Lead Pastry Chef & Production Supervisor

Mary Street Bakery; Town Of Bassendean; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Hands-on leadership role

Job summary

Mary Street Bakery is seeking an experienced Pastry Chef Supervisor / 2IC to lead our production pastry team in a hands-on role. You will work closely with the Executive Pastry Chef to maintain high quality across pastries, cakes and donuts while contributing to new product development.

The role is full-time (38 hours/week), predominantly Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday shifts, and includes onsite parking within a busy Perth-based artisan bakery.

Qualifications

• 3 years' post-apprenticeship experience or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong technical pastry skills with lamination experience.
• Experience in a busy commercial pastry kitchen or production bakery.
• Ability to supervise, motivate and support a team.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high product standards.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the pastry team, including overseeing production and problem-solving in the absence of the Executive Pastry Chef.
• Contribute to the inspiration, development and execution of new cakes, pastries and seasonal product lines.
• Prepare croissant, puff and sweet pastry doughs to a consistently high standard.
• Laminate, roll and cut doughs to produce the range of pastries.
• Produce, finish and decorate donuts, pastries, cakes and slices.
• Maintain production par levels and ensure correct storage and labelling of ingredients.
• Monitor product quality, consistency and presentation.
• Maintain cleanliness, hygiene and food safety standards.
• Collaborate with the Executive Pastry Chef and wider production team.

Skills

Leadership

Pastry skills

Lamination

Team supervision

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Mary Street Bakery is seeking an experienced Pastry Chef Supervisor / 2IC to lead our production pastry team in a hands-on role. You will work closely with the Executive Pastry Chef to maintain high quality across pastries, cakes and donuts while contributing to new product development.

The role is full-time (38 hours/week), predominantly Monday to Friday with occasional Saturday shifts, and includes onsite parking within a busy Perth-based artisan bakery.