Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understands the recipes used in baking and their proportions.
• Can follow recipes keenly and precisely and can quickly interpret the recipe and quickly identify issues.
• Can interpret and measure ingredients correctly with minimal supervision.         
• Understands how a batter and dough mixer works and can operate it well.
• Ensures that all baked products are well sealed and packaged.
• Understands how ingredients are stored, labelled, and packed   
• Understands the basic baking methods which include Creaming, Rub In, Hot milk, Blind Bake, All in one.
• Has the knowledge of baking most of the bakery items that include croissants pies, bread, cakes, muffins and cookies.
• Understand how to clean, assemble, and disassemble machine correctly such as food processor, scales, Planetary mixers, stick blender.
• Can easily mould and scoop bakery items such as bread and choc chip cookies.   
• Able to fold the dough well into different shapes and sizes          
• Shows creativity and art in shaping of the dough.
• Demonstrates consistency of good quality products and speed. 
• Performs all relevant tasks in line with the trained standard operating procedures to minimize risk of harm to self, others or damage to property.
• Report all incident or accidents observed at the workplace to the Team Leader
• Achieve all set annual Performance Development plans as agreed with the Team Leader
• Pursue continued improvement in personal development by participating in development programs and training.
• Displays positive attitude, works harmoniously with colleagues, and displays healthy respect for others that will support optimum team working environment.

Job specifications:

Qualifications

• School Leaving Certificate
• Diploma in food science or food manufacturing- desirable

Experience

• At least 1 years’ experience in food manufacturing