Bakers Assistant/Baker

Bellbird Bakery is a Christchurch artisan bakery making handcrafted sourdough and French-style viennoiserie across three stores and a wholesale operation — and we're on the hunt for a new pair of hands to join our early-morning crew.

Do you have the ‘main ingredients’ to become our next Bakers Assistant or Baker?

Based at our Tannery location, we are looking for someone who will compliment our strong team of dedicated specialty bakers. If you have a passion for bread products, and are looking for a career pathway to develop their own skills further – this might be the role you ‘knead’ to apply for.

• Permanent full time position
• Rostered shifts, 2.00am-10.00am
• Working Wednesday-Sunday

We are looking for someone whose lifestyle will be suited to working in our ‘early bird’ team consistently. A role in a dynamic and supportive team, with opportunities to explore pathways to develop your baking career further.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Mixing ingredients
• Cut and shape dough
• Baking products
• Finishing products
• Keeping workplace clean and organised
• Working to a consistent pace to ensure products are ready on time
• Supporting the production team

We are looking for someone who has a passion for our products, who is keen to learn, and enthusiastic about delivering a great end product to the customer.

We are open to applications from people without commercial experience baking, but we are looking for work experience that demonstrates the key skills we are looking for. If you have no experience baking it is really important to tell us a bit more about why you are interested in this job and why you think you would be a great fit.

Qualifications & Experience

• Any experience in artisan bakery making similar style of products (sourdough bread, French-style viennoiserie) would be an advantage
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with others
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail
• Safe and capable lifting skills from working in physical, busy environment
• Can work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

This role would suit someone who takes upmost pride in their work, and is looking for the opportunity to work alongside our senior bakers to improve their own craft skills. If you are a reliable and enthusiastic learner you will go far here.

If your experience is in a supermarket production environment, are a chef, or cake-maker from another industry/discipline, it is unlikely we are going to be a good fit for you. This role will primarily be focused on the art and science of artisan bread making.

We offer a supportive team culture, discounts on staff products, and the opportunity to grow with us.

To Apply

Please apply direct with a CV and covering letter, please include at least a couple of sentences about what it is about Bellbird that interests you the most so you can ‘rise’ to the top of our list.

Apply direct to [email protected]

This position requires you to be entitled to work in NZ, a current valid work visa or evidence of right to work will need to be provided.