Adams -Cake Decorator - Watertown

Adamshtm; Watertown (CT); On-site; USD 21,593 - 30,754; Full time

Job summary

Adamshtm in Watertown, CT is seeking a Cake Decorator to create visually appealing cakes for our grocery store customers. You will design and decorate cakes to meet customer specifications using frosting, fondant, and piping techniques.

This full-time role requires one year of cake decorating experience or relevant work, and ServeSafe certification or a comparable credential. You will handle order fulfillment for events and maintain high quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 80–85 lbs and stand for long periods
• Flexible schedule including weekdays, evenings, weekends and holidays
• ServeSafe certification or comparable is preferred

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to understand cake design preferences
• Decorate cakes using frosting, fondant, piping and other techniques
• Prepare batters, fillings, and frosting per recipes and standards
• Bake and cool cakes to ensure proper texture
• Assemble and decorate cakes with fillings and decorations
• Fulfill customer orders for events and ensure on-time delivery
• Inspect finished cakes for quality and fix imperfections
• Maintain inventory of decorating supplies

Skills

Physical abilities

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Quality

Safety awareness

Job description

As a Cake Decorator you will be responsible for creating visually appealing and delicious cakes for various occasions for a grocery store. You will be utilizing your artistic skills to design and decorate cakes to customer preferences and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with customers to understand their cake design preferences and specifications, themes and any other additional requests
• Using artistic skills to create and design visually appealing cake decorations, including frosting, icing and other edible decorations
• Prepare cake batters, fillings and frosting according to established recipes and quality standards
• Creating and developing innovative menus that meet the preferences of the target audience
• Bake and cool cakes to ensure proper consistency and texture
• Assemble and layer cakes applying fillings and frostings with precision
• Using a variety of decorating techniques such as piping, fondant etc to create the intricate designs and patterns
• Incorporating creative elements such as edible flowers, figurines and any other themed decorations
• Fulfill customer orders based on their requests for events such as but not limited to birthdays, weddings, holidays and more
• Fulfilling the customer orders on time and meet or exceed the customer expectations
• Inspect finished cakes for quality, consistency and adherence to the cake design
• Addressing and fixing any imperfections to meet customer expectations
• Manage inventory of cake decorating supplies such as frosting, icing colors, fondant etc
• Following all food safety and sanitation guidelines while maintaining a clean and organized work environment
• Providing excellent customer service throughout the ordering and decorating process
• Adhere to all company safety standards
• Perform other duties as assigned by leadership
• Able to work in different environmental temperatures.

Pay

• 19.00 per hour

Schedule

• Must have a Flexible schedule to work weekdays evenings weekends and holidays
• Full-time position 40 hours a week

Experience

• Preferred: One (1) year cake decorating experience or relevant experience
• ServeSafe certification or comparable

Skills

• Physical abilities : May be required to lift up to 80-85lbs.; standing, bending, lifting and twisting for up to 90% of your shift; frequently lifting product from various heights including floor level to over your head; Ability to stand or walk at least 10 hours daily; working in various temperature controlled environments; walking on a variety of flooring such as concrete, tile, carpet etc
• Strong communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers and leaders on a daily basis
• Organizational Skills: Ability to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Working in a team based environment: Working independently and as a team player to ensure our customers are receiving orders timely and with the highest quality
• Quality: Maintain integrity and high standards of product handling from all perspectives
• Safety Culture: Maintain and drive safety policies; driving for accountability of safe practicesthroughout shift