Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes, and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery.
(a)     Tasks include -
making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products;
making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines;
combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery;
checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met;
applying glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes;
checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations;
monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times;
coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products.