Pastrycook Assistant

**Vacancy Details**

**Job Title**:Pastrycook Assistant

**Location**:Lower Hutt Central

**Employment Type**:Full-time

**Days required**:Monday to Sunday on shift

**Payment**:$28.18 - $30

**Hours per week**:35 to 50 hours per week

**Number of Vacancies**:2 positions

**Key tasks & responsibilities**:

- Assisting all day-to-day operations of the pastry.
- Checking the quality of raw materials and weighing ingredients.
- Kneading, maturing, cutting, moulding, mixing, and shaping dough and pastry goods.
- Preparing pastry fillings.
- Assisting in monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times.
- Help bakers and pastrycooks to prepare and bake buns, cakes, biscuits, and pastry goods.
- Help decorate pastries using different icings and toppings to ensure the presentation will be beautiful and exciting.
- Assisting in food costing and portion control if required.
- Assisting monitoring stocks for baking ingredients such as flour and sugar and making appropriate orders within budget.
- Maintain a lean and orderly cooking station and adhere to health and safety standards.
- General kitchen cleaning and hygiene duties.

**To be right for this role and our organization, you need**:

- Able to work under pressure.
- Must be able to work on weekends and work overtime
- Must be flexible to meet the early morning and late night shifts.
- Long-term and full commitments are required.
- Adaptable to change and able to multitask.
- Be reliable and responsible.

**Please note your visa status in the cover letter or CV if you are not a New Zealand Citizen or a Resident Visa holder.**

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**Salary**: $28.18 - $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Shift work

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Lower Hutt, Wellington: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application Question(s):

- Are you a New Zealand citizen or resident visa holder
- Do you need a work visa?