Creative Cake Decorator — Fresh Pastries & Guest Service

Giant Eagle, Inc.; Gibsonia (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)

Bonus potential

Paid time off

Job summary

Giant Eagle, Inc. is seeking a Cake Decorator to ensure pastries look and taste amazing while delivering unparalleled guest service. You will create beautiful edible art for parties and help the Bakery team prepare and decorate products to keep only the freshest items available.

You’ll thrive as a team player with leadership aspirations, eager to support an amazing team, connect with customers, and learn tricks of the trade to grow your career in the bakery field.

Qualifications

• Experience: 6 to 12 months or successful completion of Giant Eagle Apprenticeship program.
• No High School diploma required
• Lifting up to 50 pounds
• Age 18 or older

Responsibilities

• Fill tables and cases with cakes by taking product from prep area to sales area.
• Follow proper procedures to ensure store meets out-of-stock percentage goals.
• Apply merchandising principles that will help to generate sales as well as WOW the guest.
• Take special orders from guests over the telephone and in person.
• Maintain quality of product for sale by checking sales area for dates and condition of product.
• Document and/or record daily known loss.
• Maintain safety as the top priority in all aspects of our work, for our Team Members, guests, and products.
• Provide exemplary customer service by greeting customers and ensuring they are able to locate the products they are looking for.
• Inspire fellow Team Members with a passion for food and willingness to go the Extra Mile to provide the best product.
• Properly handle products and equipment in accordance with food safety and safety guidelines to ensure a safe shopping environment.
• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, tables, utensils, floor, etc. to ensure that safety and sanitation regulations are met.
• Prepare and decorate product for Bakery cases and displays, rotating product and ensuring code dating procedures are followed.
• Maintain proper safety and sanitation methods, emergency procedures, cleanups, steritech, proper lifting and housekeeping to ensure department standards are met.
• Accurately record special orders on Bakery products to ensure customer delight.
• Maintain department procedures, daily setups, order taking, and proper product rotation.
• Stay on top of new product knowledge and procedures such as product information by category and seasonal items.
• Ice and decorate cakes by applying prepared icing to cake using spatulas and icing bags.
• Prepare icing and products for all cakes and other decorated items by reading recipes, measuring ingredients, and mixing product.
• Assist in maintaining Bakery backroom, cooler and freezer efficiency by unloading deliveries.
• Operate department equipment, including mixers, scales, airbrush gun, knives, cut gloves and PPE.
• Assist in other areas as required.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Food safety

Cake decorating

Merchandising

Communication

Education

No High School diploma required

Tools

Mixers

Scales

Airbrush gun

Knives

Job description

Giant Eagle, Inc. is seeking a Cake Decorator to ensure pastries look and taste amazing while delivering unparalleled guest service. You will create beautiful edible art for parties and help the Bakery team prepare and decorate products to keep only the freshest items available.

You’ll thrive as a team player with leadership aspirations, eager to support an amazing team, connect with customers, and learn tricks of the trade to grow your career in the bakery field.