Job Description

About the business

Penny For Pound are a busy bakery cafe, operating out of our custom built HQ in Moorabbin. We produce a high-quality product, baked fresh daily and delivered to various cafes around Melbourne 365 days a year. We create a wide range of sourdough bread, flakey pastries, cakes and cookies for our local community, and welcome them to our open production kitchen and cafe space.

We are a friendly, tight knit team, who take pride in what we do.

About the roles

• Full time positions - Certificate III in Patisserie. Experience in high volume kitchen environment or similar highly regarded.
• Immediate start available
• This roles would suit someone keen to further improve skills and experience.
• Previous experience in a production kitchen environment will make you a strong candidate for this role.
• Variety of Jobs and general kitchen duties such as: Shaping pastries, rolling croissants, laminating dough, prooving and baking assorted pastries, preparing fillings and garnishes, working within a team to full-fill production requirements (Viennoiserie section)
• Variety of Jobs and general kitchen duties such as: Following recipes, measure and check ingredients, icing and decoration of cakes, cookies and slices (Cakes & Cookies section).
• Variety of start times.
• Friendly Team Environment
• Training Provided
• Opportunity to learn valuable kitchen skills and gain experience
• Reliable and Punctual for rostered shifts
• Work quickly, neatly, and efficiently within a team
• Part Time Position - Certificate III in Patisserie or similar will be highly regarded + some hands on experience
• Open to students in the relevant field looking to gain experience
• Attention to Detail
• Some previous kitchen experience will make you a strong candidate for the role, but is not essential.
• Able to follow verbal and written instructions
• Excellent Verbal Communication Skills
• Take constructive feedback
• Meet set deadlines for tasks completed
• Physically fit - some manual lifting involved in a busy kitchen environment
• Be flexible to a changing roster at times
• Previous kitchen experience preferred
• Must speak and understand English
• Availability to work across 7 days and early morning starts
• We are looking for long term, committed staff members that are keen to grow with the business.
• Own transport, or ability to get to and from Moorabbin 3189