About this role
Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years. Baking and pastry arts/baker/pastry chef. Culinary arts/chef training. or equivalent experience.
Work setting: Bake shop. Café.
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.
- Bake mixed dough and batters.
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food.
- Prepare special orders.
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
- Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
- Organize and maintain inventory.
- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances.
- Food specialties: Desserts and pastries.
- Wedding and specialty cakes.
- Cake decorating.
- Chocolate.
Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available.
- 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: Food products.
- Uniform.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Dependability.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Judgement.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Patience.
- Screening questions: Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Paramedical services coverage.
- Vision care benefits.
- Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.).
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities.
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities .