Treasured Taste is hiring a Bakery Associate to support the daily preparation, production, packaging, and cleaning of our pastry and dessert products.
The ideal candidate has 2 to 3 years of bakery, pastry, dessert, or food production experience. Experience working in food service, restaurants, catering, or commercial kitchens is also considered an asset.
This is a hands-on production role in a fast-paced commercial kitchen. Treasured Taste is a new and growing company, and this position offers opportunities to develop into a senior bakery, production lead, or supervisory role as the business expands.
Main Responsibilities
- Prepare pastries, cakes, desserts, fillings, creams, syrups, and other bakery products
- Measure and mix ingredients according to approved company recipes
- Follow production quantities, portion sizes, methods, and product specifications
- Protect the confidentiality of company recipes, production methods, ingredient ratios, supplier information, and business processes
- Operate mixers, ovens, scales, refrigerators, freezers, and other bakery equipment
- Assemble, decorate, cut, portion, and package finished products
- Check product appearance, taste, weight, consistency, and quality
- Label and date products correctly
- Maintain clean and organized workstations
- Wash and sanitize tools, trays, equipment, and production areas
- Follow food safety, hygiene, allergen, and temperature-control procedures
- Store ingredients and finished products correctly
- Report damaged equipment, ingredient shortages, or quality problems to the supervisor
- Support other production and packaging duties when required
Requirements
- Minimum 1 to 2 years of experience in bakery, pastry, dessert, commercial kitchen, or food production
- Experience preparing pastries and desserts
- Ability to follow recipes and production instructions accurately
- Ability to measure ingredients using scales and measuring equipment
- Good understanding of kitchen hygiene and food safety
- Ability to stand for long periods and perform repetitive production work
- Ability to lift up to 20 kg when required
- Ability to work quickly while maintaining product quality
- Reliable, punctual, and able to work as part of a team
- Basic English communication skills
- Availability for early morning, daytime, evening, or weekend shifts as required
- Willingness to sign and comply with a confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement
Confidentiality and NDA
The successful candidate will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement as a condition of employment.
Work Environment
This position requires working in a commercial bakery and food production environment. Employees may work near ovens, refrigerators, freezers, mixers, and other production equipment.
All employees must follow company food safety, hygiene, uniform, confidentiality, and workplace safety requirements.
Treasured Taste is committed to providing an inclusive workplace. Accommodation is available during the recruitment process upon request.
Pay: From $17.60 per hour
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Etobicoke, ON M8Z 1K2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
