• Baker, Lead Cake Decorator (NOC 6332)
  • Location
    446 Summerhill Avenue, Toronto, ON| Ontario
  • Job ID
    6695
  • Views
    759
  • Date Posted
    18-09-2020
  • Expiry Date
    17-03-2021
  • Type of Job
    Full Time
  • Salary
    CAD $14-15
  • Min. Experience
    2 years to less than 3 years
  • Min. Education
    College, CEGEP or other non-university or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Job Details

Permanent, Full-Time Position (42 hours a week)

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Manual dexterity; Attention to detail; Hand-eye co-ordination; Ability to distinguish between colors; Standing for extended periods; Overtime required

Specific Skills
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
Additional Skills
Supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff; Requisition or order materials, equipment, and supplies; Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances; Organize and maintain inventory.
Work Setting
Supermarket or bakery department; Bakeshop

Please apply by email: mario@summerhillmarket.com

Job Description

Summerhill Market Bakery produces all scratch batters, frostings, cakes, tarts, pies, and cookies. The Baker – Lead Cake Decorator is required to following specific recipes, accurately measure out the frostings, buttercreams, and icings to finish the product. 

The Baker/Cake Decorator works closely with the Pastry Chef (Mario Totaro) to plan out daily and weekly production requirements and ensure all ingredients are on hand and available for finishing. They coordinate their production together with the Mixers and Bakers and also work together with all members of the bakery production team, to ensure that what is needed is produced and ready in a timely manner to ensure the even flow of production.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Follow recipes provided by the Pastry Chef as well as following specific production schedules+

Computer Skills – Working Knowledge of OneDrive, Excel, and Word

Work together with the Pastry Chef to ensure ingredients are ordered on time

Ensuring that all ingredients and prep are ready and on hand to meet their production requirements.

Calculating and formulating the base recipes to the volume of production that is required.

Portioning batters and doughs into specified volumes prior to baking

Assembling and finishing cakes, cupcakes, tarts, and specialty pies according to the finishes that are set to recipes and yielding requirements

Staff scheduling for the Assistant Cake Decorator and coordinating their daily production lists

Communication is key to co-ordinating through all channels of production

Working with the Pastry Chef to develop new products; from the concept to the recipe development, assembly, finishing, and yielding;

Proper use of equipment such as mixers, sheeter, pie press, oven, and stovetop Unpacking and storing supplies in refrigerators, freezers and dry good areas Ensure safety hazards are removed and/or reported

Maintaining a clean work environment at all times, and proper sanitizing

Full understanding of workplace safety as well as food safety, storage, and handling Performing other duties as may be assigned.

Cake Decorating: 1 year (Required) Large Scale Production: 1 year (Required)

**The Summerhill Market is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from diverse communities, including Aboriginal people, persons of color, persons with disabilities, new Canadians and immigrants, members of the LGBTQ community, and women***