Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

Sunshine Coast Sourdough Co SC Sourdough Pty Ltd at Turner Family Trust(trading as Sunshine Coast Sourdough Co) is looking for a passionate and experienced Baker to join the team. You'll be responsible for producing consistently high-quality, handmade sourdough breads, pastries, and sweet and savoury goods. Working with certified organic and locally sourced ingredients, you will uphold the bakery’s traditional slow-fermentation methods, maintain excellent food-safety standards, minimise waste, and contribute to a cooperative, community-focused team.

Benefits Salary: AUD $76,000 – $86,000 per annum + superannuation Task & responsibilities Inspect the bakery premises, work areas, ovens, machinery and equipment before production to ensure cleanliness and compliance with food safety and workplace health and safety requirements. Check the quality and freshness of certified organic flours and other locally sourced ingredients, accurately weighing and measuring them according to bakery recipes. Mix, knead, mature, divide, cut, mould and shape dough for the bakery’s handmade sourdough breads, rolls, pastries and other baked goods.

Monitor and manage the bakery’s slow sourdough fermentation process to achieve consistent flavour, texture and product quality. Prepare sweet and savoury fillings for pastries and other bakery products. Monitor oven temperatures, baking times and product appearance to ensure breads and pastries are baked to the required colour, texture and quality.

Coordinate the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of small-batch sourdough breads, rolls and pastry products. Glaze and finish buns and pastries and decorate sweet baked goods with cream, icing or other toppings as required. Safely operate mixers, dough rollers, moulding equipment and other bakery machinery used in bread and pastry production.

Empty, clean,



sanitise and grease baking trays, tins, utensils and production equipment, maintaining an organised work area and supporting the bakery’s waste-reduction practices.

Qualification & experience Qualifications: Certificate III or IV in Baking or related field Experience: 1 - 2 years of experience in an artisan or sourdough bakery producing handmade breads, pastries and sweet and savoury baked goods. Demonstrated expertise in maintaining sourdough cultures, controlling long fermentation schedules and hand-shaping high-hydration dough.

Experience producing consistent small-batch sourdough using traditional techniques, including mixing, folding, dividing, pre-shaping, final shaping, proofing and baking. Sound knowledge of certified organic flours, sustainably grown grains and other quality ingredients, including their effect on dough development, flavour and finished-product quality. Competence in operating commercial bakery equipment, including mixers, dough rollers, moulders and deck ovens or similar baking ovens.

Strong understanding of recipe consistency, quality control, food safety, workplace safety and waste-minimisation practices. Skills: Ability to hand-shape high-hydration sourdough loaves to a consistently high standard. Ability to monitor dough temperature, hydration, fermentation and proofing, making adjustments for changes in ingredients and environmental conditions.

Effective problem-solving skills to address variations in fermentation, dough consistency, equipment performance and baking results. Ability to maintain product consistency across handmade sourdough breads, pastries and other small-batch products. Commitment to Sunshine Coast Sourdough Co’s focus on quality, sustainability, community and carefully handcrafted products.

About Company Sunshine Coast Sourdough Co is a bakery producing delicious handmade sourdough, pastries and sweet and savoury treats for all the family to enjoy! Work Type: Full time Salary: $76000-86000

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