BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Kroger; Park Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Employee assistance program

Associate discounts

Tuition reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Kroger in Park Ridge, IL is hiring a Store Associate to create an outstanding customer experience and maintain a safe, clean environment on-site. You will assist the department manager in reaching sales and profit goals and ensure quality standards are met.

Ideal candidates have retail or bakery decorating experience, strong math and communication skills, and the ability to handle stressful situations. Bilingual abilities are a plus, with opportunities for growth and extensive employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Retail experience
• Minimum: Bakery/cake decorating experience
• Minimum: Ability to handle stressful situations
• Minimum: Knowledge of basic math
• Minimum: Effective communication skills
• Desired: Second language: speaking, reading and/or writing

Responsibilities

• 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 and monitor quality assurance standards.
• Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Skills

Retail experience

Bakery/cake decorating

Stress management

Basic math

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

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

Benefits

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

Job Info

• Job Identification 165384
• Job Category Store Operations
• Posting Date 12/04/2025, 06:09 PM
• Locations 1900 S Cumberland Ave, Park Ridge, IL, 60068, US (On-site)