Senior Pastry Chef

Martha's; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Influence pastry direction

Creative freedom

Quality equipment

Supportive team

Mentor pastry chefs

Job summary

Martha's is a busy bakery and café in Wareemba seeking a senior pastry chef to lead hands-on production, quality and development. You’ll oversee consistency across daily output, mentor junior pastry chefs and influence our pastry program as we grow.

We value craft, lamination and viennoiserie expertise, with a focus on dough, fermentation and high standards. This role offers creative freedom, career progression and access to quality equipment and ingredients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' professional pastry experience.
• Strong experience in lamination and viennoiserie preferable.
• Experience working in a quality, high-volume bakery or pastry environment.
• Excellent understanding of dough, fermentation and pastry production.
• High attention to detail and consistency.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills.
• The ability to lead, teach and communicate effectively.
• Pride in their craft and a genuine interest in continuing to develop.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining exceptional consistency across daily production
• Troubleshooting dough, fermentation and production issues
• Supporting production planning and organisation
• Training and mentoring junior pastry chefs
• Maintaining strong systems, cleanliness and food-safety standards
• Developing and testing new pastries, flavours and seasonal products
• Helping continually improve the quality and efficiency of our pastry program

Skills

Pastry experience

Lamination

Viennoiserie

Dough fermentation

Leadership

Time management

Job description

Working closely with the Head Pastry Chef and pastry team, you'll play a senior hands-on role across production, quality and development. This is an opportunity for someone who takes their craft seriously, someone who understands dough, pastry techniques, lamination and consistency, and wants to have a genuine influence on the pastry program of a growing bakery brand.

Key responsibilities

• Maintaining exceptional consistency across daily production
• Troubleshooting dough, fermentation and production issues
• Supporting production planning and organisation
• Training and mentoring junior pastry chefs
• Maintaining strong systems, cleanliness and food-safety standards
• Developing and testing new pastries, flavours and seasonal products
• Helping continually improve the quality and efficiency of our pastry program

About you

• 5+ years' professional pastry experience
• Strong experience in lamination and viennoiserie is preferable
• Experience working in a quality, high-volume bakery or pastry environment
• Excellent understanding of dough, fermentation and pastry production
• High attention to detail and consistency
• Strong organisation and time-management skills
• The ability to lead, teach and communicate effectively
• Pride in their craft and a genuine interest in continuing to develop

About us

Martha's is a busy bakery and café in Wareemba built around quality, creativity and consistency. Our pastry program is a major part of our identity, and as the business continues to grow, we're looking for an experienced pastry chef who can help us take it to the next level.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Genuine career progression as Martha's grows
• Opportunity to influence product development and our pastry direction
• Creative freedom to develop and test new products
• High-quality equipment and ingredients
• A supportive and ambitious team environment
• The opportunity to mentor and develop other pastry chefs