Creative Bakery Decorator & Cake Artist

Brookshire Grocery Company; Pine Bluff (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookshire Grocery Company seeks a Bakery Decorator to plan, decorate, and display bakery items with creativity and precision. You’ll assist with daily bakery operations and deliver friendly, helpful customer service.

You're expected to stay current on decorating trends, handle decorating templates, and maintain clean, safe work areas while meeting production deadlines and store promotions.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and six or more months of related experience preferred.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Must be 18 years of age to operate or clean motorized equipment.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Decorator certification desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepares, ices, and decorates cakes and other baked goods for display or customer requests.
• Traces and copies drawings onto cakes by using a template or making free-hand sketches.
• Identifies, matches, and blends icing colors. Makes fine judgments regarding colors, texture, aroma, flavor, and taste.
• Selects appropriate decorating materials and tools to complete requests. Makes quick decisions under time pressure and takes initiative to decide course of action.
• Cleans, assembles, and prepares equipment for operation, and examines to check working order under supervision.
• Stays current with cake decorating trends, processes, and technology; plans production schedule in conjunction with seasons, store promotions, and community events.
• Inspects product for satisfactory production and food safety quality according to Company standards.
• Provides friendly and customer service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions, and fulfilling customer requests.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives.

Skills

Cake decorating

Attention to detail

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexible schedule

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Food Handler certification

Decorator certification desirable

Tools

Decorating tools

Templates for icing

Job description

Brookshire Grocery Company seeks a Bakery Decorator to plan, decorate, and display bakery items with creativity and precision. You’ll assist with daily bakery operations and deliver friendly, helpful customer service.

You're expected to stay current on decorating trends, handle decorating templates, and maintain clean, safe work areas while meeting production deadlines and store promotions.