The bench, before the doors open
Everything here is made by hand in our own kitchen, so the bench is where the day happens. We work as a team through the early hours, scaling, mixing, shaping and watching the ovens, and we share what we know as we go. Baking techniques and recipes, oven temperatures, the different breads, how products prove. Nobody is left to work it out alone.
The role
We're looking for bakers to work the bench in our Fortitude Valley kitchen, making bread, pastry and a range of sweet and savoury baked goods by hand. You'd be working alongside the rest of the kitchen team, and there's genuine scope to learn here: baking techniques and recipes, oven operation and temperature ranges, the different breads, how products prove, and the health and safety side of the job.
What the day looks like
We're open Monday to Saturday, 7.00am to 2.00pm, and bakers work early in the morning, before the doors open. Weekends and public holidays are part of the roster. It's a hands-on shift: dough on the bench, ovens running, everyone working to the same timings.
What you'd be doing
- Scaling ingredients accurately and mixing dough
- Cutting, shaping and moulding dough
- Preparing sweet and savoury pastry, fillings and a range of baked goods
- Monitoring proving, baking and cooling times, and keeping the appearance of everything consistent
- Understanding the full baking procedure and working to it as a team
- Stock checks, stock rotation and clean-down
- Understanding and following food safety and health and safety rules, which is critical here
What we're after
- Someone happy to start early, and available weekends and public holidays
- A team worker, because the whole kitchen runs as a team
- Care with detail: accurate scaling, consistent shaping, timings watched
- A serious respect for food safety and hygiene
- Baking experience at any level, from none yet through to more than three years
How to apply
Fill in the application form on this page and we'll get back to you. It asks for a bit of thought, so here's what's on it before you start.
- Your first and last name, mobile number, email address and current address
- Which statement best describes your right to work in Australia, with options from Australian citizen or permanent resident through to needing sponsorship for a new employer
- How many years' experience you have as a baker
- Whether you hold a current Australian driver's licence
- Whether you're going on holiday in the next six months
- Your recent activities over the past three years
- 200 to 300 words about you, and why you're applying for this job
That last one is the part we read most closely, so write it in your own words rather than a template.
Where you'd be working
159 Knapp St, Fortitude Valley 4006. Everything we sell is handmade in this kitchen.