Baker: pay, what you do and current jobs
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Bakers mix and prepare ingredients to bake breads, biscuits, cakes, pies, pastries and other baked goods.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$50,000–$73,000 a year (up to $88,000)
- Training0-2 years
- IndustryFood and drink
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
24 baker jobs on ManyJobs now
- BakerFoodstuffs retail · New Plymouth
- BakerFoodstuffs retail · Thorndon, Wellington
- BakerFoodstuffs retail · Masterton
- Bakery ManagerFoodstuffs retail · Thorndon, Wellington
- Qualified Baker/ Bakery 2ICFoodstuffs retail · Albany, Auckland
- BakerFoodstuffs retail · Papakura
- Bakery Manager - New World Mt AlbertNew World · Mount Albert, Auckland
- BakerFoodstuffs retail · Feilding
- Baker/Bakery Assistant - Full Time 40 hours per weekFoodstuffs retail · Birkenhead, Auckland
- Baker - Westgate Pak'nSavePAK’nSAVE · Westgate, Auckland
- Bakery AssistantFoodstuffs retail · Pukekohe
- Bakery AssistantFoodstuffs retail · Mangawhai
- Bakery ManagerFoodstuffs retail · Te Rapa, Hamilton
- BakerNew World · Papamoa
- Bakery ManagerFoodstuffs retail · Thames
- Bread Baker | Part TimeFoodstuffs retail · Wellington
- Bakery AssistantPAK’nSAVE · Kapiti Coast
- Bakery 2IC / Assistant ManagerNew World · Mangawhai
- Cake BakerFoodstuffs retail · Whitby, Porirua
- Experienced BakerFoodstuffs retail · Tauranga
- Bakery AssistantFoodstuffs retail · Tauranga
- Bakery Assistant Manager - Full TimeFoodstuffs retail · Papakura
- Bakery 2ICPAK’nSAVE · Porirua
- Bakery SpecialistFoodstuffs · Wellington
What you’d do
- bake breads, pies and other goods
- measure ingredients for each recipe
- prepare ingredients for mixing
- mix doughs and batters
- operate ovens and baking equipment
- adjust oven temperatures during baking
- inspect baked goods for quality
- monitor ovens to prevent baking problems
- clean baking tools and equipment
Life on the job
Bakers:
- usually work shifts, including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- usually work in bakeries, cafes and supermarkets
- may work in hot conditions
- need to be practical, accurate and work well under pressure
How to get in
You usually learn on the job or do training to become a baker and a qualification may be useful.
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job, but Level 2 may be useful.
You may need:
- a New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Level 3)
- a New Zealand Certificate in Baking (Generalist) (Level 4)
- to do an apprenticeship in baking
- a New Zealand Diploma in Baking (Level 5)
Also known as: Confectioner, craft baker, pastry chef, pastrycook, artisan baker, commercial baker, trade baker
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