Cake Decorator

Magnolia Bakery; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and creative team at a beloved bakery where you will play a crucial role in the art of cake decorating. As a Cake Icer, you will be responsible for icing and finishing cakes and cupcakes, ensuring that each product meets the bakery's high standards of quality and presentation. This role offers the opportunity to train new team members and work in a fast-paced, supportive environment. If you have a passion for baking and a knack for creativity, this position is perfect for you. Be part of a team that values integrity, quality, and exceptional customer service while contributing to the joy of delicious desserts.

Qualifications

• 6-12 months experience in cake decorating is required.
• Knowledge of cake decorating equipment and techniques is essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for icing cakes and specialty orders while ensuring quality control.
• Train new cake icers and maintain cleanliness and safety standards.

Skills

Cake Decorating

Time Management

Customer Service

Food Safety Practices

Team Collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Cake Decorating Equipment

Icing Tools

Job description

Magnolia Bakery opened our first location on a quiet street corner in the heart of New York City’s West Village in 1996. From then to now, Magnolia Bakery has grown to become a globally famous, locally loved retail bakery and desserts brand. With locations in New York City, LA and Chicago, a nationwide e-commerce and wholesale business, international locations in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and an emerging Grocery business in the US, Magnolia Bakery's whimsical spin on classic, American desserts is now in every neighborhood.

Cake Icer (ALL NYC Locations)

What is the Role?

Position Summary: Responsible for icing cakes, specialty orders and cakes for the house and the icing of specialty cupcakes. Train all new cake icers and retrain existing cake icers on new or seasonal product. Uphold the core values of the organization and its mission while consistently presenting and promoting brand integrity, product quality and customer service standards.

• Must maintain and work within Magnolia standards, which include color palette, cake design and quality.
• Responsible for trimming, assembling, icing, filling, and attractively finishing cake layers with inscriptions and decorations.
• Prepares and tints icings and any other necessary items needed for decorating or special events and orders.
• Ensures quality control of product before putting out for sale.
• Keeps work area neat, equipment cleaned, and prepared for use.
• All cake icers must demonstrate, enforce or train if necessary, on safe food handling practices and follow safety procedures for using equipment and cleaning supplies.
• Cake Icers are responsible for operating and monitoring proper functioning of equipment; following safety procedures for using equipment; sanitize work area during and after use.
• Cake Icers are responsible for maintaining their own icer’s kits.
• Assist in training new cake icers and retraining existing cake icers as needed on Magnolia recipes, standards and procedures.
• Aid in organizing and enforcing proper station set-up for all shifts.
• Must be able to execute all prep items from prep baker position.
• Maintains and enforces finished product specs, standards and quality.

What are the physical demands?

• Position requires standing and walking for period of 3-5 hours without a rest break.
• Frequent use of hands.
• Occasionally required to climb, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, or crouch.
• Occasional moderate to heavy (10+lb) lifting and carrying.
• Work environment includes working with hot cooking equipment.

What is Required?

• Hours of work for the position are approximately 40-45 hours per week.
• 6-12 months experience with cake decorating.
• Knowledge and use of cake decorating equipment, tools, icings, ingredients etc.
• Hands-on, flexible and highly responsive.
• Reading and writing skills.
• Posses the ability to handle high stress and volume.
• High energy, positive person who can work with a diverse group of people.
• Follows policies and procedures
• Takes directions well and hits the ground running.
• Understands expectations of role and works within the boundaries of the role.
• Organized with good time management skills.

Please know team member safety is our number one priority at Magnolia Bakery! All locations have implemented best practices and measures in accordance with CDC recommendations to further mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Team members will be equipped with all necessary PPE upon hire.

Hourly Pay Range: $17-$20

Magnolia Bakery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
• Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, coworkers, and management.
• Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
• Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.
• Domestic travel required.