baker
Your 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.
- Prepare special orders.
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
- Draw up production schedules.
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
- Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods.
- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
Cuisine specialties
- Gluten-free.
- Vegan.
Food specialties
- Desserts and pastries.
- Wedding and specialty cakes.
- Cake decorating.
Requirements
Education Secondary (high) school graduation certificate.
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Tight deadlines.
- Work under pressure.
Personal suitability
- Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
1 year to less than 2 years.
What we offer
- 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.
Other
Work setting Bake shop.
Employment terms options
- Early morning.
- Evening.
Employment terms options
- Shift.
- Morning.
- Day.
- Weekend.