5432- BAKERS AND FLOUR CONFECTIONERS

Job Title: 

BAKERS AND FLOUR CONFECTIONERS

Alternate Titles: 

Baker,Baker?s assistant,Bakery manager,Cake decorator,Confectioner

Job Description: 

Bakers and flour confectioners prepare and bake dough, pastry and cake mixtures and make and finish flour confectionary products by hand.

Education: 

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job or by apprenticeship. Apprenticeships and traineeships leading to NVQs/SVQs at Levels 2 and 3 are available.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 5
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 11.1
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • weighs ingredients according to recipe;
  • mixes ingredients using hand or machine to obtain the required consistency;
  • rolls and cuts pastry, stretches, kneads and moulds dough to form bread, rolls and buns;
  • fills and glazes pastry, mixes ingredients for cakes;
  • bakes bread, pastry and cakes;
  • makes cake decorations, spreads icing, fillings and toppings on products.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK