Cake Decorator PT

Lowes Foods; Jacksonville (NC); On-site; USD 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Jacksonville, NC is seeking a friendly bakery clerk to engage guests and support daily bakery operations. You will greet customers, prepare and decorate products, ensure freshness, and handle packaging and labeling with care.

The role requires teamwork, the ability to lift up to 25 lb regularly and 50 lb occasionally, and the ability to stand for extended periods. The position supports front-end duties and store-wide customer service excellence.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality with strong guest service skills.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.
• Ability to read and understand information and directions; effective communication.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

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 organization of the freezer with proper rotation of product.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Communicate temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keep supply area neat, clean and tidy at all times.
• Rotate icings and read dates on icings.
• Use cake production sheet and cake manual as reference.
• Write on cakes and mix colors according to color chart.
• Master the airbrush use.
• Achieve budgeted sales, shrink and profits for the cake section.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.
• Performs Front Porch duties to ensure guest arrival standard.
• Announce specials and sale info on PA system.
• Assist in product receiving and storage.

Skills

Friendly personality

Guest service

Teamwork

Communication

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.

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.