About the role

Fitzroy Production Kitchen role reporting to CEO. You'll own standards, systems, efficiency, culture, and dispatch across Mile End's production kitchen and four Melbourne stores. You'll upgrade recipes, specs, prep lists and batch methods to support growth to twice current size, track waste and yields, train and develop kitchen and dispatch teams, ensure every store receives the right product on time and to spec, and lead monthly specials and menu improvements.

Key responsibilities
Quality control, food safety, taste testing and consistency across all stores
Upgrading recipes, specs, prep lists and batch methods to support growth
Tracking waste, yields and labour to produce more for less
Training and developing the kitchen and dispatch teams to skilled standards
Ensuring every store gets the right product, on time and to spec
Monthly specials, menu improvements and better batch cooking techniques




Working the bench alongside your team

About you
Detail-obsessed and notice inconsistencies
Experience building and improving systems that work
Proven ability to set and maintain culture and skilled standards
Trainer who makes the people around you better
Open to current ways of working and continuous improvement
No ego; willing to work alongside your team and take feedback
Led a kitchen team before
Production or multi-site experience is a plus
Food Safety Supervisor certified, or willing to get certified
Willing to work early starts and some weekends as production schedule requires

About us

Mile End is Australia's first wood-fired Montreal-style bagelry. We have four Melbourne stores, a production bakery and kitchen, and a plan to grow.

📌 Head Of Production Kitchen Fitzroy (Australia)
🏢 Mile End Bagels
📍 Australia