BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR

Kroger in; Virginia; On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading grocery chain as a Bakery/Cake Decorator, where you'll be responsible for creating and decorating various bakery items while delivering exceptional customer service. This role offers an opportunity for growth with flexible scheduling and comprehensive benefits, fostering an environment that prioritizes well-being and development.

Benefits

Extensive healthcare coverage

Flexible scheduling with paid time off

Emotional and financial support

Employee discounts on food, travel, and technology

Tuition reimbursement up to $21,000

Opportunities for growth through training

Qualifications

• Retail experience is required.
• Bakery/cake decorating experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, and cookies.
• Ensure product quality and freshness, reviewing sell-by dates.
• Create a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Ability to handle stressful situations

Basic math skills

Second language proficiency

Job description

BAKERY/CAKE DECORATOR (Finance)

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

From a small Cincinnati grocery store over a century ago, we've grown into the nation's largest grocer with nearly 2,800 stores across 35 states under 28 different names. As America's grocer, we pride ourselves on bringing diverse teams together with a passion for food and people, all with the purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit. We continually innovate to create memorable experiences for our customers, communities, and colleagues, with food at the heart of it all.

Here, people matter. That's why we strive to provide the ingredients you need to craft your own success story at work and in life. We support your growth with value and care, helping to feed your future. If you're caring, purpose-driven, and eager to learn, your potential is unlimited.

Whether you're seeking a part-time role or a new career path, we have a fresh opportunity for you. Apply today to join our Kroger family!

What you'll receive from us:

The Kroger Family of Companies offers comprehensive benefits supporting your well-being, including Physical, Emotional, Financial, and more. We help you thrive with access to:

• Extensive healthcare coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and prescriptions, through company or collective bargaining plans.
• Flexible scheduling for full- and part-time roles with paid time off, holidays, and sick leave based on eligibility and service length.
• Emotional and financial support via free counseling and confidential financial tools with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Employee discounts on food, travel, technology, and more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement through our Continuing Education program.
• Opportunities for growth through industry-leading training and diverse career paths.

For more details, please visit our Benefits Page.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Retail experience
• Bakery/cake decorating experience
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Basic math skills
• Effective communication skills

Desired Skills and Responsibilities:

• Second language proficiency (speaking, reading, or writing)
• Create a welcoming environment for customers by answering questions and providing product suggestions
• Maintain knowledge of products and respond to customer inquiries
• Offer samples and prepare bakery items, including wedding cakes, per customer requests
• Recommend bakery products to customers
• Ensure product quality and freshness, review sell-by dates, and use bakery equipment properly
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies, and other bakery items
• Label, stock, sign, and inventory merchandise
• Report discrepancies in product ordering or shipping
• Understand store layout and assist customers in locating products
• Monitor inventory levels and note discrepancies
• Follow all health, safety, and civil regulations
• Adhere to merchandising, customer service, labor, safety, and loss prevention policies
• Practice safety procedures, identify unsafe conditions, and notify management
• Perform preventive maintenance and report equipment issues
• Report safety risks, illegal activities, and accidents
• Perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations