CAKE DECORATOR
About The Position
The Missing Grain, a 100% gluten-free bakery and café in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is hiring an experienced Cake Decorator. The position begins part-time, with the opportunity to increase to full-time as the custom cake and bakery business grows. The schedule varies based on bakery production and custom orders, and weekend availability is required as needed. Previous professional cake decorating experience is required. The decorator prepares and finishes cakes, cupcakes, and specialty bakery items to customer specifications and bakery standards. The role also involves preparing decorating components, supporting custom and seasonal designs, coordinating order and production schedules, and maintaining a clean, sanitary, and organized workstation. Employees must follow the bakery’s food-safety, allergen-awareness, gluten-free, and cross-contact prevention procedures. The facility is 100% gluten-free; employees may bring only gluten-free personal food into the bakery or café, including food for breaks.
Requirements
- Previous professional cake decorating experience is required.
- Strong piping and finishing skills.
- Attention to detail and consistency.
- Ability to follow designs and customer specifications.
- Good time-management and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of the bakery team.
- Dependable and punctual.
- Must follow gluten-free facility rules; all personal food brought into the facility must be gluten-free.
- Weekend availability as required by bakery orders and production.
Nice To Haves
- A portfolio or photographs of previous work may be requested.
Responsibilities
- Decorate cakes, cupcakes, and specialty bakery items.
- Produce clean, consistent, professional-quality finished products.
- Prepare buttercream, fillings, and decorating components.
- Pipe borders, lettering, flowers, and other decorative elements.
- Follow customer order specifications and bakery standards.
- Assist with custom and seasonal cake designs.
- Maintain organized cake-order and production schedules.
- Properly store and handle finished cakes and decorating supplies.
- Maintain a clean and sanitary decorating workstation.
- Follow company food-safety, allergen-awareness, gluten-free, cross-contact prevention, and sanitation procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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