Cake Decorator FT

Lowes Foods, LLC; Southern Pines (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC is hiring for a Bakery Clerk role within our store in Southern Pines, NC. You will greet guests, prepare bakery products, label and decorate items, and ensure freshness and sanitation across the bakery area.

You may perform additional bakery clerk duties as needed by management to support high standards of service. Ideal candidates are friendly, team-oriented, able to lift up to 25 lbs regularly and 50 lbs occasionally, with strong reading, communication and customer service

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality required.
• Ability to work well with others.
• 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 all guests.
• Prepare product for sale (icing, decorating, labeling).
• Maintain product level, quality and freshness.
• Perform bakery clerk tasks when requested.
• Maintain sanitation in the cooler, freezer, prep and sales areas.
• Keep work areas and equipment clean and organized.
• Rotate icings and manage storage according to dates.

Skills

Friendly personality

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Reading and comprehension

Guest service

18+ years old

Physical flexibility

Job description

Overview

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

1. Provide polite, friendly greetings and interactions with all guests.

2. Prepare product for sale (icing, decorating, pricing, packaging and labeling).

3. Maintain product level, quality and freshness.

4. When requested perform bakery clerk functions.

5. Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.

6. Properly cleans work area, couplers and decorating bags.

7. Maintain the organization of the freezer, including proper rotation of product according to variety.

8. Communicate guest requests to management.

9. Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.

10. Keeps supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times.

11. Properly rotates icings (including how to read dates of icings) and scrapes down buckets.

12. Use cake manual as reference material.

13. Write on cakes.

14. Properly mix colors according to color chart.

15. Masters the use of the airbrush.

16. Use cake production sheet.

17. Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section of the bakery.

18. Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

19. Performs Front Porch duties to ensure "guest arrival" standard is maintained.

20. Announce specials and sale info on the PA system.

21. Assist in product receiving and storage.

Qualifications

1. Friendly, outgoing personality.

2. Ability to work well with others.

3. Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.

4. Ability to read and understand information and direction.

5. Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

6. Must be at least 18 years old.

7. Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.