Bakers Assistant/Baker

Bellbird Baked Goods; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff product discounts

Job summary

Bellbird Bakery in Christchurch’s Woolston area is seeking an enthusiastic Bakers Assistant or Baker for permanent full-time work. The role operates early-morning shifts from 2.00am to 10.00am, providing an opportunity to develop skills under our senior bakers in a busy artisan bakery environment.

Prior experience in artisan bread making is welcome, with emphasis on sourdough and French-style viennoiserie. Applicants should be reliable, enthusiastic learners, and able to work well in a small but

Qualifications

• Experience in artisan bakery making sourdough bread and French-style viennoiserie would be an advantage.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with others.
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail.
• Safe and capable lifting in a busy environment.
• Can work well under pressure to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Mixing ingredients
• Cutting and shaping dough
• Baking products
• Finishing products
• Maintaining a clean and organized workplace
• Working to a consistent pace to ensure on-time product readiness
• Supporting the production team

Skills

artisan bakery experience

communication

time management

attention to detail

lifting safely

working under pressure

Job description

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Bellbird Baked Goods – Woolston, South Island

Bellbird Bakery is a Christchurch artisan bakery making handcrafted sourdough and French-style viennoiserie across three stores and a wholesale operation — and we're on the hunt for a new pair of hands to join our early-morning crew.

Do you have the ‘main ingredients’ to become our next Bakers Assistant or Baker?

Based at our Tannery location, we are looking for someone who will compliment our strong team of dedicated specialty bakers. If you have a passion for bread products, and are looking for a career pathway to develop their own skills further – this might be the role you ‘knead’ to apply for.

Permanent full time position

Rostered shifts, 2.00am-10.00am

We are looking for someone whose lifestyle will be suited to working in our ‘early bird’ team consistently. A role in a dynamic and supportive team, with opportunities to explore pathways to develop your baking career further.

Bellbird Bakery is a Christchurch artisan bakery making handcrafted sourdough and French-style viennoiserie across three stores and a wholesale operation — and we're on the hunt for a new pair of hands to join our early-morning crew.

Do you have the ‘main ingredients’ to become our next Bakers Assistant or Baker?

Based at our Tannery location, we are looking for someone who will compliment our strong team of dedicated specialty bakers. If you have a passion for bread products, and are looking for a career pathway to develop their own skills further – this might be the role you ‘knead’ to apply for.

• Permanent full time position
• Rostered shifts, 2.00am-10.00am
• Working Wednesday-Sunday

We are looking for someone whose lifestyle will be suited to working in our ‘early bird’ team consistently. A role in a dynamic and supportive team, with opportunities to explore pathways to develop your baking career further.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Mixing ingredients
• Cut and shape dough
• Baking products
• Finishing products
• Keeping workplace clean and organised
• Working to a consistent pace to ensure products are ready on time
• Supporting the production team

We are looking for someone who has a passion for our products, who is keen to learn, and enthusiastic about delivering a great end product to the customer.

We are open to applications from people without commercial experience baking, but we are looking for work experience that demonstrates the key skills we are looking for. If you have no experience baking it is really important to tell us a bit more about why you are interested in this job and why you think you would be a great fit.

Qualifications & Experience

• Any experience in artisan bakery making similar style of products (sourdough bread, French-style viennoiserie) would be an advantage
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with others
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail
• Safe and capable lifting skills from working in physical, busy environment
• Can work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

This role would suit someone who takes upmost pride in their work, and is looking for the opportunity to work alongside our senior bakers to improve their own craft skills. If you are a reliable and enthusiastic learner you will go far here.

If your experience is in a supermarket production environment, are a chef, or cake-maker from another industry/discipline, it is unlikely we are going to be a good fit for you. This role will primarily be focused on the art and science of artisan bread making.

We offer a supportive team culture, discounts on staff products, and the opportunity to grow with us.

This position requires you to be entitled to work in NZ, a current valid work visa or evidence of right to work will need to be provided.