Cake Decorator FT

Lowes Foods, LLC; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC in Wilmington, NC is seeking a friendly bakery clerk to greet guests, assist with cake decorating, and ensure product quality. You will help with icing, labeling, and maintaining fresh-baked goods in a fast-paced store environment.

The role requires the ability to lift 25 lbs, stand for extended periods, and communicate requests to management; you will perform cleaning and sanitation, help organize product areas, and support cake production and decor tasks.

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.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests politely and provide friendly interactions.
• Prepare product for sale with icing, decoration, pricing, packaging and labeling.
• Maintain product quality, level and freshness.
• Perform bakery clerk duties as requested.
• Maintain sanitation in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Clean work area, couplers and decorating bags.
• Organize the freezer with proper rotation of product.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keep supply area neat and tidy.
• Rotate icings and read dates on icings.
• Use cake production sheets and read color charts.
• Master the use of the airbrush.
• Assist in achieving cake section sales, shrink and profits.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Support Front Porch duties for guest arrival standards.
• Announce specials and sale info on PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Guest service

Teamwork

Communication

Lifting capability

Reading/comprehension

18+ years old

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.

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