Baker

Slow Dough | Kiama, NSW | Full-time | Wednesday to Sunday | No night shifts Slow Dough is looking for a passionate and experienced Baker to join our small team creating exceptional sourdough breads, viennoiserie and sweet and savoury treats on the South Coast of NSW.

About Slow Dough

Slow Dough began in Richard and Lucy’s garage during COVID with a simple philosophy: bring people together around good, wholesome food. Since opening in Kiama, we have become known for our sourdough loaves and rotating menu of sweet and savoury treats. We have been featured in Broadsheet, the Sydney Morning Herald’s Positive Food and Delicious, with visitors travelling from across the country to enjoy our products.

As demand continues to grow, we are looking for a talented baker to help us expand our kitchen production and develop exciting new offerings.

What we offer

- Full-time employment with a Wednesday-to-Sunday roster
- No night shifts
- Opportunity to contribute creatively to a growing food business
- A positive, fun and collaborative team environment
- Work in a natural-light-filled kitchen in beautiful Kiama
- Opportunity to grow with Slow Dough as we expand
- Enjoy the freedom to play with flavours and share your ideas
- Work as part of a fun, collaborative and supportive team

About the role

This is a hands-on baking role for someone with recent commercial bakery experience who can contribute confidently from day one. Working in our natural-light-filled kitchen, you will:
- Mix, shape, proof and bake sourdough loaves
- Mix, laminate, cut and shape viennoiserie and other pastry
- Make creme pat, curds, creams, ganaches, roux, béchamel etc
- Display keen knife skills, cutting fruit, veg etc for the weekly rotating menu
- Manage ovens whether cooking vegetables or baking bread or croissants.
- Follow production schedules and maintain consistent quality
- Contribute ideas to our weekly rotating menu
- Assist with stock planning,



ordering and kitchen organisation
- Work closely with the team during busy production periods

This is a full-time role working Wednesday to Sunday, with the potential to move to a rotating Tuesday-to-Sunday roster in the future. There are no night shifts.

Work Local or Make the Move to Kiama

Kiama offers an exceptional coastal lifestyle alongside the opportunity to build your career with Slow Dough.
- Enjoy Kiama’s stunning coastline, including Cathedral Rocks, Surf Beach and Kendalls Beach
- Make the most of the Kiama Coastal Walk, surfing, swimming and seasonal whale-watching
- Be part of a warm local community, with regular events such as the Kiama Farmers Market
- Live and work in a flourishing South Coast town surrounded by natural beauty
- Embrace a positive lifestyle change and swap the city for the coast

About you

- You have recent hands-on experience in a commercial bakery or production kitchen
- You are confident working with sourdough, fermentation and pastry production
- You can independently manage baking tasks to a consistent standard
- You take pride in quality, presentation, cleanliness and food safety
- You are reliable, organised and enjoy working as part of a small team

Qualifications and experience

- Certificate III in Baking, Commercial Cookery or a related food trade qualification
- At least two years’ experience in a bakery or producing sourdough breads and pastries
- Robust knowledge of food safety and workplace safety standards
- Working rights in Australia
- A team-focused attitude and genuine interest in wholesome, high-quality food

How to apply

If you are an experienced Baker who enjoys creating high-quality products and wants to be part of a small, growing business, we would love to hear from you. Please apply through SEEK or email your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and why you would like to join Slow Dough to Richard and Lucy at [email protected].

We look forward to hearing from you!

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