Baker Helper

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 36 to 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Supermarket or bakery department
- Large volume bakery
**Tasks**:

- Food safety/handling skills
- Transport raw materials, finished products and packaging materials
- Measure and dump ingredients into hoppers of mixing and grinding machines
- Manually pack goods into bags and boxes or other containers
- Feed and unload processing machines
- Check products and packaging for basic quality defects
- Clean machines and immediate work areas
- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
- Train staff
- Supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff
- Schedule staff
- Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
- 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
- Organize and maintain inventory
- 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**:

- 3-4 people
**Food specialties**:

- Donuts and muffins
- Desserts and pastries
- Breads and rolls
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Repetitive tasks
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Attention to detail
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Fast-paced environment
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
**Weight handling**:

- Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Accurate
- Dependability
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Financial benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits