baker

Education:

No degree, certificate or diploma.

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.
• Bake mixed dough and batters.
• Prepare special orders.
• Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
• Operate machinery.
• Organize and maintain inventory.
• Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods.

Food specialties:

• Breads and rolls.
• Desserts and pastries.

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.
• Work under pressure.

Personal suitability:

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

Screening questions:

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
• Are you currently a student?.
• Do you have experience working in this field?.

Employment terms options:

• Early morning.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• On call.

Experience:

Experience an asset.

Employment terms options:

• Day.
• Weekend.

Health benefits:

• Dental plan.
• Health care plan.

Financial benefits:

• Group insurance benefits.

Other benefits:

• Parking available.