Job Description

Essential Job Functions:

• Working with the Sales Team, who will consult with clients, to discuss desired cake designs and cake decorating ideas for specialty cakes.
• Designing and decorating cakes according to clients’ specifications.
• Decorating regular bakery items according to established bakery standards.
• Assisting baking staff with the production of standard bakery items.
• Producing different kinds of icing, frosting, and cake fillings based on cake type and customer preferences. Must have experience with certain products such as fondant and buttercream.
• Ensuring that the display refrigerators are cleaned, polished, and fully stocked with cakes, pastries, and desserts.
• Taking inventory of baking and decorating supplies and ordering new stock as required.
• Cleaning and sanitizing all work areas and ovens as well as baking and decorating equipment.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED, Culinary Degree in Pastry Arts preferred.
• Proven baking and cake decorating experience, 3-5 years of experience with wedding cakes.
• The ability to use various cake decorating instruments and tools.
• The ability to stand for extended periods.
• Detail-oriented.
• Artistic and creative, must possess graceful, script like handwriting.
• Basic numeracy skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.

Physical Requirements of the Cake Decorator Position:

• Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 5.5 hours in length.
• Must be able to exert well-paced mobility in limited space.
• Must have the ability to bend, squat and lift up to 50 lbs., including, but not limited to, lifting trays of food or food items on a regular and continuing basis.
• Understand and respond to employee and guest verbal requests and visual cues in a loud and extremely busy environment.

Salary:

• $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

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