Pastry Chef
Job description
These individuals prepare, bake, and decorate pastry products (cakes, mousses, pies, etc.). Some also bake specialty desserts (chocolate, sweets, etc.). They work in:
- Food markets
- Pastry shops
- Bakeries
- Factories
- Hotels
- Restaurants
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Odours
- Nontoxic dust
- Humidity
- Noise
- Fire, steam, hot surfaces
Main tasks
- Choose the raw materials according to the products to be made.
- Make and decorate pastries.
- Advise customers.
- Pack and label products.
- Rotate perishable goods according to company policy.
- Fill refrigerated displays and shelves with products.
- Order goods as needed.
- Maintain equipment, displays, and work area.
- Ensure compliance with hygiene, sanitation, health, and safety standards.
- Receive goods and store them according to the company’s requirements.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to senior and managerial positions.
- Qualified pastry chefs receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in boulangerie
Placement rate: 61.3%
29.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Certificate of Qualification (CQP) as a pastry chef may be required.
- Experience as a pastry chef is often required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Result evaluation
- Active learning
- Coordination
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
Abilities
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Colour perception and distinction
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Selective attention
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Digital dexterity
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Perception speed
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Knowledge of production and treatment
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Creativity
- Friendliness
- Commitment to quality
- Open-mindedness
Interests
- Work in sales or client service
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Create, design
- Work in hotels, restaurants, and tourism
- Work manually
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Bakers (CNP 63202)
Skill type
Sales and service
Last update: January 29, 2026