baker

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 to 44 hours per week
• Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Experience: 7 months to less than 1 year
• 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
• 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
• Hire and dismiss staff
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods
• Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances

Supervision

• 3-4 people

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

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player

Screening questions

• Are you available for shift or on-call work?
• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?