Bring Your Creativity to Back Alley Bakes!
Are you an experienced chef with a passion for flavour, creativity, and quality and looking to escape those late nights?
Our busy artisan bakery is looking for a skilled chef to work in our savoury section—someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and loves bringing fresh ideas to the table.
What Makes This Role Special
We’re not just looking for a cook—we’re looking for a creative force. You’ll have the scope to:
- Assist in the development of innovative savoury menus alongside our head of savoury
- Rotate and refresh our sandwich, pie, and savoury offerings
- Bring your passion and at least5 years of qualified experience to create food that excites our customers
- Help shape the savoury identity of our bakery with lively, seasonal, and thoughtful menu development
If you love crafting food that’s full of personality, this is your kitchen.
What You’ll Do
Your responsibilities will include:
Assist in Menu Creation & Quality
- Work alongside other team members developing and producing new savoury items—sandwiches, pies, pastries and more
- Ensuring every item meets our high standards for taste, presentation, and consistency
- Cooking and producing food within essential service timeframes
Daily Operations
- Using time management skills to keep your section running smoothly
- Working collaboratively with other team members to maintain efficient production
- Helping maintain clear communication between kitchen and FOH teams
- Contributing to a positive, harmonious work environment.
- Work autonomously on certain days, ensuring consistent supply and quality for our retail section
Stock, Ordering & Organisation
- Placing produce and stock orders, and managing storage and rotation
- Receiving and safely storing deliveries
- Assisting with stocktake
- Keeping your section and cool room clean, organised, and operating at optimum levels
Cleanliness, Safety & Efficiency
- Following established cleaning and waste procedures
- Maintaining equipment in good working order
- Using food, energy, water, and labour efficiently
- Ensuring all food is handled safely and correctly with a strong focus on reducing and minimising waste
What We’re Looking For
- Australian resident with no working restrictions,unfortunately we are not offering sponsorship positions for the role at this time
- Minimum 5 qualified years experience in a savoury or similar kitchen environment
- A passion for creating vibrant, exciting savoury items
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Someone who thrives in a busy, structured environment and can keep service smooth and stable
- A positive attitude and a collaborative growth mindset
- Someone who likes working mornings and days (start time is between 5 and 8am)
Join Our Team
If you’re ready to make your mark, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help shape the savoury heart of our bakery!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Professional development assistance
Application Question(s):
- Are you currently under a student or working holiday visa?
Experience:
- Culinary: 5 years (Preferred)
Work Authorisation:
Work Location: In person
