Production Chef - Pastry, Baking & Ready Meals

Jocelyn's Provisions; Albion; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous staff discounts

Job summary

Jocelyn's Provisions is seeking a full-time, hands-on production chef to work across sweet and savoury lines in our Brisbane kitchen. You will contribute to cakes, pastries, baked goods, ready-to-eat meals and other prepared foods, while ensuring quality and consistency in every item.

The ideal candidate holds a commercial cookery qualification and has professional kitchen experience, with an interest in pastry, baking and decorating.

Qualifications

• Commercial cookery qualification and experience in a professional kitchen.
• Interest in developing skills across pastry, baking and decorating.
• Ability to follow recipes and production methods while maintaining consistent results.
• Strong organisation, time management and communication in a busy kitchen.
• Willingness to learn and commitment to food safety and quality.
• Experience in a production kitchen, bakery, catering or high-volume food environment is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and producing a variety of savoury products, including ready-to-eat meals.
• Assisting with the production of cakes, pastries, biscuits and other baked goods.
• Undertaking food preparation, cooking, baking, finishing and decorating tasks.
• Following approved recipes, methods and production schedules accurately.
• Managing and organising your section to ensure daily production targets are met.
• Maintaining consistency in flavour, quality, presentation and finished product specifications.
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen team across both sweet and savoury production.
• Checking product quality and ensuring finished products meet expectations before packaging.
• Maintaining high standards of food safety, hygiene, cleanliness and HACCP compliance.

Skills

Food preparation

Teamwork in kitchen

Time management

Education

Commercial cookery qualification

Job description

Jocelyn's Provisions is seeking a full-time, hands-on production chef to work across sweet and savoury lines in our Brisbane kitchen. You will contribute to cakes, pastries, baked goods, ready-to-eat meals and other prepared foods, while ensuring quality and consistency in every item.

The ideal candidate holds a commercial cookery qualification and has professional kitchen experience, with an interest in pastry, baking and decorating.