What You'll Do

  • 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.
  • Combine measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery.
  • Measure or weigh flour or other ingredients to prepare batters, doughs, fillings, or icings, using scales or graduated containers.
  • Roll, knead, cut, or shape dough to form sweet rolls, pie crusts, tarts, cookies, or other products.
  • Place dough in pans, molds, or on sheets, and bake in production ovens or on grills.
  • Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.
  • Adapt the quantity of ingredients to match the amount of items to be baked.
  • Apply glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes.
  • Check equipment to ensure that it meets health and safety regulations, and perform maintenance or cleaning, as necessary.

Essential Skills

Monitoring 3.25/5
Active Listening 3.0/5
Speaking 3.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.0/5
Active Learning 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Reading Comprehension 2.88/5
Operations Monitoring 2.88/5
Quality Control Analysis 2.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 2.75/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability, Cooperation, Achievement/Effort

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Near Vision 3.75/5
Oral Comprehension 3.25/5
Oral Expression 3.12/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.12/5
Visual Color Discrimination 3.12/5
Speech Recognition 3.12/5
Written Comprehension 3.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

ADP Enterprise eTIME Afcom Datasafe Computer Services FlexiBake At Your Service Software CostGuard Axxya Systems Nutritionist Pro Barrington Software CookenPro Culinary Software Services ChefTec EGS CALCMENU Email software Enggist & Grandjean EGS F&B Control iPro LegacyUSA BakeSmart Masters Software CakeBoss Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word Sage 100 ERP SoftCafe MenuPro SweetWARE nutraCoster Professional SweetWARE SmallPICS

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.4/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.16/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.15/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.14/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 3.93/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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