(West) Full-Time Pastry Baker
Italian Centre Shop
- Edmonton, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Unlimited career advancements and strong training
- Free lunches every shift
- Flexible work schedule
- Free Parking
- A great atmosphere where we listen to your ideas
- Excellent health benefits start after three months for full time employees
- An opportunity to work with a supportive team
- A clean and safe work environment
- Open Availability
- Typical shift is 5:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
- Early mornings, weekends, and holidays are required.
- Inform the Bakery Supervisor of any incidents and escalations, providing details of their resolution
- Escalate unresolved issues to the Bakery Supervisor
- Preparing a wide variety of baked goods, such as cakes, cookies, pies, danishes, etc., by following recipes and/or product directions.
- Keeping and maintaining records relating to inventory and production levels.
- Filling the display case with finished pastries.
- Greeting customers in the bakery department in a timely manner.
- Answering customer questions and providing advice regarding products.
- Communicating customer requests to their supervisor and/or department manager.
- Suggestion selling.
- Measuring and weighing out baking ingredients.
- Combining measured ingredients into bowls for mixing or blending.
- Setting time and speed controls for mixing or blending machines to ensure consistency.
- Mixing various ingredients to create fillings for cakes and pies (chocolate ganache, caramel sauces, fruits, etc.).
- Rolling, kneading, cutting, or shaping dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
- Placing dough or batter in pans, molds, or sheets.
- Setting the oven temperature and placing items into hot ovens for baking.
- Observing colour of the products being baked and adjust oven temperature, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
- Decorating pastries using different glazes, icings, and toppings.
- Washing and cleaning baking supplies by following sanitation and cleaning procedures.
- Meeting deadlines given by management.
- Keeping work area clean and presentable.
- Completing all opening and closing procedures.
- Promoting a positive company image by actively engaging with employees, customers, suppliers, and the community.
- Sharing their ideas or observations with supervisors in regard to new items or trends in the market.
- Adhering to their posted schedule and requesting changes through supervisors.
- Following basic inventory and waste guidelines.
- Representing ICS both in and out of the store.
- Adhering to all food safety protocols, standard operating procedures, health and safety policies, and other programs and initiatives.
- Other duties as required.
- High School Diploma or GED from an accredited school system or program is preferred
- Minimum of two years of experience in a bakery environment.
- Enrolled in or have completed at least the first year of the Baking Apprenticeship Program.
- Excellent listening skills and communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work under pressure while always maintaining a professional image.
- Working independently with little direct supervision.
- Have a well-balanced concern for both tasks and people.
- Have a genuine concern for the needs of customers.
- Ability to delegate duties and responsibilities
- Required to work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, days, evenings, weekends, and holidays. (Shifts may start as early as 3 a.m.)
- Required at times to work with challenging customers and/or situations.
- Exposed to hot, cold, and dusty environments.
- Regular exposure to flour and other baking ingredients, including nuts
- 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