Cake Decorator

Albertsons Companies • Towson, MD

14d • $15 - $20

About The Position

As a Cake Decorator, you create decorated cakes and desserts by preparing icings, applying designs, and completing custom orders according to established recipes and decoration standards. You add finishing touches ranging from simple finishes to detailed designs so products are ready for display and customer orders.

You maintain a clean, organized work area and help keep display cases stocked and visually consistent. You process customer orders, review order details, and complete decorations to match requested specifications in a fast-paced environment where consistency, accuracy, and attention to detail contribute to product quality and department success.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Previous cake decorating experience is required.
• 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 read and interpret order forms, tags, and production instructions.
• Clear communication skills for customer orders, custom requests, and colleague coordination.
• Attention to detail in design execution, labeling, and presentation.
• Organization and time-management skills to manage multiple orders and timelines.
• Understanding of maintaining visually consistent, well-stocked display cases.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and varying order volume.
• Knowledge of sanitation practices and product-handling requirements.
• Ability to stand for extended periods, use hands continuously, and occasionally lift or move products weighing up to 45 pounds.
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare icings, whipped toppings, and decorative elements using standard methods.
• Decorate cakes and pastries with icing, piping, and finishing techniques.
• Complete custom orders according to order details, established recipes, and decoration standards.
• Review order forms, tags, and production instructions to ensure order accuracy.
• Maintain clean and organized work areas and follow sanitation and product-handling requirements.
• Keep display cases stocked and visually consistent.
• 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 supported by leaders.
• 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