Full Time Pastry Baker

**Full-Time Pastry Baker at our South location (5028 104 A Street NW) in Edmonton AB**

**Want to enjoy a free lunch every shift and a yearly bonus?**

**Join us in our mission to “Connect community through food and cultural experience”** Working at the Italian Centre Shop is like being part of our family. We value, reward, and promote team members who are passionate about food, family, community and committed to doing a great job

Reporting directly to the Bakery Supervisor, the Pastry Baker effectively and efficiently executes day to day tasks in the Bakery Department

Has the delegated authority to make daily operational decisions to effectively and efficiently execute their Pastry Baker duties.
- Inform the Bakery Supervisor of any incidents and escalations, providing details of their resolution
- Escalate unresolved issues to the Bakery Supervisor

**Duties and responsibilities**
- Prepare a wide variety of baked goods such as cakes, cookies, pies, danishes, etc. by following recipes and/or product directions
- Keep and maintain records relating to inventory and production levels
- Fill display case with finished pastries products
- Greet customers in the bakery department in a timely manner
- Answer customer questions and provide advice regarding products
- Communicate customer requests to their Supervisor and/or Dept. Manager
- Suggestion Selling
- Measure and weigh out baking ingredients
- Combine measured ingredients into bowls for mixing or blending
- Set time and speed controls for mixing or blending machines to ensure consistency
- Mix various ingredients to create fillings for cakes and pies, chocolate ganache, caramel sauces, fruits, etc.
- Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products
- Place dough or batter in pans, molds, or sheets
- Set oven temperature and place items into hot ovens for baking
- Observe color of products being baked and adjust oven temperature, humidity or conveyor speeds accordingly
- Decorate pastries using different glazes, icings, and toppings
- Wash and clean baking supplies by following sanitation and cleaning procedures
- Meet deadlines given by management
- Adhere to food safety and handling procedures
- Keep work area clean and presentable
- Complete all opening and closing procedures
- Complete other duties assigned by management
- Promote a positive company image by actively engaging with employees, customers, suppliers and the community
- Represent ICS both in and out of the store
- Share their ideas or observations with Supervisors in regard to new items or trends in the market

**Qualifications**
- High School or GED from an accredited school system or program preferred.
- Enrolled in or have completed at least the first year of the Baking Apprenticeship Program
- Minimum two-years’ experience in a bakery environment

**Skills and Abilities**
- Excellent listening skills and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work in fast paced environment
- Ability to meet deadlines given by management
- Ability to work under pressure, while maintaining a professional image at all times
- Ability to learn quickly
- Work independently with little direct supervision
- Have a well-balanced concern for both task and people
- Have a genuine concern for needs of customers

**Working conditions**
- Job requires employee to work a variety of shifts including early mornings, days, weekends, and holidays.
- Environment can be hot.

**Physical requirements**
- Ability to lift 50 lbs. consistently
- Long periods of standing and walking
- Frequent bending and twisting
- Occasionally pushing and pulling of heavy carts around bakery
- Occasionally work in coolers and freezers for short periods of time
- Occasionally work with hot ovens and in hot temperatures