Cake Decorator FT

Lowes Foods; Kannapolis (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Kannapolis, NC is seeking a Cake Decorator to provide friendly guest interactions and craft decorated cakes for sale. You will prepare products, maintain freshness, and support bakery operations while upholding sanitation standards.

The role requires physical ability to lift and stand for extended periods, along with strong communication and teamwork. Join a local, family-oriented store that values guest loyalty and quality service.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing demeanor essential for guest interactions.
• Ability to work well with others in a team.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and directions.
• Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with guests.
• Prepare cake products for sale (icing, decorating, pricing, packaging, labeling).
• Maintain product quality and freshness.
• Assist in bakery clerk functions when requested.
• Maintain sanitation in cooler, freezer, prep and sales areas.
• Clean work area, decorating bags and tools.
• Rotate and manage icings with proper dating and storage.
• Use the cake production sheet and follow the cake manual.
• Write on cakes and mix colors per color chart.
• Master the airbrush usage for decorations.
• Achieve budgeted sales and profits for the cake section.
• Perform Front Porch duties to ensure guest arrival standards.
• Announce specials and sale info on PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly personality

Teamwork

Lifting 25 lbs

Reading & comprehension

Communication

Age 18+

Stamina/standing

Job description

Overview

Local and proud of it! Join Lowes Foods as a Cake Decorator and see how great pay, flexible hours, and an entertaining and FUN work environment make a real difference!

To grow community through building guest loyalty and providing personal guest interactions that build genuine relationships with guests and result in a brand-aligned experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests.
• Prepare product for sale (icing, decorating, pricing, packaging and labeling).
• Maintain product level, quality and freshness.
• When requested perform bakery clerk functions.
• Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Properly cleans work area, couplers and decorating bags.
• Maintain the organization of the freezer, including proper rotation of product according to variety.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keeps supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times.
• Properly rotates icings (including how to read dates of icings) and scrapes down buckets.
• Use cake manual as reference material.
• Write on cakes.
• Properly mix colors according to color chart.
• Masters the use of the airbrush.
• Use cake production sheet.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section of the bakery.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.
• Performs Front Porch duties to ensure “guest arrival” standard is maintained.
• Announce specials and sale info on the PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.