Lowe's logo

Cake Decorator FT

Job Overview

briefcase

Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
moneybag

Compensation

Hourly
Range $11.75 - $15.25
clock

Work Schedule

Standard Hours
Day Shifts
diamond

Benefits

Paid Time Off
employee discount
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Retirement Plan
flexible scheduling

Job Description

The hiring establishment is a well-regarded bakery and retail food service business dedicated to delivering outstanding guest experiences through personalized interactions and quality products. Recognized for its commitment to building brand loyalty, the company places a strong emphasis on community growth by creating warm, genuine relationships with its customers. As a part of its mission, the company fosters a friendly and welcoming environment where every guest feels valued and appreciated, setting the stage for repeated visits and brand advocacy.

This role is crucial to the bakery's operation and guest satisfaction, focusing on both product quality and exceptional customer service. The position involves preparing bakery products for sale, which includes icing, decorating, pricing, packaging, and labeling. Maintaining product freshness and quality is a top priority, alongside upholding sanitation standards within various bakery areas such as coolers, freezers, prep areas, and sales floors. The role requires an individual who can perform bakery clerk functions, manage stock organization with proper rotation, use reference materials like cake manuals and production sheets, and operate specialized tools such as airbrushes for decorating.

In addition to these product-focused duties, the role demands excellent communication skills to relay guest requests and operational concerns like temperature breakdowns to management. The employee will also be responsible for maintaining a neat supply area, announcing specials on the PA system, and assisting with product receiving and storage. Achieving budgeted sales, shrink, and profit goals for the cake section of the bakery is a critical part of the job, reflecting the importance of balancing customer satisfaction with business performance.

This is a dynamic, hands-on position suitable for individuals with a friendly, outgoing personality and a passion for bakery arts and customer service. The candidate must be able to work well within a team, physically handle lifting requirements, and stand or move for extended periods. This role offers an excellent opportunity for individuals eager to contribute to a community-focused brand while developing specialized skills in cake decorating and bakery operations. Employment type details and salary specifics are not explicitly provided but can be inferred as part-time or full-time within the retail food service industry, typically aligned with market standards for similar positions.

Job Requirements

  • Ability to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally
  • Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time

Job Qualifications

  • Friendly, outgoing personality
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Effective communication, guest service and selling skills
  • Ability to read and understand information and direction
  • Must be at least 18 years old

Job Duties

  • Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests
  • Prepare product for sale including icing, decorating, pricing, packaging, and labeling
  • Maintain product level, quality and freshness
  • Perform bakery clerk functions when requested
  • Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area
  • Properly clean work area, couplers and decorating bags
  • Maintain organization of the freezer including proper rotation of product according to variety
  • Communicate guest requests to management
  • Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor
  • Keep supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times
  • Properly rotate icings including reading dates and scraping down buckets
  • Use cake manual as reference material
  • Write on cakes
  • Properly mix colors according to color chart
  • Master the use of the airbrush
  • Use cake production sheet
  • Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section of the bakery
  • Perform all other duties as assigned by management
  • Perform Front Porch duties to ensure guest arrival standard is maintained
  • Announce specials and sale info on the PA system
  • Assist in product receiving and storage

Job Criteria

Experience

Entry Level (1-2 years)


Job Location

Your Profile Is Visible To Hiring Managers Across OysterLink.

We'll match you with best jobs

Get job offers faster

Business woman
Business man
Search For More Opportunities:

How Candidates Get Hired Faster

Apply to 2–3 similar roles

Complete profile & get best matches

Check new opportunities daily

Woman chef
Man chef