Chef and Retail Bakery Manager

About Our Café

ButtrMe is a premium café and artisan bakery in South Melbourne, specialising in handcrafted French pastries, specialty coffee and fresh grab-and-go food. As a new and growing business, we are seeking enthusiastic team members who are passionate about hospitality, quality products and delivering outstanding customer service.

Who are we looking for

Pastry Chef x 2

You are two skilled and passionate Pastry Chefs with experience producing high-quality pastries, viennoiserie and baked goods. You take pride in consistency, craftsmanship and presentation, while maintaining excellent food safety and hygiene standards. You are organised, reliable and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where quality is paramount.

Key responsibilities as a Pastry Chef

• planning pastry menus and seasonal dessert offerings, estimating ingredient and labour costs, and ordering pastry ingredients and supplies

• monitoring the quality of pastries, desserts, cakes, breads, and baked goods at all stages of preparation, finishing, and presentation

• discussing pastry production requirements and dessert menu development with Managers, kitchen staff, and front-of-house teams

• demonstrating pastry techniques and advising staff on baking, decorating, chocolate work, sugar work, and dessert preparation procedures

• preparing, baking, decorating, and presenting a wide range of pastries, desserts, cakes, breads, and specialty baked goods

• explaining and enforcing food safety, hygiene, and sanitation regulations within the pastry kitchen

• selecting, training, and supervising pastry staff and apprentices in pastry production techniques and kitchen procedures

• managing the storage, freezing, preservation, and rotation of pastry products and ingredients to maintain quality and minimise waste

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Patisserie is highly desirable

• good communication and time management skills

Retail Bakery Manager

You are an experienced hospitality or retail professional with strong leadership and customer service skills. You are confident managing day-to-day operations, leading a team, driving sales and ensuring an exceptional customer experience. You are highly organised, hands-on and motivated by the opportunity to help build and grow a premium bakery and café business from the ground up.

Key duties for this position

• determining the product mix of croissants, pastries, breads, cakes, and café offerings, maintaining appropriate stock levels, and ensuring high customer service standards

• formulating and implementing purchasing, merchandising, and marketing strategies, and setting prices for bakery and café products

• promoting and advertising the café's baked goods, specialty pastries, seasonal products, and food and beverage offerings through in-store and digital channels

• overseeing the sale of bakery products and café items, assisting customers with product selection, and providing information on ingredients, flavours, and specialty offerings

• maintaining records of inventory levels, ingredient usage, sales performance, and financial transactions to support efficient business operations

• preparing and monitoring budgets, controlling costs, and analysing sales data to maximise profitability and minimise waste

• recruiting, training, scheduling, and supervising bakery, café, and customer service staff to ensure efficient daily operations

• ensuring compliance with food safety, workplace health and safety, and hygiene regulations, and maintaining a clean and safe retail and production environment

Qualifications

• Qualification in business management is highly desirable

• good communication and time management skills

• 2 years experience as a retail manager

if you believe that you are a good fit for any of the above positions, apply through Seek and we will get in touch with you.