Chef, Chef or experienced Cook
• Strong breakfast and café production experience
• Pastry or bakery experience, particularly with croissants and viennoiserie
• Experience working in a quality café, bakery, hotel or high-volume kitchen
• Excellent organisation and time-management skills
• The ability to work independently without constant supervision
• Confidence managing multiple prep and production tasks simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail and consistency
• A good understanding of food safety and allergen management
• The ability to work quickly while maintaining a high standard
• Reliability - particularly given the early morning start times
• A positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a growing team

Formal cookery or pastry qualifications are highly regarded, although strong relevant industry experience is also important to us.

Hours

This is a five-day-per-week position.

Shifts generally commence between 4:30am and 5:00am, so applicants must be able to reliably travel to Graceville for early morning starts.

Weekend availability is required.

What we offer

You’ll be joining a growing Brisbane bakery group with opportunities to develop your skills across bakery, pastry and café production.

We offer a stable five-day roster, a hands-on working environment, quality products and the opportunity to be part of the continued development of Pure Bread.

Employer sponsorship may be available for the right candidate who meets the relevant Australian visa and sponsorship eligibility requirements.