Cake Decorator

Weis Markets•Reading, PA

46d•Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a company that treats associates with respect, understanding, and appreciation? Looking for a company that is passionate about teamwork and the growth of it's associates and communities? That's WEIS! This position is responsible for keeping the bakery department well-stocked and appealing to meet customer demand. The associate will greet customers, make suggestions, answer questions about products, and resolve customer concerns. They will take customer orders, determine customer needs for cake size, flavor, and appearance, and create decorated products in a timely fashion. Responsibilities include decorating cakes and bakery products, making icing, adhering to company recipes, trimming and cutting cakes, spreading icing, tinting icing, and merchandising the bakery sales area. The role also involves creating items for the service case, following rotation and markdown policies, maintaining inventory levels, and potentially assisting with deliveries, baling cardboard, and general sanitation. The associate must follow cleaning schedules, department guidelines, and health/OSHA requirements. Cooperation with coworkers and supervisors is essential for the smooth function of the department and store. Continuous improvement of job performance and utilization of company-provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are also required. The associate may be called upon to assist in other departments.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
1-2 years’ experience in decorating.

Responsibilities

Keeps bakery department well stocked and appealing to meet customer demand.
Smiles and greets customers, makes suggestions, answers questions about various products and preparation of cakes.
Helps resolve customer concerns in a prompt and courteous manner.
Takes customer orders over the phone or in person at the store with a pleasant and positive attitude.
Determines what the customer is looking for in terms of size, flavor and appearance.
Creates the finished decorated product in timely fashion.
Decorates cakes and other bakery products using dye, specific designs or by creating custom designs.
Uses variety of creams, frostings and fillings with consistent outcome.
Makes icing for cakes and other related products.
Adheres to company approved recipes.
Trims and cuts cakes to required shape and size.
Spreads icing between layers and on cake surface.
Tints white icing to required colors.
Assists in filling and merchandising the bakery sales area while adhering to production logs.
Creates cakes, pastries, etc. for sale in service case.
Follows rotation and mark down policies to ensure quality and freshness.
Helps maintain inventory levels with proper ordering and proper production logging.
May assist with receiving, unloading, checking-in, breaking-down, and storing deliveries through operation of power jack or hand jack if properly trained.
May assist with baling cardboard or other related duties if properly trained.
Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
Disposes of trash properly.
Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
May also be called upon to assist in other departments.