Cake Decorator PT

Lowes Foods; Columbia (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Columbia is seeking a Bakery Clerk to deliver friendly guest service, help with product preparation, and maintain high quality baked goods. You will greet guests, assist with decorating, labeling, and ensure accurate pricing while upholding sanitation standards.

This role requires you to lift up to 25 pounds, stand for long periods, and work as part of a team in a fast paced bakery. Previous retail or bakery experience is helpful, and a positive attitude is essential to keep our

Qualifications

• Friendly, personable demeanor.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Able to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to read and follow directions.
• Strong guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Able to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests warmly and provide friendly service.
• Prepare products for sale, including icing, decorating, labeling.
• Maintain product quality and freshness.
• Perform bakery clerk duties when requested.
• Keep cooler, freezer, prep and sales areas clean and sanitary.
• Operate decorating bags and color mixing accurately.
• Communicate guest requests and temperature issues to management.
• Assist with receiving and stocking as needed.
• Maintain organization and rotate stock properly.

Skills

Friendly personality

Teamwork

Physical strength

Reading & comprehension

Guest service & selling

Age 18+

Flexibility (bend/kneel/stand)

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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