Becoming a Pastrycook's Assistant in Queensland

About this role

Pastrycook Assistants assist Pastrycooks by performing routine tasks in the kitchen such as preparing ingredients, and cleaning and storing equipment.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Pastrycook's Assistant include:

• gathering and preparing base ingredients for baking
• mixing ingredients to make dough and pastries, cake batter, fillings, icings and desserts
• operating commercial bakery equipment including mixers, rollers, cutters and ovens
• sheeting and rolling out dough, putting dough into baking dishes or on trays
• cooking goods and removing cooked items from ovens
• cooling and decorating with creams and icings where required, cleaning cooking utensils and food preparation surfaces, storing food supplies in cupboards, pantries and other storage areas.