baker, pâtissier

Education:

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.

Work setting:

Supermarket or bakery department.

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.
• Prepare special orders.
• Supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff.
• Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
• Draw up production schedules.
• Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
• Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
• Operate machinery.
• Organize and maintain inventory.
• Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods.

Food specialties:

• Breads and rolls.
• Desserts and pastries.
• Wedding and specialty cakes.
• Donuts and muffins.
• Cake decorating.

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.

Own tools/equipment:

• Food products.
• Uniform.

Personal suitability:

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

Employment terms options:

Early morning.

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years.

Employment terms options:

• Shift.
• Morning.
• Day.
• Weekend.