(USA) Cake Decorator

Sam's Club; Catonsville (MD); On-site; USD 27,552 - 38,572; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) and stock purchase options

Paid time off including parental leave and bereavement

Company-paid education program for associates

Job summary

Sam's Club in Catonsville, MD is hiring a Cake Decorator who will enhance member service and collaborate with teams to ensure quality in the bakery. The ideal candidate will have cake decorating skills and at least 6 months of experience in a fresh production area. Responsibilities include managing bakery standards, adhering to food safety, and engaging positively with members. The position offers health benefits and an hourly wage of $20.00 to $28.00 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Must have 6 months' experience in a fresh production area.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Successful completion of all job-required trainings and assessments is required.

Responsibilities

• Drive member service in the bakery area.
• Collaborate with teams and educate associates.
• Ensure quality and adherence to food safety standards.
• Maintain inventory management and waste control.

Skills

Cake decorating

Customer service

Team collaboration

Food safety standards

Job description

Position Summary

As a Cake Decorator you will drive member service in your area to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less. You will work collaboratively with other associates to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations.

What you’ll do

Be a Team Member: Collaborates with cross‑functional teams and helps educate other associates on tools, tasks, and resources; communicates and develops interpersonal skills for providing customer service; remains flexible to the needs of the business, maintaining in‑stock levels and controlling shrinkage.

Be an Expert: Plans the bakery productions ensuring consistency in quality and accuracy of bakery decorative designs by following recipe measurement instructions and working with a variety of products such as decorating bags and tips, nozzles, and decorative flowers; ensures adherence to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold‑chain compliance, and inventory management; operates, maintains, and sanitizes equipment and demonstrates understanding of product and layout execution.

Be a Techie: Leverages digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement; utilizes handheld technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, merchandise ordering, training, and product quality, always with the member in mind; adapts to new tools and encourages others to use them.

Be an Owner: Drives the performance of the bakery area ensuring quality and date‑control standards, eliminating waste, and preparing for seasonal events that impact the bakery volume such as holidays, graduations, and family events; identifies member needs, assists members with purchasing decisions, and resolves member issues and concerns.

Be a Talent Ambassador: Advocates the brand by valuing the member's experience in Bakery, modeling high‑quality service and products, interacting with associates to understand roadblocks, and assisting in training, developing, influencing, and inspiring them for a style that is respectful, supportive, and team‑oriented.

Complies with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans using the Open Door Policy and applying these in executing business processes and practices.

Completes work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources; collaborates with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners; identifies priorities, deadlines, and expectations; carries out tasks, communicates progress and information; determines and recommends ways to address improvement opportunities, adapting to and learning from change, difficulty, and feedback.

Respect the Individual: Embraces differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences; creates a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging; creates opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform; helps to attract the best talent.

Respect the Individual: Works as a team, builds strong and trusting relationships, and communicates with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence.

Respect the Individual: Strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others, and recognizing others' contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity: Maintains and promotes the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance; models the Walmart values to support and foster our culture; holds oneself and others accountable; supports Walmart’s goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us.

Act with Integrity: Acts in a self‑less manner and is consistently humble, self‑aware, honest, fair, and transparent.

Serve our Customers and Members: Delivers results while putting the customer first.

Serve our Customers and Members: Makes decisions based on reliable information, balances short‑ and long‑term priorities, and considers how own work impacts the team’s ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders.

Strive for Excellence: Displays curiosity and a desire to learn, takes calculated risks, and demonstrates courage and resilience.

Strive for Excellence: Drives continuous improvements, is open to and uses new technologies and skills, and supports others through change.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices.
• Other benefits include short‑term and long‑term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U is a company‑paid education benefit program for full‑time and part‑time associates in Walmart and Sam’s Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor’s degrees, including English Language Learning and short‑form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J.
• The hourly wage range for this position is $20.00 to $28.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.
• Additional compensation in the form of premiums may be paid in amounts ranging from $0.35 per hour to $3.00 per hour in specific circumstances. Premiums may be based on schedule, facility, season, or specific work performed. Multiple premiums may apply if applicable criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications

6 months’ experience in a fresh production area.

Must be 18 years of age or older.

I acknowledge that the position for which I am applying requires me to successfully complete all job‑required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if I receive the position.

Preferred Qualifications

Cake decorating.

Location

Primary Location: Catonsville, MD 21228‑1306, United States of America.

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug‑free workplace and have a no‑tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment.