Cake Decorator

Albertsons Companies • Washington, DC

20d • $18 - $19

About The Position

As a Cake Decorator, you create decorated cakes and desserts using established recipes and decoration standards. You prepare icings and other decorative elements, apply designs and finishing touches, and complete custom orders to match customer specifications. The role also involves keeping display cases stocked and visually consistent, maintaining a clean and organized work area, and processing customer orders accurately. Work takes place in a fast-paced environment where consistency, accuracy, attention to detail, and adaptability support product quality and department success.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Previous cake decorating experience is required.
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience with icing, piping, and finishing techniques for cakes and pastries.
• Familiarity with preparing icing, whipped toppings, and decorative elements using standard methods.
• Ability to communicate clearly, interpret order forms and production instructions, and execute designs consistently and accurately.
• Organization and time-management skills to handle multiple orders and meet timelines in a fast-paced environment.
• Awareness of merchandising, food safety, sanitation, and product-handling requirements.
• Comfort standing for extended periods and using hands continuously.
• Ability to occasionally lift or move products weighing up to 45 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare icings, whipped toppings, and decorative elements using standard methods.
• Decorate cakes and pastries using icing, piping, finishing, and other design techniques.
• Complete custom orders according to customer requests, order details, and established standards.
• Review order forms, tags, and production instructions to ensure decorations match specifications.
• Keep display cases stocked and visually consistent.
• Maintain a clean, organized work area and follow sanitation and product-handling practices.
• Manage multiple orders and changing priorities while meeting timelines.
• Communicate with customers when taking orders and gathering details for custom requests, and exchange information with colleagues.

Benefits

• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Associate discounts.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and 401(k).
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Depending on length of service, hours worked, applicable collective bargaining agreement, and company policy, benefits may include vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, paid holidays, and retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed