Dept Specialist Bakery- 3966 A Missouri Flat Rd., Placerville, CA 95667

The Save Mart Companies; Placerville (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Save Mart Companies is seeking a Cake Specialist to join our bakery team. You will create, decorate, and stage cakes, pastries, and seasonal items with creative and visually appealing presentations to delight guests.

This role emphasizes exceptional product knowledge, safe food handling, and attention to detail. You will stock, label, rotate bakery items, assist with events and special orders, and uphold sanitation standards in a fast-paced store environment.

Qualifications

• Six months bakery department experience.
• Previous cake decorating experience preferred.
• Bakery knowledge of products and ad items.
• Ability to read, write and do basic math.
• Excellent guest service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and provide a remarkable bakery shopping experience.
• Ice, decorate, weigh, wrap and label bakery products.
• Stock, rotate and maintain product freshness.
• Prepare baked goods per company guidelines.
• Follow sanitation and safety guidelines.
• Handle special orders and events.
• Maintain department cleanliness and report hazards.

Skills

Baking

Cake decorating

Inventory control

Customer service

Food safety

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

We are California’s largest regional, full-service grocery chain, founded over 70 years ago in Modesto, California, where our headquarters are still located today. With 194 stores across Central and Northern California and Western Nevada, our banners—Save Mart, Lucky, and Food Maxx—are cherished regional brands, serving the unique needs of their communities.
It’s our 12,000 passionate associates who make our company a great place to work and shop. We prioritize investing in our people, stores, and neighborhoods, and work closely with local suppliers to bring fresh, quality products at affordable prices to our customers. Shoppers can access our offerings in-store, online, or through convenient home delivery and curbside pick-up.
The Save Mart Companies is part of The Jim Pattison Group, a family‑owned, diversified holding company operating primarily in the U.S. and Canada and headquartered in Vancouver, BC. The Jim Pattison Group has a long‑term strategic focus to see their companies succeed and grow. Together, our dedication to our associates and customers, commitment to growth and innovation, and our family traditions continue to thrive.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

The Cake Specialist is an integral part of a highly motivated team focused on serving guests with an emphasis on the overall Bakeryand TotalStore guest experience to consistently meet or exceed guest expectations.

The Cake Specialist will create, decorate, and stage a wide assortment of exceptional bakery products, which include cakes, pastries, and seasonal items with creative and visually appeal products. The Cake Specialist ensures our guest’s needs are exceeded by deliveringaremarkable guest experience, exceptional attention to detail with an artistic flair and exceptional product knowledge. The Specialist is responsible for practicing safe food handling procedures, and handles all products in a safe, sanitary manner and keeps all areas and equipment of the department clean.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Provideguestswith a remarkable shopping experience by greeting and thanking customers in a prompt, courteous and friendly manner, answering questions, responding to customer requests for bakery products, accurately placing special orders and offering suggestions for event planning
• Communicate customer requests to department manager and fills guest special orders
• Ices, decorates, weigh, wrap/package and label products for display; stock and rotate products and merchandise for sale to maintain freshness and product appeal; restock and use supply items efficiently to eliminate waste and maintain the lowest supply cost
• Maintain knowledge of bakery products and ad items in order to offer customers with product suggestions and provide direction of product location in department
• Prepare various baked foods according to company guidelines, ensuring proper food handling and safety
• Follow all department procedures and operate various bakery and cake decorating equipment
• Keep work areas and equipment clean, orderly and free from safety hazards; report faulty equipment and hazards to management; follow established sanitation and safety guidelines
• Perform other duties as assigned

Hiring pay range: $17.25 - 27.20

Requirements (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Baking and decorating techniques to include pipping, cake sculpting,
• Product ordering, inventory control, bakery operations, merchandising, sales techniques, and department management skills
• Learn and retain policies and procedures, make decisions, lead and instructs team members, recognize sale trends and indicators, work within and promote a team environment; ability to read, write and basic math skills
• Excellent communication skills in order to ensure excellentguest service; outgoing, friendly and able to interact effectively at all levels across diverse cultures
• Strong food safety practices

Education:

High School Diploma (or G.E.D.)or equivalent knowledge gained through formal education, specialized training, or additional job experience

Experience:

Six months of Bakery department experience.Previous cake decorating experience is preferred

Other:

Must be available to work a variety of required retail hours; must be able to operate equipment used in the department (oven, scales, label machine, etc.)

Physical:

Basic store environment: ability to sit, stand, walk, kneel, stoop,usestairs, reach, pull and lift objects up to 40 lbs.

• Customer Focus
• Quality/Quantity of Work
• Personal/Interpersonal Skills

Reference: req42162

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The Save Mart Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we welcome resumes from individuals who will contribute to our diverse workforce.