St Malo Bakery is looking for a positive and passionate leader to take the reins as Production Manager, a crucial role for the success of the business.

St Malo Bakery is an award-winning wholesale bakery based in Sydney, renowned for crafting artisan breads and pastries for some of the best burger joints, cafes, pubs, clubs, hotels, and restaurants across Sydney, Wollongong, Central Coast, Newcastle and surrounding. Our passion for traditional baking methods, combined with freshly milled flour and premium ingredients allows us to create products that consistently elevate dining experiences for our clients.

We supply businesses with high-quality bread, from our signature St Malo burger buns to sourdoughs and pastries. Our products are rooted in old-world techniques but designed to meet the modern needs of the hospitality industry.

In the Role as a Production Manager, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Enhancing the day-to-day efficiency across the Bakery

Managing all aspects of the wholesale production ensuring a consistently high standard of all products

Ensuring all HACCAP procedures and policies are followed and maintained

Supervising and leading a team of 15-20 skilled professionals and process workers

Rostering, overseeing leave requests and other HR functions

Applying problem-solving expertise in a handmade and automated equipment environment

Championing a culture of positivity, safety and quality through training, setting high standards, and leading by example

Setting up and maintaining process flows and additional processes for the team

Mentoring, coaching, and training operational staff to ensure clear understanding and consistent accountability

Collaborating with the General Manager and Operations Manager to swiftly identify and rectify quality issues





Generating reports on key performance indicators (KPIs)

Promptly reporting any major malfunctions of plant and equipment to the Operations Manager

Always Maintaining impeccable housekeeping standards

Taking a proactive approach to drive efficiency improvements

Strategic planning and execution for wholesale production

Control food and labour costs

Seek ways to eliminate wastage

Maintain an open channel of communication with the owners and managers of the business

Maintaining a healthy, clean and protected working environment

Carrying out stock rotation on FIFO basis

Managing the team cleaning and maintaining all bakery equipment

To excel in this role, you should possess the following qualifications and attributes:

Previous experience in Food Manufacturing in FMCG, Medium to large Bakery and/or large-scale catering/hospitality

Willingness to work week day and weekend shifts

Hands-on with an enthusiastic and positive attitude

Exceptional communication skills

Demonstrated versatility, adaptability, and a strong sense of enthusiasm

The ability to meet deadlines and achieve production targets consistently

A self-motivated and autonomous work ethic, coupled with a strong team spirit

Experience with HACCP and WHS

Ability to use Excel and Deputy

Applicants must have full work rights in Australia to apply

3 - 5 years Baking Experience

You love food and the world of bakery and are meticulous about quality, always looking at ways to improve the processes for better quality outcomes. You also have a passion for ideas and new products and manufacturing processes that sit behind them – this will help St Malo to continue to evolve.

Ambitious individuals looking to advance their careers, this role offers an excellent pathway to bonuses, future opportunities and promotion.

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📌 Production Manager (Hornsby)
🏢 St Malo Bakery
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