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Baker / Pastry Cooks x 2 – Glendene Bakery

4353 Great North Road Glendene Auckland 0612 NZ.

Remuneration / Hours of Work: $30.00 - $32 p/hr, full time. Minimum guaranteed hours:  30 per week; hourly rate plus holiday pay and paid sick leave.  Max.hours not exceeding 50 per week.

BAKERS/ PASTRY COOK required for busy Buffet restaurant.  Ideal candidates must have a positive work attitude to deal with customers from various nationalities; knowledge and experience using baking equipment, know how to bake, make slices, muffins, donuts, pies, bread rolls, custards, sauces, chocolates, pastries, desserts, decoration; handling seafood and meat as part of the job.  Food safety is priority.

Skills must include:

Bake different kinds of bread, muffins, and sweets within time frame. 

Should be able to bake using meat and seafood 

Must have competency in handling seafood to know if it has spoilt under certain temperature

Should be able to load, unload, de-pan, cool, empty, clean, grease baking trays and other cooking equipment

Order ingredients and supplies gauging average daily consumption 

Keep clean and well maintained all equipment

Excellent hand to eye coordination

Clear team communication

Food handling and hygiene

Follow the Roster, start and finish on time

Prioritise food safety 

Must be able to deal with customers in a friendly and outgoing manner

Applicants must have:

At least 3 years of relevant experience working as a Baker / Pastry Cook in a commercial setting OR

a NZ Level 4 qualification in Baking plus 1 yr experience 

Business hours:          Mon - Fri: 5:30am - 5pm 

                                   Sat:  6.30 am – 4pm

                                   Sun: 7am - 4pm

Rostered work over 7 days will be between these hours: 

Monday to Sunday:  between 3:00am – 4:00pm

Job description - Duties and Responsibilities 

Check quality of raw ingredients 

Measure and mix ingredients for various pastries and confections

Knead, roll, mould, shape the dough for pastry

Prepare pastry fillings

Bake a wide variety of items including bread, rolls, pies, cakes, cookies, pastries, donuts and more.

Prepare custards, sauces, chocolates, muffins, sandwiches

Icing, Decorating, desserts, pastries, and cakes

Developing new recipes for seasonal menus which include seafood and/or meat

Prepare customer orders and serve customers

Follow work safety procedures.

Work with a positive attitude and follow company policies

Candidates should be a NZ resident or citizen or hold work rights in NZ. 

Apply by EMAIL: [email protected] 

Applications close on: 22 June 2024