Lift Cafe is hiring a Full time Pastry Chef role in St Kilda, VIC. Apply now to be part of our team.
Requirements for this role:
- Flexible hours available
- 1 year of relevant work experience required for this role
- Work visa will be provided for this role
Position Summary
Lift+ Cafe is a premium café based in St Kilda, Melbourne, offering high-quality matcha, specialty beverages, and refined baked goods in a customer-focused environment.
Located in a busy hospitality precinct, we operate as a dine-in and takeaway venue serving both locals and visitors.
Lift+ is seeking a highly skilled Senior Pastry Cook (Specialist) to take a key role in the preparation, refinement, and production of high-quality baked and pastry products.
Key Responsibilities
Pastry & Baking Production
- Prepare and produce a range of baked and pastry products including cakes, cookies, and specialty items
- Work with specialised ingredients, including gluten-free flours and alternative sweeteners, to produce consistent, high-quality baked products.
- Execute recipes with precision to ensure consistent taste, texture, and presentation
- Measure, mix, prepare and bake pastry doughs, batters and fillings using premium raw ingredients
- Decorate and finish cakes, pastries and desserts to a high standard.
- Apply advanced pastry techniques in daily production
- Demonstrate commercial café or bakery experience essential for this role
Product Development & Refinement
Contribute to the development and refinement of pastry and baked recipes
Adjust formulations to improve consistency, shelf-life, and production efficiency
Support innovation of new products aligned with the Lift+ brand
Production Oversight
Manage daily pastry and baking production schedules
Coordinate batch production to meet business demand
Monitor ingredient usage and minimise waste
Quality Control & Compliance
Ensure all products meet food safety and regulatory standards in Australia
Maintain strict hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen
Support accurate labelling and compliance for packaged goods
Team Leadership & Training
Train and guide junior staff in pastry techniques and production standards
Ensure adherence to recipes, SOPs, and quality expectations
Foster a consistent and efficient production environment
Key Requirements
- Relevant qualification in Patisserie or Commercial Cookery
- Minimum 1 years experience as a Pastry Cook
- Strong knowledge of pastry techniques, baking science, and ingredient functionality
- Experience in commercial or high-volume production environments
- Understanding of food safety standards in Australia
- High attention to detail and consistency
- Ability to work as part of a team unsupervised
- Strong communication skills
- Previous experience in team leadership and/or menu development will be highly regarded
Why This Role is Critical
This role is essential to ensuring the quality and consistency of Lift+ pastry and baked products. The Senior Pastry Cook (Specialist) plays a key role in maintaining high production standards and ensuring all products are prepared with precision, consistency, and attention to detail in a busy café environment
Pay: $77,000.00 – $83,782.28 per year
Work Location: In person
