We make no secret about it – we love what we do. Every team in every area of our business is passionate about growing our great brands, delivering great products and nurturing great people.
Your opportunity
Patties Foods believes in getting the right people in the right roles and investing in the ongoing development of our staff. The recruitment process is your chance to show us why you’d make a great fit for our business. Just as it’s our opportunity to tell you how we can help you grow your career.
We’ve made the process as fair and transparent as possible so you always know what to expect. On average, it takes between four to six weeks from when we advertise through to when we finalise our offer of employment. We advertise our vacancies online through various job boards, social media sites and on our corporate website.
The recruitment process can vary from role to role, however, the following is a general guide for the steps we follow:
You can apply online for one of our advertised roles via the job search section on our careers page.
A member of our People & Organisation team will work with the Hiring Manager to review all applications and decide on which candidates are the right fit to progress through to the phone screening stage.
For some roles, a member of our People & Organisation team will conduct a short phone interview with candidates to gain a better understanding of their suitability for the role. The outcome of these will be discussed with the Hiring Manager and a decision will then be made on whether to progress candidates to the interview stage.
Candidates who progress to first round interviews will be contacted directly. Generally, the first round interview will be conducted by a member of the People & Organisation team and the Hiring Manager. Other key stakeholders may be involved at this stage if it’s deemed appropriate. The interviews consist of questions relating to the candidate’s work background, their focus and motivational fit, as well as how they respond to different work situations.
Suitable candidates may be invited to attend a second interview. This usually involves other key stakeholders. The interview follows a similar format to the first round interviews.
We complete two to three reference checks for all roles. At least one of these should be a previous manager (NB: this does not have to include your current manager).
Most positions require pre-employment screenings and functional capability testing. This will be discussed with you during the interviews if it is applicable.
A decision is made on the preferred candidate by considering all the information we have received through the recruitment process. A member of the People & Organisation team or the Hiring Manager will contact the preferred candidate to discuss the offer.
If a candidate is unsuccessful in progressing through any stage of the recruitment process, a member of our People & Organisation team or the Hiring Manager will notify the candidate either via email or phone.
Some of our casual positions in our bakery are not advertised. If you’re looking for casual work at our Bairnsdale Bakery, please apply via GBS Recruitment.
If you’d like to know more about what we do and where your skills and experience could be applied, take a look at how we work and the role our different teams play in helping deliver the Patties Foods promise – to bring great tasting food to all Australians.
We’re made up of a number of teams that directly produce (or support those who directly produce) many of our products in our bakery in Bairnsdale. The majority of our people work from this location.
Line Operator
Our team is responsible for selling and promoting the Patties Foods brands to our customers. We service customers in both the Out-of-Home (Foodservice) and In-Home (Retail) channels. There is also a Sales Development team that further supports our Field Sales force with information regarding customer and consumer insights.
State Key Account Manager
This team drives the growth and profitability of our iconic brands. Our role is to ensure our brands stay relevant and satisfy consumer needs for great tasting foods for all occasions.
GM, Marketing & Innovation
We support all business functions by offering expertise to managers and assisting them in creating a work environment where our people can give the best of themselves. P&O is responsible for ensuring that the policies and procedures that govern the way we wish our company to operate are consistently applied and understood by everybody across the business.
Senior Human Resources Advisor
The Finance department at Patties Foods supports our financial, cash management, commercial, compliance and reporting needs. Our team consists of accounts payable and receivable experts, as well as specialised accounting and analytical personnel to help service our business needs. Our In-house Legal Counsel supports the complex legal aspects within our business whilst also being responsible for the governance and risk management requirements of an ASX listed entity.
Group Financial Controller
We look after our business systems and the hardware and software infrastructure needed to for everyone to do their job. Our team consists of IT Support who solve IT issues. And IT analysts who not only manage the existing business requirements of the various systems we utilise, but also implement new IT systems to ensure we’re always well informed.
Business Improvement Manager
We’re based at our bakery in Bairnsdale and our main focus is order processing, as well as receiving customer feedback.
Customer Relations Representative
Our role is to manage our on-site and off-site warehouses. Our team looks after the storage of both raw materials, packaging and finished goods, as well as the transport of our products between sites, and to the customer.
Stores Person
We source and purchase all raw materials and packaging for Patties Foods.
Vendor Manager
Our team is responsible for the testing and development of new products for Patties Foods to make and sell to our customers.
Food Technologist
It’s our job to make sure the quality of the products we produce is maintained to the highest standards.
Quality Assurance Manager
We provide support to our bakery in Bairnsdale by maintaining all of our production equipment, ensuring it’s fully operational and producing our products safely and efficiently.
Mechanical Fitter
