A professional who prepares bread, rolls, muffins, and biscuits according to recipe. Respnsibilities include:

• Checks production schedule to determine variety and quantity of goods to bake.
• Measures ingredients, using measuring cups and spoons.
• Mixes ingredients to form dough or batter by hand or using electric mixer.
• Cuts dough into uniform portions with knife or divider.
• Molds dough into loaves or desired shapes.
• Places shaped dough in greased or floured pans.
• Spreads or sprinkles topping, such as jelly, cinnamon, and poppy seeds on specialties.
• Places pans of dough in proof box to rise.
• Inserts pans of raised dough in oven to bake, using peel.
• Adjusts drafts or thermostatic controls to regulate oven temperature.
• Removes baked goods from oven and places goods on cooling rack.
• May bake pies, cakes, cookies, and other pastries.
• May be designated according to specialty baked as Baker, Biscuit; Hot-Bread Baker; Rolls Baker; or according to shift worked as Night Baker.