Apprentice Baker

About the role

Woolworths Group is looking for an Apprentice Baker in Grafton, New South Wales. This is a permanent full-time opportunity with an immediate start, offering a roster from Monday to Sunday, 3:00 AM to 11:00 AM. The position sits within a supportive and inclusive team environment, with access to team benefits and brand discounts.

Role overview

This apprenticeship is designed to help you build a career in retail baking. Over a 3-year period, you will complete Certificate III in Retail Baking (Bread) while learning how to prepare and bake a range of breads using baking tools, equipment, and machinery. You will gain practical, on-the-job experience as well as formal training.

Key duties

• Welcome customers, acknowledge them, show genuine care, and thank them for shopping with Woolworths.
• Follow workplace policies and procedures to help keep yourself, your colleagues, and customers safe, including identifying and reporting hazards.
• Work alongside people from different backgrounds in a fast-changing industry while building real-world experience.
• Develop the skills needed to become a qualified Retail Baker.
• Complete the full 3-year apprenticeship through both workplace and off-the-job learning.
• Attend all TAFE classes and finish the required assessments.
• Apply your learning in day-to-day baking tasks on the job.

What you should bring

The role suits someone with a strong willingness to learn and a desire to go beyond customer expectations with their own personal touch.

• A real interest in learning the bakery trade and producing fresh bakery products.
• A curious attitude with a focus on growing both professionally and personally.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to change easily.
• Comfort working as part of a team toward shared goals.
• A respectful, caring approach in the way you interact with others every day.

Rewards and experience

• Access to team discounts across Woolworths Group brands including Big W, Petstock, and HealthyLife.
• A workplace culture that recognises and rewards purpose-driven work.
• 24/7 access to the Sonder App for you and your family, offering support and wellbeing resources.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy so you can take time off when it matters most.

About Woolworths Group

Woolworths Group is a large Australian and New Zealand employer with more than 200,000 team members working together toward a shared purpose: to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow. The business supports new ideas, encourages bold thinking, and provides a flexible and caring environment where people can grow and make a meaningful impact.

Diversity and inclusion

Woolworths Group values diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as essential to achieving its goals. The company aims to provide a workplace where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and reach their potential. Candidates are encouraged to apply, and support for adjustments in the hiring process can be requested in the application.