Position: Bakery Cake Decorator
About: As a Bakery Decorator, you’ll be responsible for all duties related to creating and decorating cakes, tarts, pastries, and special-order items. You’ll use your artistic talents to build and finish all specialty bakery goods, ensuring that every detail is just right. As a Bakery Decorator, you’ll play a critical role in upholding our differentiators by providing outstanding service and delicious treats to our customers that meet our quality standards. In addition to following these procedures, you’ll also be expected to support our Core Values and goals, promote companywide, regional, and store programs and initiatives, ensuring strict adherence to all applicable Food Safety and compliance duties required in the department.
Requirements: Efficient cake and pastry decorating skills, including intermediate piping techniques and the ability to create decorative flowers and borders; Understand color theory as it pertains to blending buttercream colors and coordinating complementing palettes; Ability to apply proper technique when using all icings, including Swiss Buttercream, American Buttercream, Ganache, Cream Cheese Icing, Whipped Cream, Chantilly, German Chocolate Icing, Fudge Icing, and all varieties of Meringue; Ability to follow recipes, directions, and procedures; effective time management and organization skills; Advanced knife handling, tool, and equipment safety; Basic math skills for recipe conversions and modifications; Strong communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team; Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors; Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members; Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency
Benefits: Employee discounts on products, Health insurance, Paid time off, Performance bonuses, Career development opportunities
