Bakers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor seeks individuals interested in a baking role, focusing on setting controls for mixing and baking processes, maintaining health standards, and operating bakery machines. Essential skills include monitoring, judgment, active listening, and critical thinking. Familiarity with tools such as Microsoft Excel and culinary-specific software is beneficial. This role offers an engaging opportunity for those passionate about baking techniques and culinary arts.

Responsibilities

• Set time and speed controls for mixing machines and steam kettles.
• Observe color and adjust oven temperatures and humidity.
• Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens.
• Ensure equipment meets health and safety regulations.
• Operate slicing or wrapping machines.
• Check quality of raw materials.

Skills

Monitoring

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Listening

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Active Learning

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Office

Microsoft PowerPoint

Email software

Culinary Software Services ChefTec

Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro

SoftCafe MenuPro

Sage 100 ERP

iPro

EGS CALCMENU

Job description

Daily Life Of a Baker

• Set time and speed controls for mixing machines, blending machines, or steam kettles so that ingredients will be mixed or cooked according to instructions.
• Observe color of products being baked and adjust oven temperatures, humidity, or conveyor speeds accordingly.
• Set oven temperatures and place items into hot ovens for baking.
• Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.
• Operate slicing or wrapping machines.
• Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.

Skills

• Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Related Job Titles

• Dough Mixer
• Sponge Maker
• Head Cook
• Pastry Chef

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Email software
• Culinary Software Services ChefTec
• Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro
• SoftCafe MenuPro
• Sage 100 ERP
• iPro
• EGS CALCMENU