About this role
Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting: Specialty shop. Bakery. Bake shop.
Tasks
- Operate cash register.
- Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems.
- Provide advice about merchandise.
- Assist in display of merchandise.
- Conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce.
- Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties and delivery dates.
- Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease.
- Maintain sales records for inventory control.
- Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease.
- Prepare special orders.
- Inspect kitchen and food service areas.
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods.
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards.
- Draw up production schedules.
- Bake mixed dough and batters.
- 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.
- Operate machinery.
Supervision: 1 to 2 people.
Type of product: Food and food products. Food specialties: Wedding and specialty cakes. Desserts and pastries. Cake decorating. Breads and rolls.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Fast-paced environment.
- Work under pressure.
- Tight deadlines.
- Manual dexterity.
- Attention to detail.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Handling heavy loads.
- Physically demanding.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- Standing for extended periods.
- Hand-eye co-ordination.
- Weight handling: Up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
- Personal suitability: Adaptability.
- Collaborative.
- Efficiency.
- Energetic.
- Goal-oriented.
- Hardworking.
- Integrity.
- Positive attitude.
- Quick learner.
- Time management.
- Dependability.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Flexibility.
- Organized.
- Reliability.
- Team player.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Employment terms options: Evening.
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years.
- Employment terms options: Shift.
- Night.
- On call.
- To be determined.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Other benefits: Parking available.