(USA) Cake Decorator
About The Position
A Cake Decorator at Sam’s Club supports member service by producing bakery items that meet members’ expectations. The role works collaboratively with other associates and teams, plans bakery production, and decorates products with consistent quality and accurate designs. It involves following recipes and measurement instructions, using decorating tools to create flowers and lettering, and maintaining food safety, sanitation, cold-chain, and inventory standards. The position uses handheld and other digital tools to make production, ordering, training, and product-quality decisions. The Cake Decorator helps manage bakery performance, quality and date controls, waste, seasonal volume, and member questions or concerns. The role also models high-quality service, assists with associate training and development, and follows company policies, ethics standards, and the values of respect, integrity, customer service, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- At least 6 months of experience in a fresh production area.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Must successfully complete required job trainings and assessments within the prescribed time period if selected.
Nice To Haves
- Cake decorating experience.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and help educate associates on tools, tasks, and resources.
- Provide customer service, adapt to business needs, maintain in-stock levels, and help control shrinkage.
- Plan bakery production and ensure consistency in product quality and accuracy of decorative designs.
- Follow recipe and measurement instructions and use decorating tools to create flowers and lettering on bakery items.
- Follow food safety, sanitation, cold-chain, and inventory-management standards.
- Operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment; understand product and layout execution.
- Use handheld and digital tools to support production, merchandise ordering, training, and product-quality decisions.
- Drive bakery-area performance through quality and date controls, waste reduction, and preparation for seasonal events.
- Identify member needs, assist with purchasing decisions, and resolve member issues and concerns.
- Model high-quality service and products, understand associate roadblocks, and assist in training, developing, influencing, and inspiring associates.
- Comply with company policies, procedures, ethics standards, and related action plans; use the Open Door Policy.
- Complete work assignments and priorities by collaborating with others, meeting deadlines and expectations, communicating progress, and recommending improvements.
- Build respectful, supportive, and trusting team relationships; mentor others and recognize their contributions.
- Act with integrity and accountability, serve customers and members, make informed decisions, and support continuous improvement and adaptation to new technologies.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k), stock purchase plan, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts and Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U company-paid education benefit, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
