**Work Location:**

Central Bakery Facility - 20601 Aurora Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44146

**Working Hours:**

5:00am - 1:00pm Monday through Thursday and 4:00am - 12:00pm Friday and Saturday; Off Sundays, and rotation of every other Monday and Wednesday. Overtime offered during peak business times.

**Company Overview:**

Founded in 1929, Heinens is a premier grocery store chain noted for its quality products and outstanding customer service. Heinens has now welcomed the fourth generation into the family-owned business, which operates 23 stores (19 in Cleveland, Ohio and 4 in Chicago, Illinois), two distribution warehouses, one food production plant, and a corporate office. Culturally, we place a heavy emphasis on quality of life for every associate within the organization. We offer this through a competitive compensation package, professional development and leadership opportunities, paid time off, and balanced work schedules.

**Job Summary:**

This person will work with the Central Bakery Team at our Central Bakery Facility. This person will be preparing and decorating specialty cakes and mass produced stock cakes that are to be sold and shipped to our retail locations.

**Responsibilities:**

* Decorate all cakes to Heinens specifications

* Performs other duties as assigned by the leadership team

* Maintain kitchen cleanliness and organization

* Comply with all applicable safety and sanitation guidelines

* Operates and sanitizes all equipment in a safe and proper manner

**Qualifications:**

* High school diploma or equivalent required.

* A minimum of 2 years of experience as a cake decorator is preferred, with emphasis on:

* Base icing with different icing mediums

* Good writing skills

* Willingness to learn more extensive piping skills

* Knowledge and experience in using airbrush machine is a plus

* Ability to re-produce cakes from following established designs

* Design creativity

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

* Must be production driven with the ability to work continuously on repetitive tasks, while standing.

* Must possess the ability to lift up to 50 pounds on your own or 75 pounds through team lift of product. Push/pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.

* Ability to follow instructions and established procedures.

* Basic reading skills sufficient to read and understand recipes and information about ingredients.

* Flexible and adaptable; able to cope with unexpected events.

* Ability to make appropriate decisions in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

* Proven and strong work ethic; proactive orientation.

* Must be a team player.

* Ability to work in air conditioning.

*Heinens, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.*

Company : Heinens Grocery Store

Position : Cake Decorator

Status : Full Time

Date Posted : February 04, 2022

Location : 19701 South Miles, Cleveland, US, OH, 44128

Job Category : Manufacturing Associate