Artisan Baker / Pastry Cook

About the role

Island Hearth is a neighbourhood bakery-café known for its hand-crafted sourdough, seasonal pastries and breakfast menu served to both the morning crowd and weekend brunchers. We supply to our café counter, a small selection of wholesale outlets and cater occasional private events. The team values quality ingredients, consistency and a steady service pace.

The Artisan Baker / Pastry Cook will own daily production for breads and laminated pastries, support recipe scaling, and ensure all bakes meet quality and presentation standards. You'll work closely with the Head Baker to maintain proofing schedules, oven profiles and stock levels. This role is perfect for a passionate baker who enjoys both bench work and process improvement in a compact, high-output bakery.

We offer an environment with strong regulars, regular wholesale orders, and growth opportunities into production lead or pastry chef roles for the right candidate. Expect early starts, weekend rotation and a mix of retail/custom baking work alongside plated dessert prep for the café.

About Island Hearth Bakery & Cafe

Island Hearth Bakery & Cafe is a small-batch artisan bakery located in Tiong Bahru, blending classic European techniques with locally inspired flavours. We focus on sourdough loaves, croissants, viennoiserie and seasonal plated pastries served in-store and through selective wholesale partnerships.

What you can expect

• High footfall neighbourhood with loyal morning and weekend customers
• Stable weekly wholesale orders providing predictable demand
• Opportunities for menu development and skills training
• Competitive pay band for artisan-level bakers

Key responsibilities

• Produce daily bread schedule: sourdough loaves, seeded and specialty breads according to recipes and production sheets
• Prepare laminated doughs, croissants and viennoiserie with consistent lamination and bake profiles
• Make plated pastries and dessert components for café service and catering orders
• Maintain proofing times, oven settings and quality checks to ensure consistent output
• Scale recipes and adjust hydration/fermentation for daily yield and seasonal variations
• Manage FIFO stock rotation, ingredient par-backs and basic inventory counts
• Ensure kitchen hygiene and food safety standards (HACCP/Singapore food hygiene practices) are followed
• Assist in training junior bakers/commis during production and maintain clear handover notes

Requirements

• Minimum 2–4 years’ professional baking or pastry experience with proven artisan bread and viennoiserie skills
• Practical knowledge of sourdough fermentation, preferment use and dough handling
• Comfortable with early-morning start times (bake shift typically begins between 02:00–04:00)
• Able to follow recipes, weigh accurately and maintain production logs
• Familiarity with oven management, proofers and dough temperature control
• Physically fit to handle prolonged standing, repetitive tasks and lift up to 25kg
• Eligible to work in Singapore (Singapore citizen / PR / valid work pass)

How to apply

Email your CV, available start date and 4–6 photos of your baking portfolio to [email protected] with subject line “Artisan Baker / Pastry Cook – [Your Name]”.