Cake Decorator PT

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

Job summary

Lowes Foods in North Carolina seeks a friendly Bakery Clerk to greet guests and provide excellent service. You will prepare bakery items for sale, decorate cakes as needed, and maintain product freshness while following sanitation standards.

Ideal candidates can lift 25 lbs consistently, stand for long periods, and work well with others in a fast-paced environment. Prior bakery experience is a plus; 18+ years old required.

Qualifications

• Must be friendly and able to interact well with guests.
• Strong guest service and selling skills.
• Good communication with teammates and supervisors.
• Able to lift 25 lbs consistently and 50 lbs occasionally.
• Able to read and understand information and directions.
• Physically able to bend, kneel and stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests politely and provide friendly service.
• Prepare bakery products for sale (icing, decorating, labeling).
• Maintain product quality and freshness across the bakery cases.
• Assist with bakery clerk duties when required.
• Keep cooler, freezer and prep areas clean and sanitized.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Guest service

Communication

Teamwork

Reading comprehension

Physical stamina

Age 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

• 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.