Baker

BuildRight Construction AU; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

BuildRight Construction AU is seeking an experienced baker to join a well-established artisan bakery in the Otago region of New Zealand. This full-time role involves producing a wide range of handcrafted breads in a high-volume production setting, using traditional methods and premium ingredients to ensure top-quality products.

You will work alongside a skilled and supportive team, handling dough from scratch and maintaining rigorous food-safety standards while meeting daily production targets

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of commercial baking experience.
• Experience producing artisan breads from scratch.
• Knowledge of dough mixing, fermentation, proofing and baking processes.
• Ability to work in a high-volume production bakery.
• Strong foodsafety and hygiene practices.
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Positive attitude with strong work ethic.
• Formal baking qualification preferred but not essential.
• Willingness to work rotating shifts, including weekends and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and bake a variety of artisan breads from scratch.
• Mix, ferment, shape and bake dough using traditional baking techniques.
• Produce sourdough, baguettes, burger buns, pretzels, specialty loaves and seasonal products.
• Maintain consistent product quality throughout the production process.
• Operate bakery equipment safely and efficiently.
• Monitor fermentation, proofing and baking times.
• Maintain high foods safety, hygiene and sanitation standards.
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced production environment.
• Assist with stock rotation and ingredient management.
• Support team members to achieve daily production targets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of bakery operations.
• Maintain a clean, organized and safe work environment.

Skills

Artisan baking

High-Volume production

Food safety

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Strong work ethic

Education

Baking qualification (formal)

Tools

Dough mixing equipment

Job description

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedBakertojoinawell-establishedartisanbakeryintheOtagoregionofNewZealand.Thisfull-timepositionoffersthechancetoworkinahigh-volumeproductionenvironmentwheretraditionalbakingmethods,premiumingredients,andexceptionalproductqualityarehighlyvalued.

Youwillberesponsibleforproducingawiderangeofhandcraftedbreadsfromscratchwhileworkingalongsideaskilledandsupportiveteam.

The Opportunity

AnexcitingopportunityisavailableforanexperiencedBakertojoinawell-establishedartisanbakeryintheOtagoregionofNewZealand.Thisfull-timepositionoffersthechancetoworkinahigh-volumeproductionenvironmentwheretraditionalbakingmethods,premiumingredients,andexceptionalproductqualityarehighlyvalued.

Youwillberesponsibleforproducingawiderangeofhandcraftedbreadsfromscratchwhileworkingalongsideaskilledandsupportiveteam.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepareandbakeavarietyofartisanbreadsfromscratch
• Mix,ferment,shapeandbakedoughusingtraditionalbakingtechniques
• Producesourdough,baguettes,burgerbuns,pretzels,specialtyloavesandseasonalproducts
• Maintainconsistentproductqualitythroughouttheproductionprocess
• Operatebakeryequipmentsafelyandefficiently
• Monitorfermentation,proofingandbakingtimes
• Maintainhighfoodsafety,hygieneandsanitationstandards
• Workefficientlyinafast-pacedproductionenvironment
• Assistwithstockrotationandingredientmanagement
• Supportteammemberstoachievedailyproductiontargets
• Contributetocontinuousimprovementofbakeryoperations
• Maintainaclean,organisedandsafeworkenvironment

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum3yearsofcommercialbakingexperience
• Experienceproducingartisanbreadsfromscratch
• Knowledgeofdoughmixing,fermentation,proofingandbakingprocesses
• Abilitytoworkinahigh-volumeproductionbakery
• Strongunderstandingoffoodsafetyandhygienepractices
• Excellentattentiontodetailandcommitmenttoquality
• Abilitytoworkbothindependentlyandwithinateam
• Positiveattitudewithstrongworkethic
• Formalbakingqualificationpreferredbutnotessential
• Willingnesstoworkrotatingshifts,includingweekendsandnightshifts

Special Instructions

Sponsorshipavailableforsuitableoverseascandidates.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).