Cake Decorator FT

Lowes Foods; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC is hiring for a bakery clerk to warmly engage with guests, prepare and decorate bakery products, and maintain high standards of quality and cleanliness. The role involves cashiering support, stock rotation, and bread-and-pakaging tasks in a fast-paced bakery environment.

The ideal candidate will be friendly, able to lift up to 25 lb regularly and 50 lb occasionally, and comfortable reading instructions and following processes.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• **Note**: The ad emphasizes guest interactions and friendly greetings.

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.
• Perform bakery clerk functions when requested.
• Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Clean work area and decorating tools.
• Rotate and organize freezer products.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keep supply area neat and tidy.
• Rotate icings and manage dates on icings.
• Read and follow cake production manuals.
• Write on cakes.
• Mix colors per color chart.
• Master use of an airbrush.
• Use cake production sheet.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support Front Porch duties for guest arrival standard.
• Announce specials and sale info on PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Customer service

Teamwork

Reading comprehension

Effective communication

Physical stamina

Age requirement 18+

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.