Head Baker / Bakery Production Manager — Melbourne
SUPERLUPO is an exciting new bakery and retail concept opening soon.
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on and commercially mindedHead Bakerto lead our bakery operations across bothpremium retail and large-scale wholesale production.
This is a key leadership role for a skilled baker with strong management experience.
You will lead and develop the SUPERLUPO production team, manage daily production across retail and wholesale operations, oversee product quality and consistency, and support the growth of the business.
Our sister company,Wonder Pies, operates a large-scale food production facility with a team of approximately 50 employees and manages a significant volume of wholesale customer orders.
The Head Baker will work closely with the Wonder Pies production and management teams.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, manage, train and develop the bakery production team
Oversee daily retail bakery production for SUPERLUPO
Manage high-volume wholesale bakery production and customer orders
Plan and manage daily and weekly production schedules and volumes
Ensure retail and wholesale products are produced accurately, efficiently and on time
Maintain high standards of product quality, consistency and presentation
Work closely with the Second in Charge and Wholesale Baker to coordinate production
Develop new bakery products and improve the current SUPERLUPO menu
Create practical recipes that can be consistently produced and scaled
Review production processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency
Develop smoother workflows and reduce production bottlenecks and waste
Support production planning, forecasting,



stock management and operational reporting
Maintain strong food safety, hygiene and workplace safety standards
About You
You will have:
Experience as aHead Baker, Bakery Manager, Production Manager or Senior Baker
Proven experience leading and developing bakery production teams
Strong people management, communication and leadership skills
Experience managing bothretail bakery and high-volume wholesale production
Experience planning and managing large production volumes and customer orders
Strong technical knowledge of bread production, sourdough, fermentation and baking
Experience managing production schedules, production volumes and team productivity
Experience developing new products and improving existing recipes
Strong organisational, planning and problem-solving skills
A hands-on approach and the ability to lead by example
A strong focus on quality, consistency, efficiency and continuous improvement
Experience in a large-scale food manufacturing or wholesale bakery environment will be highly regarded.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the launch and growth of a recent premium bakery while working closely with an established, high-volume food production business.
You will have the opportunity to build and develop a skilled team, shape the SUPERLUPO menu, create current products and improve production systems across both retail and wholesale operations.
If you are an experienced bakery leader who enjoys working hands-on, developing people and managing production at scale, we would love to hear from you.
Be part of our exciting launch this September and help shape the future of Superlupo.
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