baker

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.

Work setting:

Bake shop. Relocation costs not covered by employer. Large volume bakery. Food processing plant.

Tasks:

• Prepare dough for pies, bread, rolls and sweet goods, batters for muffins, cookies and cakes and icings and frostings according to recipes or special customer orders.
• Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies.
• Bake mixed dough and batters.
• Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
• Prepare special orders.
• Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
• Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
• Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
• Operate machinery.
• Organize and maintain inventory.

Cuisine specialties:

French.

Food specialties:

Breads and rolls. Desserts and pastries.

Transportation/travel information:

Own transportation.

Work conditions and physical capabilities:

• Ability to distinguish between colours.
• Attention to detail.
• Fast-paced environment.
• Hand-eye co-ordination.
• Handling heavy loads.
• Manual dexterity.
• Physically demanding.
• Repetitive tasks.
• Standing for extended periods.
• Tight deadlines.
• Work under pressure.

Personal suitability:

• Accurate.
• Dependability.
• Excellent oral communication.
• Judgement.
• Reliability.
• Team player.

Screening questions:

• Do you have experience working in this field?.
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.

Employment terms options:

Evening.

Experience:

5 years or more.

Employment terms options:

Night. Weekend. Overtime required. Overtime available.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.
• Vision care benefits.

Other benefits:

• Free parking available.
• Parking available.

Support for newcomers and refugees:

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.).
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees .
• Does not require Canadian work experience.

Support for youths:

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth.
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth.
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth.

Support for Veterans:

• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans .
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market .

Support for Indigenous people:

• Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers .

Support for mature workers:

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers .
• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination .
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers .
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers .
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) .
• Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities) .

Supports for visible minorities:

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.).
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities.