Prep Assistant

Wilton Brands; Naperville (IL); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k) plan

Wellness program

Hybrid schedule (Fridays)

Job summary

Wilton Industries Inc. in Naperville, IL, seeks a part-time assistant for the Wilton Sweet Studio to support baking classes and studio operations under the Executive Pastry Chef.

The role is approximately 25 hours per week, including Saturdays, with a strong focus on organization, food safety, and customer service while maintaining classroom and kitchen areas. Hybrid schedule offered with some Fridays half-day.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, follow instructions accurately, and respond well to direction.
• Excellent customer service & communication skills.
• Understanding the basics of food safety.
• Basic baking math/computation skills with a strong attention to detail when measuring ingredients and following recipes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare materials for classes, including mise en place and ingredient preparation.
• Assist baking classes and monitor ovens as needed.
• Follow Wilton Sweet Studio procedures and safety guidelines.
• Set up classroom stations and greet students.
• Maintain cleanliness and organize ingredients and supplies.
• Assist with inventory, deliveries, and studio maintenance.

Skills

Multitasking

Customer service

Food safety basics

Baking math

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Wilton is a global heritage brand with a 95-year history in baking and decorating. As part of the Dr. Oetker family, Wilton aspires to be the most influential and successful cake decorating brand, sparking more ways to create sweeter moments both in the kitchen and the workplace. Learn more about Wilton at www.wilton.com.

Description

Are you passionate about baking and decorating? Wilton’s school, the Wilton Sweet Studio, is seeking a part-time assistant to join our creative team! Under the guidance of the Executive Pastry Chef, this role is essential in ensuring the Sweet Studio operates seamlessly. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy, baking, decorating, and all things sweet, this position is the perfect fit for you!

This is a part-time role, approximately 25 hours per week, including Saturdays. Saturday availability is highly preferred. If this is the only scheduling conflict, flexibility may be considered for an otherwise qualified candidate.

Ingredients

• Prepare materials for classes, including:
• Baking cake layers, cookies, and other class components according to recipes and instructions.
• Accurately mise en place materials for pastry classes, including calculating and scaling ingredient quantities based on recipes and class enrollment.
• Preparing, coloring, portioning, and storing buttercream, royal icing, and other class ingredients.
• Assembling student material kits and treat boxes.
• Creating and printing student nametags.
• Assist with baking classes as needed, including monitoring ovens and supporting instructors during class preparation and execution.
• Follow all Wilton Sweet Studio procedures, food safety standards, and operational guidelines.
• Label, date, organize, and properly store ingredients, baked goods, class materials, and supplies.
• Set up classroom stations according to class specifications and instructor needs.
• Greet and check in students and provide classroom support as needed.
• Reset classrooms between classes and remove materials after class completion.
• Clean up after classes, including washing dishes, loading/unloading the dishwasher, and maintaining classroom cleanliness.
• Assist with cleaning, sanitation, and overall kitchen and studio maintenance.
• Ensure the kitchen, classrooms, and storage areas remain clean, organized, and well‑maintained.
• Monitor inventory levels, receive deliveries, organize supplies, and notify manager when materials are running low.
• Set up and remove studio welcome signs and other class-related displays.
• Demonstrate flexibility by assisting with studio operations and additional tasks as assigned.

Equipment

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Previous baking experience preferred (home or commercial kitchen, culinary classes, etc.)

Instructions

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, follow instructions accurately, and respond well to direction.
• Excellent customer service & communication skills.
• Understanding the basics of food safety.
• Basic baking math/computation skills with a strong attention to detail when measuring ingredients and following recipes.
• An awareness of the importance of general food safety standards.

Baking Conditions

• Routinely use standard office equipment such as (laptop computers, monitors/keyboards, printers, and telephones).
• Processes information and communicates effectively with others.
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for several hours at a time.
• Ability to move up to 30 pounds.
• Must submit to and pass a DCFS (non-licensed program) background check as a condition of employment.

Wilton offers great benefits that allow you to manage your well being and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at work. Our comprehensive benefits package includes, for eligible employees: paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and wellness programs. A full list of benefits will be provided to eligible employees at initial offer.

Wilton values an engaging in-person work environment with focus on cross-functional collaboration and problem solving. We also recognize the need for workplace flexibility. This is why Wilton offers a hybrid schedule with the ability to work half a day on Fridays.

• The base pay offered to the successful candidate will be reviewed and determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. At Wilton, we aim to offer a fair and competitive compensation package tailored to each candidate’s unique background and the specific needs of the role. All compensation decisions are made with careful consideration of these factors, and it is not unusual for individuals to be hired at the top wage tier that reflects their education, experience, and the role requirements. Our IL Benefit and Transparency information can be found here (2025-Benefits-and-Pay-Transparency.pdf).

Wilton is an equal employment opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, individuals with disability or veteran status as provided by law. Wilton Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance via email at [e-mail].

Contact

Wilton Industries Inc.
Wilton Talent Acquisition Team
800.794.5866
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.wilton.com/careers