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Pastry Cook Haymarket, Full Time, Hospitality Vacancy Listing Dates 28/05/2025 to 25/06/2025 Please Quote Reference Number 12179 Skilled Pastry Cook wanted Salary: $73,300 - $73,500 Emperor''s Garden Cake & Bakery Emperor''s Garden Cake & Bakery are seeking a detail-oriented and efficient Pastry Cook to support our daily operations. This is a full time position working 6:00AM - 3PM (with 1 hr break) in our Haymarket team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing and baking a variety of buns and pastries, including our high-volume selling items, egg tarts and polo buns, while maintaining quality and efficiency standards. This role requires excellent time management and an ability to work within a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities and Duties : Dough Mixing & Processing - Precisely measure and combine ingredients to mix dough for a variety of buns and pastries, ensuring consistency and quality - Proof dough, weigh portions accurately, and prepare individual bun/pastry types according to specifications Shaping & Filling - Shape and portion dough efficiently while maintaining uniformity in size and texture - Add sweet and savory fillings and toppings according to the recipes, such as custard, sausage, taro, chicken, beef, mushroom, chocolate, cheese, sesame seeds, pork floss, or other seasonal flavours - Prepare pastry skins for bun toppings according to the recipe - Prepare custard mixture and fill egg tart shells accordingly Oven Preparation & Baking - Preheat ovens to the required temperature and monitor the baking process for a variety of buns and pastries, with each requiring a different temperatures and baking times, ensuring consistency in quality - Check and ensure all buns and pastries are ready for baking, e.g. applying egg wash and toppings before baking Stock Maintenance - Monitor and adjust production and store inventory levels, ensuring stock availability and minimizing waste of baked goods throughout the day - Arrange to make and bake additional buns and pastries if required Kitchen Cleanup - Ensure baking trays and egg tart shells are cleaned and stored properly for use - Maintain cleanliness of workstations, tools, and baking equipment - Follow proper hygiene standards to ensure food safety compliance Applicants must hold a relevant trade qualification and have at least 1 year of experience as a Pastry Cook. Further Qualifications & Skills Required : Previous experience in bakery preferred Ability to follow recipes and instructions with precision Strong time management skills and attention to detail Comfortable working with baking equipment and temperature-sensitive processes Knowledge of food safety regulations and hygiene practices A salary between $73,300 - $73,500 will be offered to the successful candidate. Apply now through our online application form.