Over the past 25 years, Gelato Messina has grown from a single gelato store into a dessert wonderland – producing everything from gelato and intricate cakes to couverture chocolate and bespoke patisserie products.

We make an enormous amount from scratch, work with some of Australia’s most iconic brands, create one-off desserts and products for events and collaborations, and occasionally find ourselves making something ridiculous for MasterChef.

We’re still a family-owned and operated business, and we’re made up of three equal parts: honesty, hard work and valuable humour.

We’re looking for an experienced Pastry Chef/Chocolatier to join the production team at our Marrickville headquarters.

The role

This is a hands-on production role with plenty of variety. Depending on what we're making, you could be working across chocolate production, cakes, pastry components and products for our stores, events, specials and collaborations.

A significant part of the role involves working with chocolate, including tempering, moulding and producing chocolate components and finished products. Previous professional experience working with chocolate is essential.

You'll also work across broader pastry production and help bring new and sometimes fairly ambitious products to life.

This is a busy production environment, so we're looking for someone who combines strong technical skills with excellent attention to detail and can produce consistently high-quality work at scale.

About you





You'll ideally have

- Previous experience as a pastry chef or chocolatier in a fast-paced professional kitchen or production environment
- Strong practical experience working with chocolate
- Solid pastry skills and a good understanding of production techniques
- Excellent attention to detail and consistently high standards
- The ability to work efficiently and calmly as part of a busy team
- A Certificate III or IV in Patisserie is desirable, although strong relevant industry experience will absolutely be considered
- Full Australian working rights

Why work with us? The roster is one of the best parts of the job: four days a week, Monday to Thursday, with a three-day weekend every week.

You'll also get

- Payment for all overtime hours worked
- Staff lunch every day – usually home-cooked Italian food
- Laundered uniforms
- An additional day of birthday leave each year
- Generous staff discounts across all our products
- Plenty of free gelato
- Free access to our on-site gym

To apply We'd love to hear from you. Please send us your CV along with a cover letter telling us a little about your experience – particularly your experience working with chocolate – and why you'd like to join the team at Messina.

Pay: Up to $75,000.00 per year

Benefits

- Employee discount
- Extended annual leave
- Free food

Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Pastry Chef/Chocolatier (Marrickville)
🏢 Messina
📍 Marrickville