Cake Decorator $17/hr + Tips

Paris Baguette – North Hills

Create Cakes That Make Every Celebration Special

Paris Baguette North Hills is looking for a creative, detail-oriented Cake Decorator to join our bakery team.

If you enjoy working with your hands, have an eye for presentation, and take pride in creating beautiful cakes, we'd love to meet you.

Base Pay: $17–$18/hour, based on experience and skill level
With tips, total earnings may reach approximately $19–$20/hour.*

Available Shifts

Early Morning: 5:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Day Shift: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Full-time position. Weekend and holiday availability is required as scheduled.

A Little Different From a Traditional Bakery

You will not be required to bake cakes from scratch.

Paris Baguette provides the cake bases/components, recipes, designs, and detailed cake manuals. Your primary responsibility is to assemble, decorate, finish, and present cakes according to Paris Baguette standards.

You'll receive clear recipes and visual standards to follow while using your decorating skills to consistently produce beautiful, high-quality cakes.

What You'll Do

• Assemble, decorate and finish cakes according to Paris Baguette recipes and standards.
• Follow provided cake manuals, recipes, designs and production specifications.
• Create clean, consistent finishes using piping, icing, fruit, chocolate and other decorations.
• Prepare cakes for daily display, customer orders, holidays and seasonal promotions.
• Maintain consistent quality, appearance, portioning and presentation.
• Plan daily production to ensure cakes are ready on time and displays remain stocked.
• Check ingredients and finished products for freshness and quality.
• Follow FIFO, date-labeling and proper storage procedures.
• Monitor cake-decorating ingredients, supplies and inventory and report items that need replenishment.
• Minimize product waste while maintaining quality standards.
• Keep the cake station, equipment, tools, coolers and work areas clean, organized and sanitized.
• Follow all food-safety and sanitation requirements.
• Work closely with bakery and management teams to keep production running smoothly.

These responsibilities also line up well with what larger bakery employers emphasize: consistent decorative designs, recipe adherence, production planning, inventory, sanitation, quality and date control.

What We're Looking For

• Previous cake decorating, pastry, bakery or similar experience preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and presentation.
• Ability to follow recipes, visual guides and standardized designs accurately.
• Comfortable using piping bags, tips and common cake-decorating tools.
• Good time-management and organizational skills.
• Reliable, punctual and able to work well with a team.
• Comfortable working on your feet and in a fast-paced bakery environment.
• Food-safety knowledge or certification preferred.
• Availability for early mornings, weekends and holidays as scheduled.
• Complete approximately 15–20 finished cakes per shift/day while maintaining Paris Baguette’s quality, presentation, and food-safety standards.
• Organize daily production efficiently to meet required cake quantities and customer demand.
• Balance speed, consistency, and attention to detail while following Paris Baguette cake manuals and specifications.

A culinary degree is NOT required.

What We Offer

$17–$18/hour base pay, based on experience
Tips in addition to base pay
Potential total earnings of approximately $19–$20/hour with tips*
Employee discount
Full-time position

*Tips vary based on tip volume and tip-sharing arrangements and are not guaranteed.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.00 - $18.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Opportunities for advancement

Compensation Package:

• Hourly pay
• Tips
• Yearly bonus

Application Question(s):

• Are you available to work weekends and holidays as scheduled?
• Are you comfortable following standardized cake recipes, visual guides and decorating manuals?
• If invited to interview, can you provide photos or a portfolio of cakes you have decorated?
• If hired, how soon could you start?

Experience:

• Cake decorating: 1 year (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Pittsburgh, PA 15237 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $17 - $18