Pastry maker

About this career

Pastry makers prepare and bake cakes, cookies, croissants, pies and alike products according to recipes.

Essential skills

administer ingredients in food production apply flame handling regulations apply GMP apply HACCP apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages bake confections bake goods care for food aesthetic check quality of products on the production line clean food and beverage machinery ensure correct use of bakery equipment knead food products maintain cutting equipment make artistic food creations manufacturing of confectionery measure precise food processing operations monitor flour unloading equipment monitor machine operations monitor operations of cleaning machines monitor temperature in farinaceous processes mould doughs operate mixing of food products operate weighing machine select adequate ingredients set up machine controls store raw food materials work according to recipe

Required knowledge

crafting types of whisks

Additional skills

act reliably administer lactic ferment cultures to manufacturing products analyse characteristics of food products at reception analyse trends in the food and beverage industries create new recipes develop new food products dispose food waste execute chilling processes to food products exert quality control to processing food follow hygienic procedures during food processing follow production schedule follow verbal instructions follow written instructions handle delivery of raw materials improvise to occuring food processing situations keep inventory of goods in production label samples liaise with colleagues liaise with managers lift heavy weights negotiate improvement with suppliers negotiate terms with suppliers operate a heat treatment process perform chemical experiments perform services in a flexible manner secure goods tend bakery ovens work in a food processing team bakery ingredients bakery production methods fermentation processes of food food safety principles mill operations milling machines processes of foods and beverages manufacturing

Also known as

pastry cook pastry production worker pastry production operator