Senior Baker

CRG Retail Management Service Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelaide’s Finest Supermarkets Pasadena is seeking a Senior Baker to lead daily production, mentor a passionate bakery team and collaborate on new products.

You will manage dough, fermentation and artisan techniques, ensure HACCP and food safety, and drive efficiency in a high-volume bakery environment.

Qualifications

• A recognised baking trade qualification.
• Min 5 years in senior/supervisor bakery leadership.
• Extensive bread, pastry and bakery production experience.
• Knowledge of artisan techniques, dough management and fermentation.
• Experience leading production planning and workflow in busy environments.
• Ability to train, mentor and motivate bakery teams.
• Strong food safety, allergen management and quality control understanding.
• Excellent organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial awareness across labour, ingredients, waste and productivity.
• Experience in recipe development and product costing in high-volume production is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily bakery production to meet quality and production targets.
• Set standards for product quality, consistency and presentation.
• Mentor bakers and apprentices.
• Support production planning, workflow and efficiency.
• Collaborate with Head Baker on new products and recipes.
• Monitor ingredients, stock levels and ordering to maintain continuity.
• Help control waste, labour and ingredient utilization.
• Ensure food safety, allergen, hygiene, HACCP and WHS compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement across products, processes and team performance.

Skills

Leadership

Bakery production

Dough management

Fermentation

Food safety

Problem solving

Organisation

Communication

Mentoring

Training

Education

Baking trade qualification

Job description

Adelaide’s Finest Supermarkets | Pasadena
Full-time leadership opportunity

Bring your craft, leadership and ideas to one of South Australia’s most exciting bakery operations.

Adelaide’s Finest is looking for an accomplished Senior Baker to join our nationally award-winning bakery team at Pasadena. Working closely with our Head Baker, you will take a hands‑on role in leading daily production, developing our people and creating exceptional products that thousands of customers enjoy every week.

This is an opportunity to work with an extraordinary range of premium local and international ingredients in a business that values traditional craftsmanship, modern techniques and genuine innovation.

The opportunity

As Senior Baker, you will:

Lead and coordinate daily bakery production to achieve quality and production targets.

Set the standard for product quality, consistency and presentation.

Guide, mentor and develop bakers and apprentice bakers.

Support production planning, workflow and operational efficiency.

Collaborate with the Head Baker on new products, seasonal ranges and recipe development.

Monitor ingredients, stock levels and ordering to maintain production continuity.

Help control waste, labour and ingredient utilisation.

Ensure food safety, allergen, hygiene, HACCP and WHS requirements are consistently met.

Champion continuous improvement across products, processes and team performance.

About you

You are a skilled baker and confident leader who takes pride in your craft. You enjoy being on the tools, supporting your team and finding better ways to deliver outstanding products.

You will bring:

A recognised baking trade qualification.

At least five years’ experience in a senior, supervisory or bakery leadership role.

Strong commercial bread, pastry and bakery production experience.

Sound knowledge of artisan techniques, dough management and fermentation.

Experience leading production planning and managing workflow in a busy environment.

The ability to train, mentor and motivate bakery team members.

A strong understanding of food safety, allergen management and quality control.

Excellent organisation, communication and problem-solving skills.

Commercial awareness across labour, ingredients, waste and productivity.

Experience in recipe development, product costing and high-volume retail or wholesale bakery production will be highly regarded.

Why join Adelaide’s Finest?

Work alongside a passionate, nationally award-winning team of bakers and pastry chefs.

Access an exceptional pantry of premium ingredients from leading local and international suppliers.

Collaborate with talented industry professionals who care about quality and innovation.

Play an important role in developing new products and improving our bakery offering.

Grow your leadership capabilities while mentoring the next generation of baking talent.

Join a proudly South Australian family business with more than 75 years of history and an exciting future ahead.