Careers Guide

Baker - Retailer

What people in this role do:

  • Check and maintain equipment to meet health and safety regulations
  • Check the quality of raw materials
  • Weigh and mix ingredients by hand or machine, then place in tins or trays
  • Place tins or trays into ovens, checking oven temperatures and bread, cake or pastry till ready
  • Unload baked products from ovens, remove from tins and trays and set aside to cool
  • Glaze or decorate cakes and pastries
  • Order and maintain baking supplies
  • Operate slicing and wrapping machines
  • Customers service

Your chances of success will be better if you have:

  • Interest in practical work
  • Good hand-eye coordination
  • No skin allergies or chest complaints
  • Good physical fitness and health
  • Clean and hygienic attitude
  • School Certificate

The Future

  • Employment for a minimum of one year
  • Employment areas include: factories producing baked products, hot bread shops, specialty cake stores and ‘in house’ bakeries in supermarkets
  • For more options see www.myfuture.edu.au

 

Who to contact for more information and advice?

Aboriginal Employment Strategy

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 8571 0999
F (02) 8571 0988
jamie.hardy@aes.org.au
www.aes.org.au
1-9 Glebe Point Road Glebe NSW 2037 All NSW

ApprenticePower

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 9722 5419
F (02) 9831 3849
info@apprenticepower.com.au
www.apprenticepower.com.au
Unit 14, 18 Third Avenue Blacktown NSW 2148 Sydney

Auswide Projects

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 6492 3944
F (02) 6492 4594
bega@auswideprojects.com.au
www.auswideprojects.com.au
163 Auckland ST Bega NSW 2550 Bega

Hunter Valley Training Company

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 4932 4222
F (02) 4932 4544
admin@hvtc.com.au
www.hvtc.com.au
East Greta Junction Maitland NSW 2320 All NSW

Novaskill

Phone / Fax / Email / Website Address Regions Serviced
T (02) 4351 5200
F (02) 4351 5900
admingsf@novaskill.com.au
www.novaskill.com.au
Suite 15 1 Reliance Dr PO Box 3408 Tuggerah NSW 2259 NSW