BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Kroger Family of Companies; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Family of Companies in Milwaukee, WI is seeking an employee to create a standout customer experience in the bakery department. You will assist with product questions, decorate cakes and pastries, and ensure quality and safety standards are met.

The role involves restocking, labeling, and helping customers locate items while maintaining a welcoming store environment. Ideal candidates have retail experience and bakery decorating skills, with good math and communication abilities to handle

Qualifications

• Retail experience is required.
• Bakery or cake decorating experience is preferred.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and handle stressful situations.
• Basic math skills are helpful for transactions and portioning.
• Strong communication skills with customers.

Responsibilities

• Answer customer questions and make product recommendations in the department and store.
• Assist with bakery items, including wedding cakes, using proper equipment.
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes and other bakery items.
• Check product quality and freshness; monitor sell-by dates.
• Label, stock and inventory department merchandise.
• Maintain safety, health, and cleanliness standards.
• Understand store layout and assist customers with locating products.

Skills

Customer service

Bakery knowledge

Cake decorating

Effective communication

Job description

Create an outstanding customer experience through exceptional service. Establish and maintain a safe and clean environment that encourages customers to return. Assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals established for the department and monitor all established quality assurance standards. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety. RESPONSIBILITIES - Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated by answering questions regarding products sold within the department and throughout the store

• Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products

• Offer product samples to help customers discover new items or products they inquire about; prepare bakery items, including wedding cakes, per customer requests using proper bakery equipment

• Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need

• Check product quality to ensure freshness; review sell by dates and take appropriate action; use all equipment in bakery such as the refrigerators, freezers, and ovens according to company guidelines

• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items

• Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise

• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager

• Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products when requested by customer; stay current with present, future, seasonal and special ads

• Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions note any discrepancies in inventory

• Adhere to all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations

• Ensure that all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, associate and customer engagement rules are being followed

• Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identify unsafe conditions and notify store management

• Practice preventive maintenance by properly inspecting equipment and notify appropriate department or store manager of any items in need of repair

• Report all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including: robbery, theft or fraud; notify management of customer or employee accidents

• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

QUALIFICATIONS * Minimum *

Any retail experience

Any bakery/cake decorating experience

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Effective communication skills

• Desired *

Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing