Cake Designer

Hy-Vee•Quincy, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Cake Designer creates and decorates bakery items, helping customers bring their cake visions to life for occasions ranging from birthdays to weddings. The role includes taking customer orders, planning daily cake production, maintaining current knowledge of designs and trends, and delivering and setting up wedding cakes at off-site locations. The designer also serves as a lead for part-time and other employees, collaborates with the bakery team, and helps keep production running smoothly. Training is provided.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent experience.
Six months or less of similar or related work experience; training is provided.
Strong decorating skills and interest in current cake design trends and techniques.
Ability to solve practical problems and follow instructions carefully in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to use math, including fractions, decimals, and percentages.
Ability to lead and guide part-time employees, provide instruction, and review their work.
Clear communication with customers, co-workers, and the Bakery Manager.
Commitment to Hy-Vee's mission and passion for customer service.
Ability to frequently stand and walk throughout a shift.
Ability to perform repetitive standing, walking, reaching, and bending associated with order fulfillment, POS transactions, and cleaning and sanitation duties.
Where applicable, ability to safely use sharp knives and blades for food preparation.
Where applicable, ability to work around heat- and burn-related hazards from cooking, baking, or grilling equipment.
Where applicable, ability to operate a delivery vehicle in accordance with applicable DOT standards.

Responsibilities

Greet customers, provide helpful service, take bakery-counter orders, and assist customers with needs throughout the store.
Review daily orders and create a production timeline and schedule; verify cake details such as size, decoration pack, icing needs, and dates.
Decorate bakery items in a timely manner and keep current on designs and trends.
Develop daily bakery orders for bakers, including cakes and required sizes.
Track daily retail production and identify tasks to complete with co-workers.
Check product dates, pull cases for work, and list items that need filling or replacement.
Order decorating-area supplies and verify orders upon receipt.
Deliver and set up wedding cakes at off-site locations.
Communicate daily with the Bakery Manager about displays, weekly ads, and special needs.
Lead part-time and other employees by instructing them and reviewing their work.
Participate in employee cross-training.
Follow proper sanitation procedures and keep the work area clean, neat, and safe.
Answer customer calls promptly and helpfully, including taking product orders.
Follow Hy-Vee dress code, hygiene standards, and department and company guidelines.
Assist with other tasks and special projects as needed.