Development Chef

Bring your passion for bakery innovation to life as our next Development Chef.

Based at our Mordialloc site and reporting to the NPD Manager, this hands‑on role sits at the heart of our Marketing & Innovations team. You’ll be responsible for creating innovative, customer‑led bakery concepts that are not only exciting and on‑trend, but commercially viable and scalable for large‑scale manufacturing. Working within a structured stage‑gate framework, you’ll play a critical role in taking ideas from concept through to factory trials and first production runs.

This is a role for a creative yet technically strong bakery professional.

You’ll lead recipe development and sample preparation, support factory trials, document formulations and costings, and ensure products meet quality, regulatory, and operational requirements. Collaborating closely with NPD, QA, Procurement, Sales, and external suppliers, you’ll be a trusted culinary expert who brings insight, problem‑solving and fresh thinking to every project.

To succeed, you’ll be a qualified pastry chef with 3–5 years’ experience in bakery development across retail or foodservice. You’ll bring strong hands‑on expertise in laminated and yeasted doughs, a solid understanding of manufacturing processes, and experience scaling recipes into production. Excellent organisation, communication, and influencing skills are essential, along with confidence using Microsoft Office and working cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced environment.

If you’re passionate about food, innovation, and continuous improvement, and thrive on turning great ideas into successful products, this is an opportunity to make a real impact. We’re looking for someone who is motivated, resilient, commercially minded, and excited to contribute to a collaborative team that values creativity, quality, and results.

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Essential Requirements For Your Success

Qualified Pastry Chef with formal trade certification.3–5 years’ experience as a bakery chef, with exposure to creative retail and/or foodservice product development.Demonstrated experience in bakery product development, including recipe creation, refinement, and documentation.Strong hands‑on capability with laminated and yeasted doughs, including experience scaling recipes into production. Working knowledge of manufacturing processes to support efficient, commercially viable product launches. Competent user of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Current driver’s licence and own vehicle

Sounds interesting?

We will interview ongoing so please don’t hesitate to send your application by submitting your CV and motivational letter as soon as possible.

All applications must be completed in English and will be treated confidentially.