Job Title: Pastrycook

About the Role

My Australian Career An established family-owned business in Narangba is seeking a skilled and motivated Pastrycook to join its team on a full-time basis. The Pastrycook is responsible for preparing, baking, decorating, and finishing a variety of gluten-free pastries, pies, cakes, tarts, and other baked products in accordance with established recipes, quality standards, and food safety and allergen control requirements.

The role requires solid pastry-making skills, attention to detail, a commitment to preventing gluten cross-contact, and the ability to work efficiently in a dedicated gluten-free bakery environment.

Tasks & Responsibilities

- Check that equipment and premises are clean and safe before each production run
- Check the quality of raw materials, confirm ingredients are approved gluten-free, and weigh ingredients accurately
- Mix, rest, laminate, roll, cut and shape gluten-free doughs and pastries, including shortcrust, puff and choux
- Prepare fillings, custards, creams and icings
- Prepare and bake pies, sausage rolls, tarts, eclairs, danish, strudel, lamingtons, cheesecakes, slices, cakes and muffins
- Monitor oven temperatures and product appearance to set baking times
- Coordinate the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches
- Glaze, ice and decorate products to our standards
- Operate the pastry sheeter, mixers, ovens and other production equipment




- Follow allergen and cross-contact controls to protect our gluten-free certification
- Clean, grease and maintain trays, tins and equipment
- Complete batch and traceability records
- Receive and store stock using FIFO, and report ingredient needs
- Suggest recipe improvements, with all changes approved before use

Qualifications & Experience

- Certificate III in Cake and Pastry or Patisserie (or equivalent) with at least 2 years' on-the-job pastrycook experience, or Certificate IV in Patisserie, or at least 3 years of relevant commercial pastrycook experience instead of a formal qualification
- Solid laminated and shortcrust pastry skills (gluten-free experience is a strong advantage)
- Working knowledge of food safety, HACCP and allergen management
- Accuracy and attention to detail, and the ability to hit production targets

Benefits

- Competitive salary and opportunities for performance-based bonuses
- Career development and growth opportunities
- Access to health and wellness benefits
- Employee discounts on meals and company products/services (if applicable)
- Flexible working hours and a supportive work environment
- Paid time off and sick leave
- Work in a collaborative and dynamic team
- Opportunity to showcase your creativity and pastry-making skills

Salary & Working Hours

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Full-time, Permanent

Location

Narangba, Australia

Application Deadline

Job Expire:

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