Cake Decorator PT

Lowes Foods; Wendell (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Lowes Foods in Wendell, NC is hiring for a bakery clerk role focused on providing friendly guest interactions, preparing bakery products, and maintaining quality and sanitation standards. The position involves cake decorating, product rotation, and supporting front-end duties as needed.

The role requires the ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally, stand for extended periods, and work well with team members in a fast-paced store environment.

Qualifications

• Friendly, outgoing personality.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Effective communication, guest service and selling skills.
• Ability to read and understand information and direction.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Ability to bend, kneel and stand for extended periods.

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.

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.
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

• 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.


• Knowledge of bakery operations.


• Ability to supervise people including training and development.


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


• 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.


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


• Ability to work well with computers.