Cake Decorator Associate

Sam's Club; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 57,308,160 - 80,231,424; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Stock purchase plan

Life insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Disability insurance

Company discounts

Military Leave Pay

Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement

Live Better U

Job summary

Sam's Club in Davenport, IA is seeking a Cake Decorator to support bakery operations and deliver outstanding member service.

You will decorate cakes using decorating bags, tips, and nozzles, follow recipes, and ensure food-safety and sanitation standards while collaborating with team members and using handheld tech to drive decisions. The role emphasizes waste control, seasonal planning, and customer-focused service.

Qualifications

• 6 months' experience in a Fresh Production Area.
• Cake Decorating experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be a Team Member by collaborating with associates and educating others on tools and resources.
• Be an Expert by planning bakery productions, ensuring quality and decoration accuracy, and maintaining safety standards.
• Be a Techie by using handheld devices to drive decisions on production and inventory.
• Be an Owner by ensuring quality, date-control, and waste elimination in the bakery area.
• Be a Talent Ambassador by promoting excellent service and training others.
• Comply with policies, procedures, and integrity standards; support Open Door Policy.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and adapt to changes based on feedback.
• Support Respect & Inclusion and deliver a customer-first mindset.
• Foster Excellence & Innovation by embracing new technologies.

Skills

Cake decorating

Team collaboration

Food safety

Tools

Decorating bags

Tips and nozzles

Job description

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.

What you'll do

• Be a Team Member – Collaborates with cross-functional teams and helps educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources; communicates and develops interpersonal skills for providing customer service; is flexible to the needs of the business, maintaining in-stock levels and controlling shrinkage.
• Be an Expert – Plans bakery productions ensuring consistency in quality and accuracy of decorative designs; follows recipe measurement instructions; works with a variety of products (decorating bags, tips, nozzles) to create decorative flowers and lettering; ensures adherence to food-safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold-chain compliance and inventory management; operates, maintains, and sanitizes equipment; 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 to make immediate business decisions related to production, merchandise ordering, training, and product quality; adapts to new tools and encourages others to use them.
• Be an Owner – Drives performance of the bakery area, ensuring quality and date-control standards, eliminating waste; prepares for seasonal events that impact bakery volume (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 by valuing the member experience in Bakery and models high-quality service and products; interacts with associates to understand roadblocks; assists in training, development, influencing and inspiring for a respectful, supportive, team-oriented style.
• Compliance & Integrity – Complies with company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity; implements related action plans; uses the Open Door Policy; applies best practices in business processes and practices.
• Continuous Improvement – Completes work assignments and priorities using policies, data, and resources; collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations; communicates progress and information; recommends ways to address improvement opportunities; adapts to change and learns from feedback.
• Respect & Inclusion – Embraces differences; creates a workplace where associates feel supported and connected; builds strong and trusting relationships; communicates with impact, energy, and positivity; mentors others; recognizes contributions; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company.
• Customer-First Mindset – Delivers results while putting the customer first; makes decisions based on reliable information that balances short- and long-term priorities; considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on the purpose for all stakeholders.
• Excellence & Innovation – Displays curiosity, learns, takes calculated risks; drives continuous improvements; is open to new technologies and skills; supports others through change.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• 6 months' experience in a Fresh Production Area.
• Must be able to successfully complete all required training and assessments within a prescribed time period.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cake Decorating experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly wage range: $20.00 to $28.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location. Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed.

Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage; 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance; paid time off (PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, voting); 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 covering tuition, books, and fees. Eligibility requirements may depend on job classification and length of employment.

For more information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.

Other Information

Primary Location: 3887 Elmore Ave, Davenport, IA 52807-2504, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and have a no-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.