Senior Pastry Chef — Lead Early-Morning Production

Mörk Chocolate; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Mörk staff discounts

Job summary

North Melbourne-based Mörk Chocolate is seeking a Senior Pastry Chef to lead our bakery and viennoiserie production. This hands-on role focuses on early-morning production and takes ownership of a small pastry team, delivering high-quality doughs and baked goods.

You will guide production for enriched doughs, viennoiserie, cakes, and related products, while maintaining consistency, speed, and the brand’s craft ethos. Passion, learning, and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a commercial pastry, bakery or production kitchen.
• Strong practical knowledge of dough, fermentation and proofing.
• Good production instincts and a sharp eye for detail.
• Confidence taking ownership of your work, making decisions and supporting others in the team.
• The ability to work with pace and contribute on every level.

Responsibilities

• Enriched doughs, including our sourdough cinnamon buns.
• Viennoiserie bake-off and finishing.
• Cakes, marshmallows, sauces and broader pastry production.
• Fermentation, proofing and morning bake-off.
• Helping lead and organise the team through early-morning production.
• Quality, consistency and the details that make a great product.

Skills

Dough & Fermentation

Viennoiserie

Team Leadership

Early-Morning Production

Attention to Detail

Job description

North Melbourne-based Mörk Chocolate is seeking a Senior Pastry Chef to lead our bakery and viennoiserie production. This hands-on role focuses on early-morning production and takes ownership of a small pastry team, delivering high-quality doughs and baked goods.

You will guide production for enriched doughs, viennoiserie, cakes, and related products, while maintaining consistency, speed, and the brand’s craft ethos. Passion, learning, and collaboration are essential.