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