BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Kroger; Vincennes (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Bakery/Cake Decorator where you will create a welcoming environment for customers and prepare bakery items. This full-time role offers growth opportunities and benefits, including healthcare coverage and tuition reimbursement. Ideal for those passionate about food and customer service.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Emotional and financial support

Qualifications

• Any retail experience required.
• Any bakery/cake decorating experience preferred.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment that enables customers to feel welcome.
• Decorate cakes, pastries, and other bakery items.
• Check product quality to ensure freshness.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Knowledge of basic math

Job description

Join to apply for the BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR role at Kroger

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

1. 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.
2. Gain and maintain knowledge of products sold within the department and be able to respond to questions and make suggestions about products.
3. 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.
4. Recommend bakery items to customers to ensure they get the products they want and need.
5. 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.
6. Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, and other bakery items.
7. Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise.
8. Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
9. Understand the store's layout and be able to locate products when requested by customers; stay current with present, future, seasonal, and special ads.
10. Maintain an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and note any discrepancies.
11. Adhere to all local, state, and federal health and civil code regulations.
12. Ensure all current merchandising, customer service, labor control, expense and supply controls, loss prevention, maintenance, safety, food safety, and engagement rules are followed.
13. Reinforce safety programs by complying with safety procedures and identifying unsafe conditions to notify store management.
14. Practice preventive maintenance by inspecting equipment and notifying the appropriate department or store manager of repairs.
15. Report safety risks, issues, and illegal activities, including robbery, theft, or fraud; notify management of accidents.
16. Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

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

About Us

Based in Indiana, Jay C merged with The Kroger Company in 1999. Today, we’re proudly serving Jay C customers in 22 stores throughout the state.

As part of the Kroger family of companies, we take pride in bringing diverse teams with a passion for food and people together with one common purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. With a history of innovation, we work tirelessly to create amazing experiences for our customers, communities, and each other, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That’s why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. We help feed your future by providing the value and care you need to grow. If you’re caring, purpose-driven, and hungry to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you’re seeking a part-time position or a new career path, we’ve got a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to become part of our Jay C family!

What You’ll Receive From Us

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits to support your Associate Well-Being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial, and more. We'll help you thrive, with access to:

• 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 with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth through training programs and diverse career pathways.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Retail