About the role Da Guido La Pasta, an Italian restaurant in Carlton, is seeking an experienced full-time Baker to establish and grow a recent in-house bakery line and produce our daily range of breads and pastries.
You will work across the full baking process — from mixing and fermentation through to shaping, baking, finishing and presentation — in a busy, quality-focused kitchen.
Key responsibilities Produce a range of breads from scratch — weighing and combining ingredients, mixing, fermentation, dividing, shaping, proofing and baking (including baguettes, sourdough, focaccia and enriched breads).
Create, feed and maintain sourdough starters and use them as the fermentation base for bread.
Prepare laminated doughs and viennoiserie — croissants and filled pastries — including lamination, resting, cutting, shaping, proofing, finishing and baking.
Prepare shortcrust pastry, tarts, cookies, fillings and creams, and complete finishing and decoration.
Maintain consistency, quality and production timing across daily service.
Uphold food safety, hygiene and cleanliness standards in line with Australian food-safety requirements.




Essential requirements Demonstrated at least three years' hands-on experience as a baker across bread, laminated dough and pastry.
Ability to evaluate dough by hydration, consistency, elasticity and fermentation Ability to take part in the complete production of a wide range of bakery and pastry products, from mixing ingredients, to evaluating dough, controlling fermentation, laminating, shaping, preparing fillings and creams, baking, decoration and presentation.
Fermentation and leavened-goods expertise Laminated dough technique Production planning Pastry production and finishing Strong attention to detail, reliability and time management in a daily production environment.
Availability for early-morning starts and a rostered full-time schedule.
A relevant trade qualification (e.g. Certificate III in Baking) or equivalent professional experience.
Desirable •Experience with artisan or traditional bread production.
•Familiarity with traditional Latin American / Colombian baking would be an advantage for our new product line.

📌 Bakery & Pastry Specialist (Project Lead) (Melbourne)
🏢 DA GUIDOT/A DA GUIDO LA PASTA
📍 Melbourne