(USA) Cake Decorator

Sam's Club; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 28,929 - 39,950; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits: medical, vision and dental coverage.

401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.

Paid time off benefits.

Short-term and long-term disability.

Job summary

Sam's Club is looking for a Cake Decorator in Gardena, California. This role involves driving member service, ensuring quality in bakery production, and collaborating with associates. Candidates should have experience in fresh production and be 18 years or older.

The position offers health benefits, financial benefits, and a competitive hourly wage ranging from $21.00 to $29.00. Additional compensation may apply based on specific criteria.

Qualifications

• 6 months’ experience in Fresh Production Area.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive member service.
• Ensure quality and accuracy of bakery decorative designs.
• Utilize digital tools for production and member engagement.

Skills

Customer service

Cake decorating

Team collaboration

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; is 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; follows recipe measurement instructions; works with a variety of products, e.g., decorating bags, tips, nozzles to create decorative flowers and lettering on bakery items; 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 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; eliminates waste; prepares for seasonal events that impact bakery volume, e.g., holidays, graduations, family events; identifies member needs; assists members with purchasing decisions and resolves member issues and concerns.

Be a Talent Ambassador – being a brand advocate by valuing the member’s experience in bakery and modeling high‑quality service and products; interacts with associates to understand roadblocks and assists in training, developing, influencing and inspiring them for working in a respectful, supportive and team‑oriented style.

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 and adapts to and learns from change, difficulties and feedback.

Respects the individual, embraces differences, 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.

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

Strengthens the team by helping develop and mentor others; recognizes others’ contributions and accomplishments.

Act with Integrity – maintains and promotes the highest standards; models Walmart values; supports 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.

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: medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits: 401(k), stock purchase, and company‑paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits: PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. PTO and/or PPTO can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes; the amount depends on job classification and length of employment and meets or exceeds the requirements of paid sick leave laws where applicable.
• Other benefits: 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. 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 job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change.

The hourly wage range for this position is $21.00 to $29.00. The actual hourly rate will equal or exceed the required minimum wage applicable to the job location.

Additional compensation 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 Fresh Production Area.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

Must successfully complete all job‑required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if hired.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cake Decorating.

Location

Primary location: 1399 W Artesia Blvd, Gardena, CA 90248-3363, United States of America.

Company Policies

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to 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.