Pastry Chef / Commercial Kitchen Chef

Jefferies Your Local Provedore; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Sunday–Thursday roster

Job summary

Jefferies Your Local Provedore in Melbourne is seeking a passionate, hands-on Pastry Chef to join a busy commercial kitchen team. You will help with daily baking production and general food preparation, ensuring high-quality standards and smooth kitchen operations.

The ideal candidate has experience as a pastry chef or baker, a passion for baking, strong time management, and a team-oriented mindset. The role requires reliability and a hands-on approach within a collaborative kitchen environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a pastry chef, baker or in a similar commercial kitchen role.
• A passion for baking and food production.
• Experience working in a commercial kitchen environment.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• The ability to work independently while contributing to a team.
• A flexible, hands-on attitude and willingness to assist with general cooking.
• A good understanding of food safety, hygiene and safe food handling.
• Pride in producing quality food and maintaining consistent standards.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and producing a range of baked goods.
• Maintaining consistent quality, presentation and freshness across all products.
• Following recipes and production requirements to ensure consistency.
• Assisting with the development of new baked products and seasonal offerings.
• Supporting the wider kitchen team with general cooking, food preparation and production.
• Preparing ingredients and ensuring everything is ready for daily production.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.
• Monitoring stock, rotating ingredients and helping minimise food waste.
• Working efficiently to meet daily production requirements and deadlines.

Skills

Pastry chef experience

Team player

Time management

Food safety

Job description

We’re looking for a passionate, hands‑on Pastry Chef to join our busy commercial kitchen team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys baking, takes pride in producing high-quality products and is happy working across different areas of a commercial kitchen.

You’ll play an important role in our daily baking production while working alongside the wider kitchen team to assist with general food preparation and cooking. We’re looking for someone who is organised, reliable and enjoys being part of a team that takes pride in the food we produce.

Join Our Commercial Kitchen Team!

We’re looking for a passionate, hands‑on Pastry Chef to join our busy commercial kitchen team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys baking, takes pride in producing high-quality products and is happy working across different areas of a commercial kitchen.

You’ll play an important role in our daily baking production while working alongside the wider kitchen team to assist with general food preparation and cooking. We’re looking for someone who is organised, reliable and enjoys being part of a team that takes pride in the food we produce.

About the Role

Working Sunday to Thursday, you’ll be responsible for assisting with our daily baking production while supporting the wider kitchen team to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and producing a range of baked goods.

• Maintaining consistent quality, presentation and freshness across all products.

• Following recipes and production requirements to ensure consistency.

• Assisting with the development of new baked products and seasonal offerings.

• Supporting the wider kitchen team with general cooking, food preparation and production.

• Preparing ingredients and ensuring everything is ready for daily production.

• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene and kitchen cleanliness.

• Monitoring stock, rotating ingredients and helping minimise food waste.

• Working efficiently to meet daily production requirements and deadlines.

About You

We’re looking for someone who is reliable, organised and genuinely enjoys working in a commercial kitchen.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience as a pastry chef, baker or in a similar commercial kitchen role.

• A passion for baking and food production.

• Experience working in a commercial kitchen environment.

• Strong time management and organisational skills.

• The ability to work independently while contributing to a team.

• A flexible, hands‑on attitude and willingness to assist with general cooking.

• A good understanding of food safety, hygiene and safe food handling.

• Pride in producing quality food and maintaining consistent standards.

What We Offer

• A consistent Sunday–Thursday roster.

• The opportunity to work with a supportive and collaborative kitchen team.

• A varied role combining baking production with general kitchen operations.

• The opportunity to contribute ideas and improve our product range.

• Competitive remuneration based on experience.

If you're passionate about baking, enjoy working in a team and take pride in producing quality food, we'd love to hear from you.

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