Cake Artist & Guest Experience Specialist

Lowes Foods; Sanford (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Sanford, NC seeks a friendly Bakery Clerk to greet guests, prepare products for sale, and maintain quality and sanitation in the bakery area. You will assist with cake decorating, labeling, and inventory, while communicating guest requests and specials to management.

The role includes front-porch duties and ensuring a welcoming guest experience. Ideal candidates are reliable, able to lift 25–50 lbs, and possess strong communication and teamwork skills in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing and guest-focused demeanor.
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.
• Must be able to read and understand information and directions.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests.
• Prepare product for sale (icing, decorating, pricing, packaging and labeling).
• Maintain product level, quality and freshness.
• When requested perform bakery clerk functions.
• Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Properly cleans work area, couplers and decorating bags.
• Maintain the organization of the freezer, including proper rotation of product according to variety.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keeps supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times.
• Properly rotates icings and reads dates.
• Use cake manual as reference material.
• Write on cakes.
• Properly mix colors according to color chart.
• Masters the use of the airbrush.
• Use cake production sheet.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section of the bakery.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.
• Performs Front Porch duties to ensure “guest arrival” standard is maintained.
• Announce specials and sale info on the PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly personality

Teamwork

Physical ability

Reading comprehension

Communication skills

Must be at least 18

Job description

Lowes Foods in Sanford, NC seeks a friendly Bakery Clerk to greet guests, prepare products for sale, and maintain quality and sanitation in the bakery area. You will assist with cake decorating, labeling, and inventory, while communicating guest requests and specials to management.

The role includes front-porch duties and ensuring a welcoming guest experience. Ideal candidates are reliable, able to lift 25–50 lbs, and possess strong communication and teamwork skills in a fast-paced environment.