Cake Decorator: Flexible Hours, Training & Growth

Paris Baguette North America; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Job summary

Paris Baguette in Bethesda is seeking enthusiastic Cake Decorators to join our growing family. Available shift is from 4:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Previous experience is helpful but not mandatory—we welcome anyone with a passion for quality products and friendly customer service.

Core duties include icing and finishing standard cakes, applying decorations, maintaining displays, boxing cakes for orders, and assisting with custom designs. Join a dynamic team in a welcoming bakery environment.

Qualifications

• 0-1 year cake decorating or related food prep experience.
• Steady hands, eye for visual symmetry.
• Food Handler Certification (or within 30 days).
• Ability to follow precise visual specifications.
• Basic English literacy for spec sheets and labels.
• Comfortable on feet 7+ hours.

Responsibilities

• Ice and finish standard cakes per recipe.
• Apply pre-made decorations (fruit, chocolate plaques, standard piping).
• Maintain cake case display - replenish, rotate, label.
• Box and label cakes for whole-cake sales and pre-orders.
• Clean and sanitize decorating station and tools.
• Stock raw materials (fondant, fruit, cream).
• Execute custom cake orders - lettering, character drawings, color matching.
• Handle pre-order pipeline for birthdays, weddings, corporate orders.
• Train and quality-check Cake Decorator I work.
• Communicate with customers for custom design clarification (phone/in-person).
• Track cake PAR and waste.
• Backup for cake case stocking and FOH display merchandising.

Skills

Cake decorating

Customer service

English literacy

Education

Food Handler Certification

Job description

Paris Baguette in Bethesda is seeking enthusiastic Cake Decorators to join our growing family. Available shift is from 4:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Previous experience is helpful but not mandatory—we welcome anyone with a passion for quality products and friendly customer service.

Core duties include icing and finishing standard cakes, applying decorations, maintaining displays, boxing cakes for orders, and assisting with custom designs. Join a dynamic team in a welcoming bakery environment.