What this code covers
Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers make various kinds of bread, cakes, and other flour products, as well as handmade chocolate and sugar confectionery. Their tasks include: a) making bread, cakes, biscuits, pastries, pies and other flour products; b) making handmade confectionery from mixtures of sugar, chocolate and other ingredients using hand tools and some machines; c) combining measured ingredients in bowls of mixing, blending, or cooking machinery; d) checking the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met; e) applying glazes, icings, or other toppings to baked goods, using spatulas or brushes; f) checking the cleanliness of equipment and operation of premises before production runs to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations; g) monitoring oven temperatures and product appearance to determine baking times; h) coordinating the forming, loading, baking, unloading, de-panning and cooling of batches of bread, rolls, pastry and confectionary products. Examples of the occupations classified here: Baker (general), Bread baker, Cake decorator, Chocolate maker, Confectioner, Confectionery maker, Macaroni maker, Native cakes/kakanin makers, Noodle makers, Oven/fryer man, Pastry maker, Pastry-cook Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Cook -5120, Bakery products machine operator -8160, Bread production machine operator -8160, Chocolate production machine operator - 8160