baker

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Supermarket or bakery department
• Large volume bakery

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
• 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

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Food specialties

• Breads and rolls
• Desserts and pastries
• Donuts and muffins
• Cake decorating

Security and safety

• Bondable

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
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player
• Patience

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you live near the job location?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Employment terms options

• Early morning
• Evening
• Morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits