Creative Edge Food Co

We're on the hunt for two talented bakers to bring their skills and creativity to our warm and welcoming team!

🧁 Full-time roles (30 hours/week)
📅 Rostered across 6 days (every Saturday off!)
📍 Immediate start available

Do you thrive under pressure, communicate clearly, and take pride in every delicious detail? We're looking for experienced bakers who know their way around brioche, pies, tarts, and other artisan treats.

If you have a passion for baking and the right to work in New Zealand (NZ residency or valid work visa), we’d love to hear from you.

📧 To apply:
Send us your CV and a short cover letter telling us which position you’re interested in. Email or message – whatever works best for you!

Let’s bake something amazing together.

Please continue to support our small wholesale bakery

Our Christmas collection for 2021. Our classic Christmas cakes, Christmas mince tart and Christmas individual Christmas bites are also available

Creative Edge Food Company Ltd is a locally owned and operated wholesale bakery that is widely regarded as a market leader in the wholesale bakery industry, with our brand representing exceptional quality and great kiwi baking.

The Baker's Role is a "hands on role" full of variety and challenges, while being well supported by the management team. The ideal candidate shall carry a high level of responsibility for the performance of the department in terms of food safety, labour, wastage, yield, quality, safety, customer service and will be expected to help implement change, be motivated and help their team to meet varied production expectations.

Scratch baking skills and have reliable transport is a must.

We are interested in candidates who have food and bakery manufacturing experience. Someone who has demonstrated determination in order to help meet the goals of a business and who set and achieve high standards of performance for themselves and who help those around them.

Training and support shall be offered to the successful candidate to ensure that they are successful and meet the challenging expectations of the role.

Please email your CV and covering letter to [Email address hidden]

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

The ideal candidate will be able to appropriately identify the needs of both new and current customers in order to aid customers in their success using our product. This will be done by developing an appropriate level of communication with clients and internal team members to better understand and mitigate any issues the customers may face.



Responsibilities

Work cross functionally within the company to communicate with all stakeholders in customers' success
Create and maintain relationships with customers to better understand and achieve their needs
Make visits to our customers to identify opportunities for growth within our platform
Manage all reporting about the health of customers' accounts
Complete general administrative duties as required by the business

Qualifications

Previous account management experience
Articulate and well accustomed to a client facing role
Willingness and ability to travel

We are looking to hire a skilled Caker to ice and finish a variety of cakes, cupcakes, tarts muffins etc. You must have proven commercial and preferably wholesale experience. Or be able to demonstrate such. Cake writing skills are a bonus.

The Cake Decorator's responsibilities include recording instructions and special requests and packaging bakery items. You should also be able to store all bakery products in accordance with proper product handling procedures to ensure freshness and prevent contamination.

To be successful as a Cake Decorator, you should keep abreast of the latest styles, techniques, and trends in cake decoration. Ultimately, a top-notch Cake Decorator should be able to demonstrate creativity, and attention to detail.

Cake Decorator Responsibilities:
Designing and decorating cakes according to specifications.
Decorating regular bakery items according to established bakery standards.
Assisting baking staff with the production of standard bakery items.
Producing different kinds of icing, frosting, and cake fillings based on cake type and customer preferences.
Taking inventory of baking and decorating supplies and ensuring stock is maintained
Cleaning and sanitizing all work areas and ovens as well as baking and decorating equipment.
Cake Decorator Requirements:
Proven baking and cake decorating experience.
The ability to use various cake decorating instruments and tools.
The ability to stand for extended periods.
Detail-oriented.
Artistic and creative.
Basic numeracy skills.
Excellent time management skills.
Effective communication skills.

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About the business and the role:

Creative Edge Food Company is an established, market leading, wholesale bakery selling high quality baked goods, baked daily and delivered throughout the North Island.

This is a fast-paced role where you will provide high level administrative, as well as working in the customer service team to support our customers. No two days will be the same and you will be involved in many aspects of the business and make the role your own!

Hours of Operation 9am-6pm Monday to Friday and 12pm to 6pm Sundays. You would need to be available during those hours and days to be considered.

Job tasks and responsibilities
• Helping customers place there daily orders
• Supporting customers in growth and product knowledge
• Assistance with key account projects
• Assistance in some AP and AR work
• Maintaining and tracking of orders and stock movements
• Maintaining accurate data in ERP/Accredo/Mountain Stream (training is provided)
• General office filing and duties
• Present, promote and sell products/services using solid arguments to existing and prospective customers
• Perform cost-benefit and needs analysis of existing/potential customers to meet their needs
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Reach out to customer leads through cold calling
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
• Coordinate sales effort with team members and other departments
• Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services.
• Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends
• Continuously improve through feedback

Skills and experience
We're looking for someone energetic, driven and dynamic to join our small and amazing sales & administration team.

Is this you?
• An Upbeat and Motivated Attitude
• Problem solving not problem creating! We like if you are proactive and look for solutions.
• Ideally you will have worked with ERPs such as SAP/Accredo Software or similar
• Have knowledge in all Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Social Media and regular media content creation and publishing
• Knowledge of FCP and HACCP is an advantage but a can do attitude and willingness to learn is just as good.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters discreetly and diplomatically
• A team player who can also work unsupervised
• Attention to detail, analytical and problem solving skills
• A friendly clear phone manner and email manner
You must be able to work the hours stated and have the relevant status to work.

Nights required are Friday Night, Sunday Night and Monday night.

Starting around 7pm and finishing around 1am

As this is a night role and you will need reliable transportation as there is no public transport at 1am! And you must be available to work the required nights

Creative Edge Food Company is a privately owned, boutique commercial bakery situated in St Johns, Auckland. We specialize in handcrafted cakes and bakery items, which are baked daily to order. Where possible, we use New Zealand grown or sourced ingredients to ensure our products are of the highest standard.

We are looking for a amazing team member to join a great team of NIGHT PACKERS!

This role would suit someone looking for a night role starting round 7pm and finishing around 3am with just between 10-28 hours per week (part-time) or 30+ full-time.

The successful applicant must have:
• Someone who is Upbeat and Motivated
• Someone who understands a High Level of Food Safety Standards & Handling - We do provide training
• Someone who is reliable
• Someone who can work unsupervised and within a team.
• Someone who can follow instruction
• Knowledge of FSP and HACCP is an advantage but a can do attitude and willingness to learn is just as good.

The role is a part time/or full time permanent position from 7pm to 1am (start time can vary) and starting immediate.

You must have transportation as there is no public transport at 1am!

We look forward to working with you.