Chouette Cake & Dessert is seeking an experienced and reliable Pastrycook to join our bakery café in Underwood on a full-time basis.
Our menu combines contemporary café products with Korean-inspired cakes, flavours, presentation styles and seasonal trends.
The successful applicant should have strong pastry-production and cake-finishing skills. Practical knowledge of Korean-style baking and desserts, or experience producing similar Asian-style products, will be highly regarded.
Key responsibilities include:
- Preparing and producing cakes, pastries and desserts
- Preparing cake bases, fillings, creams and other components
- Decorating and finishing products to a consistently high standard
- Following recipes and daily production schedules
- Maintaining consistency in taste, appearance and portion size
- Checking ingredient quality and monitoring stock levels
- Minimising waste and using ingredients efficiently
- Maintaining food-safety, hygiene and cleaning standards
- Assisting with seasonal and Korean-inspired product development
- Coordinating effectively with the bakery and front-of-house teams
The successful applicant should have:
- Relevant pastry qualifications or substantial commercial pastry experience
- Strong cake-finishing and decorating skills
- Experience working in a busy commercial bakery or pastry kitchen
- The ability to work independently and meet production deadlines
- Good knowledge of food safety and workplace hygiene
- An understanding of Korean dessert trends, flavours and presentation styles
- Reliable availability for early starts, weekends and public holidays
- Korean-language ability is highly regarded due to the workplace setting and communication with Korean-speaking team members
This is a full-time position averaging 40 hours per week. Working hours will be arranged through a rotating roster and will include early-morning starts, weekends and public holidays. Applicants must be able to meet these roster requirements consistently.
Chouette Cake & Dessert offers a stable position within a busy multicultural bakery café. We are looking for someone who takes pride in craftsmanship, consistency and presentation and who can contribute to the continued development of our distinctive product range.