Senior Bakery Assistant: 2am Start & Baking Prep Pro

Southern Cross Group; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotorua Sulphur City Bakery Limited is hiring a Senior Bakery Assistant to support our bakers with daily production. This permanent, full-time role requires early-morning starts and weekend shifts, with a minimum of 30 hours per week.

You'll weigh ingredients, prepare dough, operate commercial bakery equipment, and help maintain food safety standards. Reliable transport and a proactive team attitude are essential for success in our busy bakery.

Qualifications

• At least 12 months of relevant commercial bakery or pastry-production experience.
• Practical experience weighing and measuring ingredients and preparing materials for bakery production.
• Experience assisting with dough or sourdough preparation, kneading, portioning or shaping.
• Experience safely operating, or the demonstrated ability to safely operate, commercial bakery equipment.
• A practical understanding of food safety, cleanliness, allergen control and workplace health and safety requirements.
• The physical ability to perform repetitive manual work, stand for extended periods and safely lift and move items ordinarily required in bakery production.
• Availability to work early mornings from 2:00 am and weekends and public holidays where rostered.
• Reliable transport or another practical means of attending all required shifts, including early-morning shifts.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to follow recipes, measurements and production instructions accurately.
• The ability to work efficiently as part of a busy bakery team.
• A reliable, punctual and practical approach to work; and
• Willingness to undergo pre-employment drug and alcohol testing and to comply with policies.

Responsibilities

• Gather and prepare ingredients required by bakers and pastry cooks.
• Accurately weigh and measure flour, yeast, sugar, fats and other ingredients.
• Prepare baking trays, tins, utensils, workstations and equipment before production.
• Assist with routine dough and sourdough preparation under the direction of a baker or pastry cook.
• Assist with mixing, kneading, dividing, portioning, shaping and placing dough.
• Safely operate mixers, kneading machines and other commercial bakery equipment.
• Monitor routine preparation and production processes and promptly report any concerns to the baker or pastry cook.
• Place prepared products onto trays, racks and appropriate storage areas.
• Assist with removing baked products from ovens and transferring them to cooling or finishing areas.
• Assist with the preparation and finishing of breads, pastries and other bakery products as directed.
• Clean and sanitise workbenches, machinery, equipment, utensils and bakery-production areas.
• Correctly store ingredients, equipment and finished products.
• Rotate stock and advise the appropriate staff member when ingredients or other supplies are running low.
• Assist with receiving, checking and organising bakery supplies.
• Follow food-safety, hygiene, allergen-control, workplace health and safety, and equipment-operation procedures.
• Help maintain an organised, efficient and safe bakery-production environment.
• Perform other reasonable bakery-assistance duties consistent with the position.

Skills

Bakery production

Food safety

Ingredient weighing

Dough preparation

Operate bakery equipment

Attention to detail

Reliability

Punctuality

Teamwork

Pre-employment drug testing

Education

Bakery-related qualification

Tertiary training

Tools

Mixer

Kneading machine

Ovens

Job description

Rotorua Sulphur City Bakery Limited is hiring a Senior Bakery Assistant to support our bakers with daily production. This permanent, full-time role requires early-morning starts and weekend shifts, with a minimum of 30 hours per week.

You'll weigh ingredients, prepare dough, operate commercial bakery equipment, and help maintain food safety standards. Reliable transport and a proactive team attitude are essential for success in our busy bakery.