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**Vacancy Details** **Job Title**: Pastrycook’s Assistant **Location**: Lower Hutt Central **Employment Type**: Full-time **Days required**: Monday to Sunday on shift **Payment**:$25 to $28 per hour **Hours per week**: 35 to 50 hours per week **Number of Vacancies**: 3 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**: - No prior experience nor qualifications required but would be an advantage if you have experience in this industry. - On-the-job training will be provided if you are the right one. - Adaptable to change and able to multitask. - Able to work under pressure. - Be reliable and responsible. Please note your visa status in the cover letter or CV if you are not a New Zealand Citizen or Resident. **If you feel this job is right for you, please upload your CV with a cover letter by clicking "APPLY" now.** **Salary**: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour Schedule: - Shift work Supplemental pay types: - Overtime pay Ability to commute/relocate: - Wellington City, Wellington: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred) Application Question(s): - Are you a New Zealand citizen or resident visa holder