Lead Cake Decorator & Mentor - Bakery Team Lead

Harmons Grocery; Saint George (UT); On-site; USD 2,478,000 - 2,951,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmons Grocery seeks a Pastry Chef and Cake Decorator to maintain quality standards and product levels in the Bakery while training fellow pastry staff and managing production and inventory. You will prepare, bake, assemble, decorate, and label cakes and pastries, and ensure outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities include following recipes, writing production sheets, managing ingredient stock, and mentoring team members. Weekend/evening/holiday availability is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred; one year bakery experience preferred.
• Current Food Handler’s Permit.
• Experience decorating cakes quickly and efficiently with quality professional results.
• Experience preparing pastries quickly and efficiently with quality professional results.
• Ability to read and follow a recipe.
• Basic math skills used to half or double recipes.
• Enjoys working with, handling, and eating cake and pastry products.
• Knowledge of mixing, cooking, baking, and assembling procedures and times for pastries.
• Ability to interpret policies and procedures.
• Excellent organization and planning skills.
• Must possess solid communication skills, including verbal and listening skills to communicate with customers and associates.
• Ability to handle conflict professionally and appropriately.
• Ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for team success.
• Make logical, significant decisions using general skills and techniques.
• Demonstrates integrity, positive attitude, and mission-driven mindset; self-directed.
• Strives to be product minded, customer minded, personnel minded, detailed, forward focused, and consistent.
• Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Follows established departmental and store policies and procedures.
• Ensures the quality and freshness of all products and services the Bakery provides.
• Maintains appropriate product assortment and inventory levels for the Bakery.
• Confirms pricing accuracy and signage for all products, especially ad items.
• Keeps the Bakery clean and sanitized daily and meets company standards for appearance.
• Delivers excellent customer service to all customers.
• Follows production sheets to maintain inventory levels of pastries and cakes.
• Ensures ingredients and supplies are in stock.
• Minimizes waste by proper ordering and storage of ingredients and rotating products.
• Prepares, cooks, bakes, assembles, and decorates pastries for sale and back-stock.
• Bakes and decorates cakes for sale and custom orders.
• Makes frosting for cake decorating.
• Writes production sheets for other Pastry Chefs and Cake Decorators.
• Assists with test and quarterly inventory.
• Teaches, mentors, and educates associates to help them succeed.
• Provides honest feedback to pastry staff regarding performance and improvement.
• Writes schedules for Pastry Chefs and Cake Decorators.
• Communicates with Store Director, Bakery Manager, Cake and Pastry Merchandiser, and Director of Fresh Bakery.

Skills

Food Handler’s Permit

Cake decorating experience

Pastry preparation experience

Reading recipes

Mathematical recipe scaling

Cake and pastry handling

Baking procedures knowledge

Policy interpretation

Organization and planning

Communication skills

Conflict handling

Constructive feedback & accountability

Team mentoring

Schedule writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Harmons Grocery seeks a Pastry Chef and Cake Decorator to maintain quality standards and product levels in the Bakery while training fellow pastry staff and managing production and inventory. You will prepare, bake, assemble, decorate, and label cakes and pastries, and ensure outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities include following recipes, writing production sheets, managing ingredient stock, and mentoring team members. Weekend/evening/holiday availability is required.