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What this job is
A confectionery maker produces sweets, chocolates, and other confectionery items in a manufacturing or artisanal setting, following recipes and food safety standards. They operate mixing, cooking, and moulding equipment, monitor product quality, and package finished goods for sale or distribution. This role requires knowledge of ingredients, temperatures, and timing to achieve consistent texture, flavour, and appearance.
Pay
A$1,647 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Administer ingredients in food productioncore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracycore
- Clean food and beverage machinerycore
- Inventory Trackingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Risk Identificationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Workflow Prioritisationcore
- Act reliably
- Adhere to organisational guidelines
- Carry out checks of production plant equipment
- Continuous Learning and Upskilling
- Goods Receipt Processing
- Incident Reporting
- Process Improvement Identification
- Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
- Stock Counting and Stocktake
- Supplier Communication
- Verbal Communication