Position Overview:
As a Cake Decorator you will be responsible for creating visually appealing and delicious cakes for various occasions for a grocery store. You will be utilizing your artistic skills to design and decorate cakes to customer preferences and specifications.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborating with customers to understand their cake design preferences and specifications, themes and any other additional requests
• Using artistic skills to create and design visually appealing cake decorations, including frosting, icing and other edible decorations
• Prepare cake batters, fillings and frosting according to established recipes and quality standars
• Creating and developing innovative menus that meet the preferences of the target audience
• Bake and cool cakes to ensure proper consistency and texture
• Assemble and layer cakes applying fillings and frostings with precision
• Using a variety of decorating techniques such as piping, fondant etc to create the intricate designs and patterns
• Incorporating creative elements such as edible flowers, figurines and any other themed decorations
• Fulfill customer orders based on their requests for events such as but not limited to birthdays, weddings, holidays and more
• Fulfilling the customer orders on time and meet or exceed the customer expectations
• Inspect finished cakes for quality, consistency and adherence to the cake design
• Addressing and fixing any imperfections to meet customer expectations
• Manage inventory of cake decorating supplies such as frosting, icing colors, fondant etc
• Following all food safety and sanitation guidelines while maintaining a clean and organized work environment
• Providing excellent customer service throughout the ordering and decorating process
• Adhere to all company safety standards
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership

Environment:

• Ability to work in varying temperature-controlled environments.

Schedule:

• Flexibility to work various shifts, as needed including evenings, weekends and holidays.

Experience:

• Preferred: One (1) year cake decorating experience or relevant experience
• ServeSafe certification or comparable

Skills:

• Physical abilities: May be required to lift up to 80-85lbs.; standing, bending, lifting and twisting for up to 90% of your shift; frequently lifting product from various heights including floor level to over your head; Ability to stand or walk at least 10 hours daily; working in various temperature controlled environments; walking on a variety of flooring such as concrete, tile, carpet etc
• Strong communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers and leaders on a daily basis
• Organizational Skills: Ability to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Working in a team based environment: Working independently and as a team player to ensure our customers are receiving orders timely and with the highest quality
• Quality: Maintain integrity and high standards of product handling from all perspectives
• Safety Culture: Maintain and drive safety policies; driving for accountability of safe practices throughout shift