(USA) Cake Decorator

Walmart•Lansing, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Cake Decorator at Sam's Club, you will be responsible for driving member service in the bakery area by ensuring high-quality decorative designs and adherence to food safety standards. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, educating other associates, and maintaining in-stock levels. You will plan bakery production, work with various decorating tools, and operate and sanitize equipment. The position also requires leveraging digital tools to enhance sales and the shopping experience, making business decisions related to production and inventory. You will be an owner of the bakery area's performance, focusing on quality, date control, waste elimination, and preparing for seasonal events. Additionally, you will act as a brand advocate, valuing the member's experience, mentoring associates, and upholding company policies, ethics, and integrity. The role emphasizes respecting individuals, fostering a culture of belonging, working as a team, and striving for continuous improvement and excellence in serving customers and members.

Requirements

6 months' experience in fresh production area
Must be 18 years of age or older
Successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period if I receive the position

Nice To Haves

Experience in Cake Decorating

Responsibilities

Drive member service in your area to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less
Work collaboratively with other associates to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations
Collaborate with cross functional teams and help educate other associates on tools tasks and resources
Communicate and develop interpersonal skills for providing customer service
Be flexible to the needs of the business
Maintain instock levels and control shrinkage
Plan the bakery productions ensuring consistency in quality and accuracy of bakery decorative designs
Follow recipe measurement instructions
Work with a variety of products for example decorating bags tips nozzles to create decorative flowers and lettering on bakery items
Ensure adherence to food safety standards, sanitation guidelines, cold chain compliance, and inventory management
Operate, maintain, and sanitize equipment
Demonstrate understanding of product and layout execution
Leverage digital tools to drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement
Utilize hand held technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, merchandise ordering, training, and product quality with the member in mind
Adapt to new tools and encourage others to use them
Drive the performance of the bakery area ensuring quality and date control standards
Eliminate waste
Prepare for seasonal events that impact the bakery volume for example holidays, graduations, family events
Identify member needs, assist members with purchasing decisions, and resolve member issues and concerns
Be a brand advocate by valuing the members experience in Bakery and modeling high quality service and products
Interact with associates to understand the roadblocks and assist in training, developing, influencing, and inspiring them for working in a style that is respectful, supportive, and team oriented
Comply with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans, using the Open Door Policy, and applying these in executing business processes and practices
Complete work assignments and priorities by using policies, data, and resources
Collaborate with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners
Identify priorities, deadlines, and expectations
Carry out tasks, communicating progress and information
Determine and recommend ways to address improvement opportunities
Adapt to and learn from change, difficulties, and feedback
Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences
Create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging
Create opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform
Help to attract the best talent
Work as a team, build strong and trusting relationships
Communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence
Strengthen the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others
Recognize others contributions and accomplishments
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance
Model the Walmart values to support and foster our culture
Hold oneself and others accountable
Support Walmarts goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us
Act in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, selfaware, honest, fair and transparent
Deliver results while putting the customer first
Make decisions based reliable information, balance short and longterm priorities, and consider how own work impacts the teams ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders
Display curiosity and a desire to learn, take calculated risks, and demonstrate courage and resilience
Drive continuous improvements, be open to and use new technologies and skills, and support others through change

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting
PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Short-term and long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities
Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates
Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart