Skills Baker near Vancouver (BC)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a baker in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Bakers (NOC 63202).

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
  • Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
  • Bake mixed dough and batters
  • Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food
  • Prepare special orders
  • Supervise baking personnel and kitchen staff
  • Frost and decorate cakes and baked goods
  • Draw up production schedules
  • Train staff
  • Ensure that the quality of products meets established standards
  • Schedule staff
  • Inspect kitchen and food service areas
  • Operate machinery
  • Hire and dismiss staff
  • Organize and maintain inventory
  • Oversee sales and merchandising of baked goods
  • Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Planning
  • Analyzing Information

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Planning
Determining phases and steps, defining activities and tasks and establishing schedules to complete objectives on time and within budget.
Analyzing Information
Examining data or facts to determine appropriate actions or recommendations.
Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Cooking, Preparing, Serving

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Cooking, Preparing, Serving
Providing food and beverage services.
Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Operating Stationary Industrial Equipment
Operating and monitoring various types of mechanically-controlled or computer-controlled industrial machinery, equipment or systems.
Management Help - Management
  • Recruiting and Hiring
  • Supervising

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Recruiting and Hiring
Acquiring the right talent to achieve the organization's mission.
Supervising
Directing and monitoring the performance of others.
Communication Help - Communication
  • Teaching and Training

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Creative Expression Help - Creative Expression
  • Designing

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Designing
Producing work based on aesthetic or functional design concepts.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Knowledge

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Mathematics and Science Help - Mathematics and Science
  • Chemistry

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Chemistry
Knowledge of chemical composition, structure and properties of substances; of chemical processes, interactions and transformations; and of uses of chemicals, their production techniques and disposal methods.
Manufacturing and Production Help - Manufacturing and Production
  • Processing and Production
  • Food Production and Agriculture

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Processing and Production
Knowledge of production methods, inputs, outputs, work flow and industrial processes including safety, quality control and cost estimation.
Food Production and Agriculture
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for raising, planting, growing, harvesting and storage of animal and plant food products and the techniques, materials and equipment for their preparation and preservation.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Business, Finance and Management Help - Business, Finance and Management
  • Sales
  • Client Service

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Sales
Knowledge of principles and practices for displaying, promoting and selling products or services.
Client Service
Knowledge of principles and practices of providing service to clients to maintain and build organizational success.

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

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