Cake Decorator

Sam's Club; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 23,419 - 33,062; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) and stock purchase plan

Paid time off and flexible leave

Company discounts

Educational benefits through Live Better U

Job summary

A retail membership club located in Des Moines is seeking a part-time Cake Decorator. The role focuses on delivering exceptional member service and collaborating with team members to ensure bakery operations meet high standards. Ideal candidates will have cake decorating skills, teamwork experience, and a commitment to quality service. Competitive hourly pay and various benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 6 months' experience in a fresh production area.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete all job-required training and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to enhance member service.
• Plans bakery production and ensures quality and accuracy.
• Utilizes digital tools to improve shopping experience.
• Drives the performance of the bakery area and enhances customer interactions.

Skills

Cake decorating skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

We are hiring a Cake Decorator at Sam's Club located in Des Moines, IA.

Base Pay Range

$17.00/hr – $24.00/hr

Position Summary

As a Cake Decorator you will drive member service in your area to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less. You will work collaboratively with other associates to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations.

Responsibilities

• Be a Team Member – Collaborates with cross‑functional teams, educates other associates on tools, tasks, and resources, communicates and develops interpersonal skills for providing customer service, adapts to business needs, maintains in‑stock levels, and controls shrinkage.
• Be an Expert – Plans bakery production, ensures consistency in quality and accuracy of decorative designs, follows recipe measurement instructions, works with a variety of products (e.g., decorating bags, tips, nozzles), creates decorative flowers and lettering on bakery items, adheres to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, inventory management, operates, maintains, and sanitizes equipment, and demonstrates understanding of product and layout execution.
• Be a Techie – Leverages digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement, utilizes handheld technology for immediate business decisions related to production, merchandise ordering, training, and product quality with the member in mind, adapts to new tools, and encourages others to use them.
• Be an Owner – Drives the performance of the bakery area, ensures quality and date‑control standards, eliminates waste, prepares for seasonal events that impact bakery volume (e.g., holidays, graduations, family events), identifies member needs, assists members with purchasing decisions, and resolves member issues and concerns.
• Be a Talent Ambassador – Acts as a brand advocate, values the member experience in Bakery, models high‑quality service and products, interacts with associates to understand roadblocks, assists in training, and inspires teammates in a respectful, supportive, and team‑oriented style.
• Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity, implementing related action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and applying these in executing business processes and practices.
• Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners; identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carries out tasks; communicates progress and information; determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities and adapts to and learns from change, difficulty, and feedback.
• Respects the Individual by embracing differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences, creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging, creates opportunities for all associates to thrive, performs helps attract the best talent.
• Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.
• Strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others, recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.
• Act with Integrity by maintaining and promoting the highest standards of ethics and compliance, modeling Walmart values to support and foster our culture, holding oneself and others accountable, supporting Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.
• Acts in a self‑less manner and is consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent.
• Serves our customers and members by delivering results while putting the customer first.
• Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short‑ and long‑term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.
• Strives for excellence by displaying curiosity and a desire to learn, taking calculated risks, demonstrating courage and resilience, driving continuous improvements, and using new technologies and skills to support others through change.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO/PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount received depends on job classification and length of employment and meets or exceeds applicable paid sick leave laws. For more info, visit https://one.walmart.com/notices.
• Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U is a company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates at Walmart and Sam's Club facilities, covering tuition, books, and fees.
• Eligibility requirements apply; benefits are subject to change based on plan or program terms. For details, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J.
• Hourly wage range is $17.00 to $24.70*. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the applicable minimum wage.
• Additional compensation may include premiums ranging from $0.35 to $3.00 per hour based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 months' experience in a fresh production area.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete all job‑required training and assessments within a prescribed time period if hired.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cake decorating skills.

Location

1101 73Rd St, Des Moines, IA 50324-1313, United States

Company Policy

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a zero‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.

Seniority Level

• Entry level

Employment Type

• Part‑time

Job Functions

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Retail