Pastry Maker

**Work Setting**:

- Bake shop

**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
- Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods
- Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards
- Inspect kitchen and food service areas
- Operate machinery
- Organize and maintain inventory
- Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods

**Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses**:

- Baker Trade Certification

**Food Specialties**:

- Breads and rolls
- Desserts and pastries
- Donuts and muffins
- Cake decorating

**Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Manual dexterity
- Standing for extended periods
- Tight deadlines
- Work under pressure

**Personal Suitability**:

- Client focus
- Reliability

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

**Health benefits**:

- Disability benefits