Kitchen manager at Hayden’s Pies

Full Time: $60,000 - $80,000 pa
  • Ulladulla

About the role

๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ is looking for an experienced, energetic, and organised Kitchen Manager to lead our high-volume production kitchen. As a true South Coast institution, we take great pride in crafting premium, handmade pies using the finest local ingredients.

Working alongside our General Manager, you will oversee daily operations, manage a passionate, diverse kitchen team, and ensure our award-winning standards are maintained across every single production line. This is a full-time hands-on position based at our commercial kitchen in Ulladulla NSW.

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐——๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€

- ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, train, mentor and supervise bakers, chefs, apprentices and kitchen hands.

- ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Oversee daily production to meet ever-changing demands

- ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น: Maintain strict consistency, flavour, and pastry quality.

- ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† & ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: Manage stock levels, reduce waste, and coordinate with local suppliers.

- ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜†: Enforce food safety regulations and kitchen cleanliness.

- ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Keep the kitchen running efficiently during peak periods.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ

- ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Strong background as a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef, Baker or Production Manager.

- ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ: Commercial experience with pastry production and lamination is highly regarded.

- ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€: Excellent communication skills with an honest, positive, upbeat management style.

- ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Ability to stay calm, organised, and focused under pressure.

- ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Current Food Safety Supervisor certificate (or willingness to obtain) and current driver's licence

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

- ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†: Rewarding pay package tailored to your industry experience.

- ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ-๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Mostly Monday to Friday shifts with a reliable daytime roster.

- ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐—™๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Occasional weekends & public holidays during busy peak times.

- ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Work with a tight-knit, supportive, and passionate team.

- ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€: Generous staff discounts on our legendary pies and products.

How to apply:

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†

Ready to lead the team behind NSW's best pies? Drop your resume off directly at the shop or email your cover letter and CV to [email protected].
Closing On
07/09/2026
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