Cake Decorator FT

Lowes Foods•Concord, NC

21d

About The Position

The Cake Decorator prepares and decorates bakery products for sale while providing friendly, personal interactions that build guest loyalty and support a brand-aligned experience. The role maintains product quality, freshness, sanitation, organization, and inventory rotation, and helps achieve budgeted sales, shrink, and profits for the bakery cake section. The decorator may also perform bakery clerk and Front Porch duties, assist with receiving and storage, communicate guest requests and temperature issues, and complete other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

Friendly, outgoing personality.
Ability to work well with others.
Ability to lift 25 pounds consistently and 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to read and understand information and directions.
Effective communication, guest service, and selling skills.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to bend, kneel, and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

Greet and interact politely and warmly with all guests.
Prepare products for sale by icing, decorating, pricing, packaging, and labeling them.
Maintain product levels, quality, and freshness.
Perform bakery clerk functions when requested.
Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area, and sales area.
Clean the work area, couplers, and decorating bags properly.
Keep the freezer organized and rotate products according to variety.
Communicate guest requests to management and temperature breakdowns to a supervisor.
Keep the supply area neat, clean, and tidy.
Rotate icings correctly, read icing dates, and scrape down buckets.
Use the cake manual as a reference.
Write on cakes and mix colors according to the color chart.
Master and use the airbrush.
Use the cake production sheet.
Achieve budgeted sales, shrink, and profits for the bakery cake section.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Perform Front Porch duties to maintain the guest-arrival standard.
Announce specials and sale information over the PA system.
Assist with product receiving and storage.