Cake Team Member

Paris Baguette - Bloor Street; Toronto; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedule

Competitive compensation

Discounted meals during your shift

Free Cake for your Birthday

Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits

Job summary

Paris Baguette - Bloor Street is seeking a Cake Team Member to help scale, decorate and produce desserts, pastries and cakes. You will learn and apply confectionery techniques, maintain clean stations, and ensure beautiful displays for guests in a busy bakery setting.

The role emphasizes teamwork, food safety, multi-tasking, and strong organizational skills. Training will cover recipes, production procedures, and customer-focused service during shifts.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation procedures.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced bakery environment.
• Experience or training in confectionery and cake decoration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scale, decorate and produce all desserts, pastries and cakes.
• Understand production methods and organization of confectionary production.
• Train others in techniques and proper cake decorating skills.
• Maintain sanitation and cleanliness of the workstation.
• Manage time and workflow with strong organization.
• Know all recipes and production procedures.
• Keep cake display presentable for customers.
• Prepare creams and sauces for cakes and pastries.
• Receive, stock and store food in designated containers.
• Inform supervisor when equipment malfunctions or supplies are low.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Sanitation and cleanliness

Teamwork and communication

Multi-tasking

Time management

Attention to detail

Customer service orientation

Education

Food Handler's Certificate (preferred)

Job description

Reports to: General Manager

With a projected 1,000 cafes in the United States by 2030, Paris Baguette is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the world. Our vision is to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart of the community around the world. Paris Baguette’s mission is to bring expertly crafted baked and brewed goods through a warm and welcoming bakery café experience that delivers joy to everyone.

If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy, nourish community and is ready to rise to the occasion, we are looking for you to join our growing team!

WHAT WE ARE HUNGRY FOR

Our Cake Team Members are true masters of their crafts. The quality and beauty of their creations are second to none. That level of quality and commitment to excellence is found in everyone who works with us. This candidate will be responsible for ensuring the confectionary execution of all cakes, pastries and desserts. Our ideal Cake Team Member will have a passion for decorating and producing cakes in order to bring a smile and satisfaction to our guests!

KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for scaling, decorating and producing of all Desserts, Pastries and Cakes
• General knowledge of production methods and organization of Confectionary production
• Learn new products and skills and has ability to demonstrate proper techniques to new cakers
• Sanitization procedures, maintaining overall cleanliness of work station
• Must be able to manage time and skills with strong organization
• Knowledge of all recipes and procedures of all production
• Ensure cake display is presentable for internal and external customers
• Make creams and sauces for cakes and pastries
• Receive, stock, and store food in designated containers and storage areas in an organized manner
• Inform supervisor when equipment is not working properly and manage when food supplies are getting low
• Perform other related duties as assigned

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

• Knowledge on food producing process, sanitization, quality program
• Knowledge on food producing technique, food microbiology, and food sanitary safety practice/procedure
• Food safety, food labeling, nutrition related knowledge (include FDA)
• Confectionery/Foods major recommended
• Food Handler’s Certificate, preferred
• Effective communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to multi-task
• Multiple priority management abilities
• Feedback is a gift! We can only learn, grow and improve our service if we hear and understand what it is our customers are telling us.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with, and manage diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated and driven.
• Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a collaborative and engaged teamwork environment.
• Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and commitment to Paris Baguette’s Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture.

SWEET BENEFITS

• Flexible work schedule
• Competitive compensation
• Discounted meals during your shift
• Free Cake for your Birthday
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits for full time employees

Compensation: Minimum Wage