About Us

At Thyme & Again Creative Catering, we celebrate the craft of exceptional food. From our neighbourhood food shops to our busy catering kitchen, our team is dedicated to quality, creativity, and memorable experiences. Our bakery is at the heart of what we do, producing cakes, tarts, pastries, sweets, and seasonal creations for our shops, catering events, and special orders.

We’re looking for an experienced full-time Baker with strong cake and tart decorating skills to join our bakery team. This role is ideal for someone with professional baking or pastry experience who takes pride in beautiful, consistent finishing and enjoys working in a collaborative production environment.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

You’ll Thrive Here If You…

- Have a genuine passion for baking, pastry, and cake and tart decoration
- Take pride in clean, polished, consistent finishing and presentation
- Have a strong eye for detail, colour, texture, and overall presentation
- Can manage multiple production priorities while maintaining quality
- Work confidently both independently and as part of a collaborative bakery team
- Stay organized and efficient in a fast-paced production environment
- Value a clean, positive, and team-focused workplace

What You’ll Do

- Prepare, assemble, finish, and decorate cakes and tarts for retail, catering, and special orders
- Produce pastries, creams, fillings, ganaches, icings, and other bakery components
- Pipe, glaze, garnish, and finish products to Thyme & Again presentation standards
- Follow recipes, production schedules,



and bakery standards consistently
- Prepare products for service, packaging, and presentation
- Maintain a clean, organized, and food-safe workstation
- Safely operate bakery equipment and tools
- Work collaboratively with the bakery, kitchen, retail, and catering teams to meet production needs

Must-Have Qualifications

- Previous professional baking or pastry experience
- Hands-on experience with cake and tart assembly, finishing, and decoration
- Comfortable with piping, icing, glazing, garnishing, and other finishing techniques
- Strong knowledge of baking fundamentals, scaling, and accurate measurements
- Strong attention to detail and consistency
- Good organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to stand for extended periods and lift and move up to 50 lbs (22 kg)
- Food Handler certification considered an asset

Nice-to-Haves

- Formal baking or pastry training
- Experience producing cakes and desserts for catering, events, or special orders
- Experience in a high-volume bakery or production kitchen
- Additional decorating or pastry finishing skills
- Knowledge of food safety standards and kitchen best practices

Why You’ll Love It Here





- Long-standing and respected Ottawa food and hospitality business
- Supportive and collaborative bakery and kitchen culture
- Stable full-time hours
- Staff discounts and team perks
- Group benefits eligibility
- Opportunity to continue developing your baking, pastry, and decorating skills

Compensation

$18.50–$21.00/hour, based on experience and skill level.

Inclusivity & Accessibility Statement

Thyme & Again is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including members of visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and those of all gender identities and expressions.

Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

For accessibility or accommodation requests, please contact (phone hidden) ext. 101.

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $18.50-$21.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.0 – 44.0 per week

Advantages:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Experience:

- professional baking or pastry: 2 years (required)

Language:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Pastry diploma or equivalent formal pastry training (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Full-time Baker (Ottawa)
🏢 Thyme & Again Creative Catering
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