Pastry Chef — Creative, Precise Patisserie (Daytime Hours)

Black Star Pastry; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

Complimentary birthday cake (4‑portion

Cake for your birthday

Daytime kitchen hours (no 3am starts)

Personal leave for self-care

Confidential counselling support

Job summary

Black Star Pastry is seeking a passionate Pastry Cook to join our HQ Kitchen in NSW. You will be hands-on in cutting, weighing, layering, and crafting each detail to our exacting standards, working with a driven team to deliver iconic creations.

We value precision, creativity, and collaboration, with a focus on consistent quality, learning, and adherence to food safety and WHS guidelines. This is a full‑time, on-site role with supportive perks.

Qualifications

• Genuine interest in patisserie and pride in high‑quality work.
• Ability to follow recipes, methods, and production standards with consistency.
• Strong attention to detail and care in finishing and presentation.
• Reliability, punctuality and a professional approach to work.
• Ability to work well in a team and contribute to a shared production environment.
• Willingness to learn, take feedback and continuously improve.
• Capacity to work efficiently in a fast-paced, production-driven kitchen.
• Understanding of food safety, hygiene and WHS standards.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on pastry preparation: cutting, weighing, layering, palletizing, and detailing to precise standards.
• Work under professional leadership in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver consistent, high-quality products.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and WHS standards across all tasks.

Skills

Patisserie passion

Attention to detail

Team player

Reliability

Punctuality

Willingness to learn

Job description

Black Star Pastry is seeking a passionate Pastry Cook to join our HQ Kitchen in NSW. You will be hands-on in cutting, weighing, layering, and crafting each detail to our exacting standards, working with a driven team to deliver iconic creations.

We value precision, creativity, and collaboration, with a focus on consistent quality, learning, and adherence to food safety and WHS guidelines. This is a full‑time, on-site role with supportive perks.