Creative Bakery Cake Designer

Kroger; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger seeks a bakery associate to create an outstanding customer experience in-store. You will assist shoppers, answer product questions, and help decorate cakes and other bakery items to meet customer requests with care and accuracy.

You'll work with bakery equipment, monitor product freshness, stock shelves, and follow safety, health, and loss-prevention guidelines to ensure a welcoming, safe shopping environment for all customers.

Qualifications

• Any retail experience.
• Bakery/cake decorating experience.
• Ability to handle stressful situations.
• Knowledge of basic math.
• Effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Answer questions about products in department and store.
• Gain knowledge of department products and respond to questions.
• Offer product samples and prepare bakery items per customer requests using proper bakery equipment.
• Decorate cakes, pastries, cupcakes, cookies and other bakery items.
• Label, stock, sign, and inventory department merchandise.
• Report product ordering/shipping discrepancies to the department manager.
• Maintain awareness of inventory and stock conditions; note discrepancies.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and store policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Stress management

Basic math

Tools

Bakery equipment knowledge

Job description

Kroger seeks a bakery associate to create an outstanding customer experience in-store. You will assist shoppers, answer product questions, and help decorate cakes and other bakery items to meet customer requests with care and accuracy.

You'll work with bakery equipment, monitor product freshness, stock shelves, and follow safety, health, and loss-prevention guidelines to ensure a welcoming, safe shopping environment for all customers.