Definition:
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery.
Tasks include:
(a) making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products;
(b) making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines;
(c) combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending or cooking machinery;
(d) checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met;
(e) applying glazes, icings or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes;
(f) checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations;
(g) monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times;
(h) coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products.
Job Definition: Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery. Job Description: Mix and bake ingredients according to recipes to produce small quantities of breads, pastries, and other baked goods for consumption on premises or for sale as specialty baked