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Store Manager - Full Time Armadale
July 2026
Could you be our next store manager? Are you customer focused with proven leadership skills? Have you genuinely enjoyed your previous experience managing a team? Are you passionate about running a small business? Are you ready to hone your skills in a supportive and encouraging environment?
The successful candidate;
- will bring a positive, passionate energy to our team while driving results.
- will be a ‘people person’, focused on leading your team to deliver superior customer service that will result in increased customers and sales.
- will drive growth and efficient operations by leading, inspiring, and developing your team of 10 (5 retail, 5 kitchen)
Previous experience in some of the following areas would be an advantage.
- Restaurant management
- Sales/retail
- Merchandising
- Chef/cook
This role requires someone who is interested in the commercial aspects of running a small business. You will be results driven and will embrace the challenge of managing the efficiencies and operations of the store. You will be measured by sales, cogs and wage percentages as well as staff retention. Your success will depend on inspiring and harnessing the energy of your team and you will be rewarded on activity that has a direct impact on results. You will be supported and encouraged by our management team through regular meetings and feedback.
We are offering;
- Room for career growth with our business
- A competitive salary, excellent terms, and conditions.
- Full time, 5 days per week, usually including 1 weekend day
- To be part of Armadale’s exciting food precinct.
- Working with friendly people in a professional environment
- To join our community, get to know your team and regular customers
Interested? If so, please forward your resume to phillippa@phillippas.com.au
Pastry Cook - Full Time Armadale
July 2026
We are always looking for talented, passionate team members.
If you are qualified and have extensive experience working in pastry and cake production, (minimum 8 years), are an organized person with a can-do attitude, able to cope with the demands of producing high quality product from premium fresh, local ingredients, then this could be exactly what you’re looking for.
You will enjoy working in our small team, being responsible for the preparation of Pastries, cakes and yeasted products all made from scratch using traditional techniques and authentic ingredients. You will bring a positive energy to our team while working in our kitchen making small batch of preserves, take home meals and sandwiches for our local Armadale customers.
6-2pm, 5 days per week over 7 days, no evenings
Sounds ideal? Get in touch for an interview.
Email your current CV & cover letter, including 3 items that you have perfected that you might like to suggest bringing to your new role, to phillippa@phillippas.com.au
Sales Assistant - Full Time Armadale
July 2026
Grow with us! We are seeking a full-time candidate who is passionate about food and customer service.
If you enjoy working as a team, being proactive and enjoy selling high quality product from premium local and sometimes organic ingredients, then this could be the job for you.
- This suits someone with previous hospo experience, barista skills an advantage.
- You will bring a positive, passionate energy to our team while being customer and retail focused. You will be surrounded by people who are passionate and engaged in what they do.
- Room for career growth, with our business
- IT and website skills and experience an advantage
About Phillippa’s:
We are a contemporary bakery supplying Melbourne’s public and discerning retailers since 1994.
Phillippa’s specialises in on-site baking, using original recipes and real ingredients with products focused on freshness and the season. We also offer a large variety of house made meals, sandwiches, preserves and pantry items.
Email your current CV & cover letter to phillippa@phillippas.com.au
Junior Staff - Part Time Armadale
July 2026
Shifts available:
- After school
- Weekends
- July school holidays
What we’re looking for:
- Friendly and reliable
- Able to work weekends
- Available during school holidays
- Willing to learn and work in a fast-paced environment
Applicants with strong availability (including multiple weekend shifts and school holidays) will be prioritised.
To apply: Please bring your CV in-store
About Phillippa's
Our vision is to create quality products and service. We are passionate about fresh seasonal ingredients and traditional production techniques and focus on making products that really stand out from the first bite. We are a contemporary bakery supplying Melbourne’s public and discerning retailers since 1994. Phillippa’s specialises in on-site baking, using original recipes, ingredients and methods that our grandparents employed, with products focused on freshness and the season. We also offer a large variety of house made meals, sandwiches, preserves and pantry items. This is an opportunity for people wishing to hone their skills in a market leading bakery to advance their career. We are seeking a candidate who not only wants to learn and improve their selling and organizational skills, and an interest in leadership, but will bring a positive, passionate energy to our team while being customer and retail focused. We offer the following:
- Room for career growth, within our business.
- Be surrounded by people who are passionate and engaged in what they do.
- Expand your food knowledge, learn more about the ingredients and production methods from those around you.
- Be a part of Melbourne's exciting food and coffee precinct.
- Great wages, friendly people, professional environment.
- Be part of a community, get to know your team and regular customers.
- Learn about, traditional techniques and seasonal/organic ingredients.
- Meet producer-suppliers to understand their produce.
- Be a part of product development and systems - your ideas and voice will be heard.
- Great for public transport, only a few minutes’ walk to the tram.