WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND

repares and bakes buns, cakes, biscuits and pastry goods.

SKILL LEVEL:

The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Certificate III or higher qualification.

TASKS INCLUDE:

• weighs and mixes ingredients, and prepares pastry fillings and shapes pastry goods
• kneads, matures, cuts, moulds and shapes pastry dough and operates dough baking and rolling equipment
• controls mixing times and transfers dough to tempering rooms
• glazes buns and pastries, and decorates cakes with cream or icing
• monitors forming machines for crumpets, muffins and wafers
• operates machines which roll and mould dough or cut biscuits
• loads buns, pastries and cakes into ovens, and unloads cooked products
• controls baking times and monitors the temperature and appearance of products
• empties, cleans and greases baking trays, tins and other cooking equipment

Specialisations:

Cake Decorator