Cake Decorator

Harmons•Salt Lake City, UT

About The Position

The Cake Decorator maintains the quality standards and product levels of cake products in the Bakery. The role involves mixing, baking, assembling, and decorating cakes; receiving and storing product; and providing excellent customer service. The decorator follows production sheets to maintain appropriate inventory, prepares cakes for sale and back-stock, and completes custom cake orders. The position also helps ensure product quality, accurate pricing and signage, and a clean, sanitized Bakery that meets company appearance standards. It requires daily interaction with store associates and customers, along with open and frequent communication with the Store Director and Bakery Manager.

Requirements

Current Food Handler’s Permit.
Ability to read and follow a recipe.
Basic math skills, including the ability to halve or double recipes.
Knowledge of baking, setting, and assembling procedures and times for pastries.
Ability to interpret policies and procedures.
Strong organization and planning skills.
Solid verbal and listening communication skills for communicating effectively with customers and associates.
Ability to accept constructive review and be accountable for individual and team success.
Ability to make logical, significant decisions using recognized techniques.
Integrity, a positive attitude, self-direction, and commitment to working collaboratively and to Harmons’ mission.
Ability to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Ability to stand, walk, and bend throughout the workday; perform tasks involving grasping, pushing, pulling, carrying, stooping, twisting, crouching, reaching, repetitive motion, and eye, hand, and foot coordination; and move objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
One year of pastry and/or cake decorating experience.
Passion for pastries and bakery items and enjoyment of handling bakery products.

Responsibilities

Follow established departmental and store policies and procedures.
Ensure the quality and freshness of Bakery products and services.
Maintain appropriate product assortment and inventory levels for the Bakery.
Confirm pricing accuracy and signage for products, especially advertised items.
Clean and sanitize the Bakery daily and maintain company appearance standards.
Provide excellent customer service.
Follow production sheets to maintain appropriate inventory levels of Harmons’ cakes.
Mix, bake, assemble, and decorate cakes for sale and back-stock efficiently.
Decorate cakes for sale and custom orders.
Make frosting for cake decorating.
Communicate openly and frequently with the Store Director and Bakery Manager.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.