Pastry Cook
2 weeks ago
Full-Time Pastry Cook – Levain Doughnuts (Mentone, VIC)
Levain Doughnuts is hiring a full-time Pastry Cook to join our kitchen and retail team.
We're known for Melbourne's most luxurious doughnuts and pastries — hand-crafted daily with premium ingredients, bold flavours, and signature finishes. We're looking for someone reliable, hands-on, and passionate about great pastry and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full-Time Pastry Cook – Levain Doughnuts (Mentone, VIC)
Levain Doughnuts is hiring a full-time Pastry Cook to join our kitchen and retail team.
We're known for Melbourne's most luxurious doughnuts and Pastries— hand-crafted daily with premium ingredients, bold flavours, and signature finishes. We're looking for someone reliable, hands-on, and passionate about great pastry and customer experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspect equipment cleanliness and verify premises are compliant with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards before commencing production runs.
- Assess quality of raw materials and measure ingredients accurately according to recipe requirements.
- Knead, mature, cut, mould, mix, and shape dough and pastry products.
- Prepare pastry fillings in line with product specifications.
- Monitor oven temperatures and product appearance to determine correct baking times.
- Coordinate production stages including forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning, and cooling of bread, rolls, and pastry batches.
- Glaze buns and pastries, and decorate cakes with cream, icing, or other finishes.
- Operate dough rolling, moulding, and biscuit-cutting machinery.
- Empty, clean, and grease baking trays, tins, and other cooking equipment to maintain hygiene and operational efficiency.
We're Looking For:
- Previous pastry or baking experience (1+ years preferred)
- Friendly and professional customer service skills
- Strong attention to detail and consistency
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Reliable, punctual, and positive team player
- Passion for creative food and high-quality ingredients
Job Details:
- Location: Mentone, VIC
- Employment Type: Full-Time only
- Shift Times: Morning until afternoon
- Pay: Competitive and based on experience
To apply:
Submit your resume and a short cover letter telling us why you'd be a great fit for Levain Doughnuts.
Check us out on Instagram: @levaindoughnuts
We're Looking For:
- Previous pastry or baking experience (1+ years preferred)
- Friendly and professional customer service skills
- Strong attention to detail and consistency
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Reliable, punctual, and positive team player
- Passion for creative food and high-quality ingredients
Job Details:
- Location: Mentone, VIC
- Employment Type: Full-Time only
- Shift Times: Morning until afternoon
- Pay: Competitive and based on experience
To apply:
Submit your resume and a short cover letter telling us why you'd be a great fit for Levain Doughnuts.
Check us out on Instagram: @levaindoughnuts
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $74,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Application Deadline: 10/08/2025
Expected Start Date: 14/08/2025
