Cake Decorator

Cake Decorator

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
• 1-2 years’ experience in decorating

Responsibilities

• Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand
• Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products and preparation of cakes
• Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner
• Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude
• Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size, flavor and appearance
• Creates the finished decorated product in timely fashion
• Decorates cakes and other bakery products using dye, specific designs or by creating custom designs
• Uses variety of creams, frostings and fillings with consistent outcome
• Makes icing for cakes and other related products
• Adheres to company approved recipes
• Trims and cuts cakes to required shape and size
• Spreads icing between layers and on cake surface
• Tints white icing to required colors
• Assists in filling and merchandising the bakery sales area while adhering to production logs
• Creates cakes, pastries, etc. for sale in service case
• Follows rotation and mark down policies to ensure quality and freshness
• Helps maintain inventory levels with proper ordering and proper production logging
• May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained
• May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements
• Disposes of trash properly
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE)
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.