Cake Decorator PT

Lowes Foods, LLC; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods, LLC in Wendell seeks a bakery clerk to greet guests, prepare and label bakery products, and maintain freshness and sanitation across the department.

You will also rotate stock, assist with production sheets, and communicate guest needs to management. The role involves learning multiple tasks, basic computer use, and ensuring excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality and guest-focused service.
• Ability to lift 25 lbs. consistently and 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Knowledge of bakery operations and product handling.
• Ability to supervise people, including training and development.
• Willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods.
• Ability to work with computer systems.

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 tasks as needed.
• Maintain sanitation standards in cooler, freezer, prep area and sales area.
• Clean work area, couplers and decorating bags.
• Organize the freezer with proper product rotation.
• Communicate guest requests to management.
• Report temperature breakdowns to supervisor.
• Keep supply area neat and tidy.
• Rotate icings and read dates.
• Use cake production sheet and cake manual for reference.

Skills

Friendly demeanor

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Reading comprehension

Bakery operations knowledge

Supervising others

Adaptability

Communication skills

18+ years old

Basic computer skills

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.

Local and proud of it! Join Lowes Foods in Wendell and see how great pay, flexible hours, and an entertaining and FUN work environment make a real difference!

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. Knowledge of bakery operations.

6. Ability to supervise people including training and development.

7. Demonstrated ability and willingness to learn multiple tasks and technical requirements of the job.

8. Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.

9. Must be at least 18 years old.

10. Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods of time.

11. Ability to effectively communicate with the Store Manager and Merchandiser.

12. Ability to work well with computers.