Bakery Decorator

Job
Title:            Bakery Cake Decorator 

Department:
    Bakery Department

Reports
To:        Bakery Manager 

FLSA
Status:       Non-Exempt

 

Position Overview:

As a Cake
Decorator, you will be responsible for creating appealing designs on our
specialty bakery goods. You will ensure a positive company image by providing
courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers. 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

·      
Must have previous cake decorating experience

·      
Understand and enforce proper health requirement
for food prep

·      
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills


·      
Customer service skills 

·      
Ability to prioritize 

·      
Must be able to prep and fulfill orders in a
timely manner 

·      
Must know all aspects of cake decorating
including but not limited to:

o  
Slice (split) a cake

o  
Ice and border a cake (i.e. shell border,
reverse shell)

o  
Write on cakes or plaques

o  
Make ganache, pastry cream, marzipan, cream
cheese icing, and curds, toast almonds, etc. 

o  
Pour cakes; roll out marzipan, fondant, band
cakes

o  
Make cakes in a efficient manner

·      
Must be willing to taste and evaluate all products
offered in the department

 

Responsibilities & Qualifications:

Duties:

·      
May at times be required to perform and
fulfill all duties and responsibilities of Bakery Baker and Customer Serve

·      
Provide excellent, efficient and quality
customer servicer 

·      
Perform all duties related to all decorating,
product, sanitation and stocking of all bakery produces 

·      
Decorating and finishing of cakes and pastries


·      
Properly label and date all products 

·      
Maintaining the cake case; which includes but
is not limited to: product rotation, cleaning, preparing components for cakes
and pastries

·      
Aid in preparation of some mixes 

·      
Establish and maintain positive and productive
vendor relationships as necessary 

·      
Answer department phone calls and pages
quickly with great phone etiquette 

·      
Able to produce product in a timely manner

·      
Maintain, clean, organize, stock and rotate
daily received products 

·      
Maintain and continually clean and keep
department organized. 

·      
Sanitize, clean and operate equipment when
needed 

·      
Report all life, safety and fire hazards to
your Team Safety Department Representative for correction. Comply with all
occupational safety and health regulations. Report all accidents and injuries
to your store Leadership immediately. 

 

Requirements:

·      
Must be 18 years +

·      
Able to learn proper use of and operate baler
and all other equipment used during food preparation and clean up 

·      
Have a valid food handlers certification
through ServSafe or other ANSI compliant organization

·      
Demonstrated ability in knife handling, other
cutting equipment and safety procedures 

·      
Ability to properly stock and rotate product
in freezer 

·      
Ability to work various shifts including
weekends and holidays 

·      
Follow and enforce all applicable State of
California Health and Safety Codes 

·      
Understand importance of all waste, spoilage
and transfers to department

·      
Ability to deliver product in a timely manner

·      
Ability to understand and effectively
communicate with customers 

·      
Ability to work independently as well as part
of a team 

·      
Ability to communicate clearly and work well
with others 

·      
Ability to perform physical requirements of
position 

 

 

Physical requirements: 

The
physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met
by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

·      
While performing the duty of this job, the
employee is regularly required to stand, walk, squat, climb, reach and kneel. 

·      
The employee must be able to bend and twist at
waist and neck.

·      
Employee must occasionally lift up to 50
pounds and regularly lift up to 15 pounds while carrying cakes and
mixing/decorating ingredients a distance of 50 yards.

·      
The employee must be able to reach above and
below shoulders to access items in cabinets and on racks.

·      
The employee may on occasion have to use their
fingers to operate a keyboard and count money.

·      
The employee must be able to work with flour,
dairy, fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts 

·      
The employee must be able to tolerate regular
pushing, pulling, grasping, gripping and manipulation of hands and fingers in
order to prepare and decorate cakes and pastries. 

·      
The employee must be able to tolerate
intermittent noise from blenders, juicers, mixers, espresso machines and overhead
speakers.

·      
The employee must be able to tolerate some
work in extreme temperatures while working in the freezer or near the ovens and
dishwasher.

·      
The employee must be able to tolerate moderate
amounts of chemical fumes from common household cleaning agents.