pastry maker
Education:
Other trades certificate or diploma. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
Bake shop.
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.
- Prepare pastry for special occasions, such as weddings and birthdays.
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies.
- Bake mixed dough and batters.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Prepare special orders.
- Supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff.
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
- Draw up production schedules.
- Train staff.
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
- Schedule staff.
- Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
- Operate machinery.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
- Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods.
Supervision:
3-4 people.
Food specialties:
- Desserts and pastries.
- Wedding and specialty cakes.
- Cake decorating.
- Chocolate.
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:
Uniform.
Personal suitability:
- Accurate.
- Dependability.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
Screening questions:
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
- Early morning.
- Evening.
- Morning.
Experience:
5 years or more.
Employment terms options:
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits:
Free parking available.