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.