Cake Decorator

Associated Food Stores; Taylorsville (UT); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Food Stores in Utah is seeking a Cake Decorator to apply decorating techniques, manage orders, and maintain displays. You will assist with ingredient orders and inventory, while ensuring cakes are produced accurately and accounting for accessories is completed where deposits are refunded.

The role also covers labeling, dating and securing wrapped bakery items. Ideal candidates know fermentation, bench time, proofing and temperature effects on bakery items, and can communicate product

Qualifications

• Minimum age: 18 years.
• Knowledge of pricing, dating and wrapping or bagging bakery products.
• Knowledge of bakery items, descriptions and ingredients.
• Capable of handling large tier cake orders from taking orders to production and final accounting.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of basic bakery terms and processes used in production.
• Assists in ordering bakery ingredients and maintains inventory per policy.
• Capable of filling, rotating, arranging and merchandising displays and display cases.
• Capable of pricing, dating and wrapping or bagging items.
• Responds to guests with product descriptions and ingredients.
• Manages complete processing of large tier cake orders end to end.
• Maintains inventory of novelties and supplies for cake decoration and assists receiving/storing bakery products.
• Performs other bakery duties as directed by the Bakery Merchant.

Skills

Bakery terminology

Fermentation

Proofing

Temperature control

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• A Cake Decorator possesses knowledge of basic bakery terms and processes such as fermentation, bench time, proofing and effects of temperature variations on bakery items.
• Assists in making orders for bakery ingredients and supplies and maintains inventory levels in accordance with department and store policy.
• Capable of filling, rotating, arranging and merchandising displays and display cases
• Possesses knowledge of pricing, dating and wrapping or bagging of all bakery products.
• Possesses knowledge of bakery items, descriptions and ingredients so as to better serve our guests and answer any questions that might arise.
• A Cake Decorator is responsible for the complete processing of larger tier cake orders, including taking orders, producing the cakes and ensuring the final accounting of accessories for which a deposit is to be refunded.
• A Cake Decorator will maintain an adequate inventory of all novelties and supplies necessary for cake decoration. Assist in the receiving and storing of bakery products.
• Capable of producing other bakery items as directed by the Bakery Merchant.

MINIMUM AGE: 18 Years

PHYSICAL/SENSORY DEMANDS

Work is generally performed in a safe and comfortable store environment with the possibility of frequent exposure to hot or cold conditions. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to grasp, push, pull, carry, stoop, twist, crouch, and reach; perform tasks requiring repetitive motion and eye, hand and foot coordination; hear and respond to customer inquiries. Also requires standing, walking and bending throughout the entire work day and the ability to maneuver heavy objects weighing up to 30 pounds from location to location. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Associated Food Stores is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.