Cake Decorator - Store #24 Full-Time

Northgate Gonzalez Markets•Norwalk, CA

22d

About The Position

About Us Northgate Gonzalez Market has grown from one store in Anaheim in 1980 to over 40 locations across Southern California, and we’re looking for passionate, customer-focused team members to join our family. We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and an associate discount of up to 20% for you and your household—all in a positive and fun work environment where you’ll feel valued and appreciated. If you’re enthusiastic, team-oriented, and ready to build a career with us, we’d love to meet you. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: Leadership: Customer service a must, Provide optimum customer satisfaction. Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress regulations; must wear an approved hat or hair net and uniform. Report all life, safety, and fire hazards to the bakery manager for correction; comply with all occupational safety and health regulations; report all accidents and injuries with the bakery manager. Establish and maintain positive and productive vendor relationships. Maintain good communications in the department and throughout the organization. Notify department manager of personnel situations or policy violations having an adverse effect on department or store operating performance or of situations requiring disciplinary action or that may potentially require such action. Operational: Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise; check and verify receiving to ensure that items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; check products for quality, count, and condition. Load, unload oven. Know the proper temperatures and duration to bake all varieties of products. Operate mixer. Assist in ordering and maintaining inventory control of ingredients and supplies. Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices. Be familiar with invoice documents and confirm accuracy of item descriptions, sizes, quantities and pricing during grocery vendor product deliveries; record invoice documents accurately on the receiving log and place signed invoice in the designated secured area. Accurately record markups and markdowns, in-store use of merchandise and bad merchandise/ spoilage write-offs in accordance with company policies. Properly label and date all products. Achieve and exceed margin and sales targets. Follow established weights and measures procedures. Maintain, organize, clean, stock and rotate daily received walk-in products. Comply with all applicable state, health and safety codes; maintain a safe and sanitary department. Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance at least once per shift. Use and maintain equipment in orderly manner. Perform all duties related to all decorating, pastry production, sanitation, and stocking of all bakery products such as: Decorate cakes and pastries with designs, using icing bags or handmade paper cones. Trim uneven surfaces of cake or cut and shape cake to required size, using knife. Spread icing between layers and on surfaces of cake, using spatula. Tint white icing with food coloring; insert dye of specific design into tip of bag or paper cone and fill bag or cone with colored icing. Squeeze bag to eject icing while moving bag with free arm writing motions to form design on cake. Form decorations, such as flower shapes and decorations to cake, using spatula and bag. Prepare the mixing of icing. Follow schematics. Follow sales plans. Assure that all items have expiration dates. Safety: Must participate in Axonify. Must comply with company compliance initiatives (example: production planning) Must use safety equipment required (example: PPE) Follow safety rules.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, preferred but not required.
Three years decorating experience required; or equivalent experience.
Completion of a certificate program in pastry arts preferred but not required.
Health department training required.
Be able to calculate percentages and ratios when measuring ingredients in dough mixtures and recipes for varying quantities or amounts.
The associate must occasionally exert or lift up to 50 pounds carrying boxes of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight.
Must be able to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, gross margins, markup, percentages, proportions, ratios, and volume and to apply concepts of basic algebra.
Ability to understand and effectively communicate quality goals to customers.
Ability to work well and communicate with others as a part of a team.
Ability to read, write, and understand the English language effectively in order to read and understand: instructions for operating ovens, fryers, fire suppression system and other mechanical and electronic equipment company handbooks, policies and procedures. other written job-related documents including safety notices and other postings on company bulletin boards.
Ability to prioritize tasks.
Knowledge of the basic techniques of cake decoration and the principles of baking.
Willingness to taste and evaluate all products offered in department.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Innovation.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a certificate program in pastry arts preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Customer service
Maintain a neat, well-groomed personal appearance at all times and observe company dress regulations; must wear an approved hat or hair net and uniform.
Report all life, safety, and fire hazards to the bakery manager for correction; comply with all occupational safety and health regulations; report all accidents and injuries with the bakery manager.
Establish and maintain positive and productive vendor relationships.
Maintain good communications in the department and throughout the organization.
Notify department manager of personnel situations or policy violations having an adverse effect on department or store operating performance or of situations requiring disciplinary action or that may potentially require such action.
Assist in receiving and unloading of merchandise; check and verify receiving to ensure that items listed on vendor invoices are all delivered; check products for quality, count, and condition.
Load, unload oven.
Know the proper temperatures and duration to bake all varieties of products.
Operate mixer.
Assist in ordering and maintaining inventory control of ingredients and supplies.
Control excessive use of utilities and water and observe sound conservation practices.
Be familiar with invoice documents and confirm accuracy of item descriptions, sizes, quantities and pricing during grocery vendor product deliveries; record invoice documents accurately on the receiving log and place signed invoice in the designated secured area.
Accurately record markups and markdowns, in-store use of merchandise and bad merchandise/ spoilage write-offs in accordance with company policies.
Properly label and date all products.
Achieve and exceed margin and sales targets.
Follow established weights and measures procedures.
Maintain, organize, clean, stock and rotate daily received walk-in products.
Comply with all applicable state, health and safety codes; maintain a safe and sanitary department.
Check refrigeration equipment for proper performance at least once per shift.
Use and maintain equipment in orderly manner.
Perform all duties related to all decorating, pastry production, sanitation, and stocking of all bakery products such as: Decorate cakes and pastries with designs, using icing bags or handmade paper cones. Trim uneven surfaces of cake or cut and shape cake to required size, using knife. Spread icing between layers and on surfaces of cake, using spatula. Tint white icing with food coloring; insert dye of specific design into tip of bag or paper cone and fill bag or cone with colored icing. Squeeze bag to eject icing while moving bag with free arm writing motions to form design on cake. Form decorations, such as flower shapes and decorations to cake, using spatula and bag. Prepare the mixing of icing. Follow schematics. Follow sales plans. Assure that all items have expiration dates.
Must participate in Axonify.
Must comply with company compliance initiatives (example: production planning)
Must use safety equipment required (example: PPE)
Follow safety rules.