Junior Baker at Puratos

Reporting directly to the Sales Manager, the successful candidate for this key function will be responsible for:

• Baking and working closely with the Sales team to reach sales target

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Bake all products with excellence.
• Assist Technical Advisors on our products.
• To coach and mentor new recruits and all the colleagues within the department.
• Present finished goods.
• Sleep away from home when required by the National Technical Advisor.
• Work with the Sales team to build and grow the business.
• Create new innovative products from existing products.
• Perform under pressure during shows, presentations, and store openings.
• Calculate costings with technical advisors.
• Apply skills by putting recipes together using baker percentage.
• Perform other duties as per operational requirements.

PROFILE

• Grade 12
• Driver’s License is not essential for this position but required in future for promotions within the Technical Department.
• Experience: Minimum of Two (2) years required as a Junior Baker from Chipkins Puratos Bakery School; must be a Matriculated individual and selected by the School Principal to participate in a Yes Programme.
• Languages: English is a prerequisite; additional language(s) an advantage.
• Computer literacy: Office computer (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word) will be an advantage.
• Other expertise: Business & result driven, strong presentation skills, strong interpersonal skills, team player, creative, innovative.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Collaborating effectively: spontaneously helps team members, networking, sharing information/results.
• Communicating effectively: actively listening, reporting, provides clear explanations that are easy to follow.
• Driving performances: results-driven, persistent, planning & prioritizing, solving problems.
• Improving continuously: adapts flexibly to changes, open to learn from feedback.
• Managing customer needs: understanding customer environment.

Deadline:28th February,2026