Bakery Cake Decorator: Creative, Customer-Focused

Harps Food Stores, Inc.; Trenton (AL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Harps Food Stores, Inc. is seeking a Cake Decorator to support bakery operations, merchandising, and quality standards. You will ensure proper packaging, labeling, and display while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

This role emphasizes customer service, flexibility with scheduling, and adherence to company guidelines to deliver high-quality bakery products and positive customer experiences.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, early mornings, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Adaptable to different situations and the ability to respond with flexibility to shifting priorities and rapid change.
• Ability to interpret, understand and follow instructions.
• Moves, lifts, carries and places merchandise and supplies weighing less than or equal to 25 pounds without assistance.
• Frequently reaches overhead and below the knees, including pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, bending, stooping, crouching and twisting with or without bearing weight. Occasionally required to climb.
• Continuous repetitive motion with hand(s) and arm(s), such as grasping, gripping and turning.
• Stands and/or walks continuously throughout shift.
• Visually locates merchandise and other objects, as well as verifies information, often in small print.
• May be exposed to all weather conditions (hot, cold, rain, snow, ice and wind) as well as, inside work with variations in heat, cold, dust and humidity.
• May be exposed to cleaning solvents or other chemicals.
• May be exposed to latex, eggs, nuts, soy and wheat.
• Employment at Harps may be contingent upon completion and our evaluation of a PEP survey, drug screen, employment reference check and criminal background check.

Responsibilities

• Support bakery department operations including department readiness, staffing, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, department financial goals and objectives, department cleanliness, and safe use of equipment and tools.
• Support bakery department replenishment and inventory processes including ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use and inventory preparation.
• Support merchandising and sales floor standards by proper stocking, rotation, signing, setting and maintaining displays, sampling and overall department zoning procedures.
• Adhere to all proper equipment procedures, including cleaning and maintenance requirements.
• Follow all company and food safety production guidelines for fresh food preparation, production and processing. Ensure all products produced for consumption is properly packaged/wrapped, weighed and/or priced, and labeled according to company and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality

Integrity

Professionalism

Conscientiousness

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Harps Food Stores, Inc. is seeking a Cake Decorator to support bakery operations, merchandising, and quality standards. You will ensure proper packaging, labeling, and display while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

This role emphasizes customer service, flexibility with scheduling, and adherence to company guidelines to deliver high-quality bakery products and positive customer experiences.