Baker

Business Name: Bakers Delight Chatswood Chase Address: B055 Chatswood Chase Shopping Centre, 345 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood NSW 2067 Key Duties and Responsibilities · Inspect the cleanliness and condition of baking equipment and production areas before commencing production. · Ensure compliance with workplace health, safety and food hygiene requirements. · Operate, monitor and maintain baking equipment, tools, ovens, mixers and other bakery machinery. · Check the quality and condition of raw materials including flour, yeast, salt, water and other ingredients. · Accurately weigh and measure ingredients according to recipes and production requirements. · Mix and knead dough manually or using commercial bakery machinery. · Monitor dough fermentation, proofing and conditioning times to achieve the required flavour, texture and consistency. · Cut, mould, shape and portion dough into loaves, rolls and other specified bakery products. · Operate ovens and monitor baking temperatures, baking times and product appearance. · Adjust oven settings and baking processes where required to maintain product quality. · Coordinate the forming, loading, baking, unloading and cooling of production batches. · Conduct ongoing quality checks to ensure consistency of finished bakery products. · Identify production or quality issues and make appropriate adjustments to recipes or baking processes. · Clean and maintain baking trays, tins, mixers, ovens, benches and other bakery equipment. · Maintain clean, hygienic and organised workstations and production areas. · Manage stock levels of ingredients and baking supplies to support continuous production. · Maintain cleanliness, delivery records in the food safety program on a daily/weekly and monthly basis · Help in ordering raw materials and bakery supplies when required. · Assist with testing and introducing new products and recipes. · Training and supervising new and junior staff. · Help in production planning and scheduling. Skills and Experience · Certificate III in Baking or equivalent. · Minimum one year experience working in a bakery or similar environment. · Good understanding of food safety, hygiene and workplace health and safety requirements. · Ability to maintain consistent product quality and presentation. · Good organisational and time-management skills. · Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. · Ability to work independently and as part of a team. · Good communication and interpersonal skills.