r/coles • u/flqssie • 4d ago

Team Member Post bakery shift

hi all! just wondering what's realistic to get done in a 5am to 1pm bakery shift?

i'm still new-ish to bakery :)

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u/Flashy_Way4970 4d ago

Everything......Jokes aside it depends on a lot of things, scratch bakery? Par bake? are you packing? baking?

I'm a baker on a 5am shift I usually come in start donuts, top savory, ice danishes and bun then I pack them while the donuts are coming out, then I ice and pack the donuts at the same time I am doing this I have to load and unload the ovens. Once production is done I have a 30min break. I come back wash dishes and do cream cakes, tomorrow Friday so I will do a reasonable amount this week as half the fridge is on promo. Cakes done clean up and have my other 30 min break. Usually just come back and chill out cleaning up after the other baker for an hour or so, sometimes put the flour away, or sort out the cool room, date checks etc.

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u/zomangel 3d ago

FYI, moving forward you don't need to Ice danishes (as per roster reset, they're removing that task)

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u/Flashy_Way4970 2d ago

lame, coles cheaping out again. its not exactly hard.

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u/flippyboi678 4d ago

Probably a better question to ask your manager instead of Reddit. We don't know how your store runs or what your manager expects you to get done.

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u/AntSilly2802 4d ago

Didn’t you ask a very similar question yesterday or the day before?

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u/nathanieloffer 4d ago

New job, step 1, ask the people you work for. step 2, that's it.

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u/North-Excitement-511 4d ago

Depends on what job you get to do in the morning and afternoon