Cake Decorator

Albertsons Companies • Yorktown Heights, NY

8d • $16 - $17

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 or customer orders.

You maintain a clean, organized work area and keep display cases stocked and visually consistent. You process customer orders, review order details, and decorate products to match requested specifications. The role takes place in a fast-paced environment where consistency, accuracy, and attention to detail support product quality and department success.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Previous cake decorating experience required.
• Experience with icing, piping, and finishing techniques for cakes and pastries.
• Familiarity with preparing icing, whipped toppings, and decorative elements using standard methods.
• Clear communication when taking orders, gathering custom-request details, and exchanging information with colleagues.
• Attention to detail and consistency in design execution, labeling, and presentation.
• Organization and time-management skills to manage multiple orders and meet timelines.
• Ability to read and interpret order forms, tags, and production instructions.
• Comfort adapting to changing priorities and varying order volume.
• Knowledge of sanitation practices and product-handling requirements.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and use hands continuously.
• Ability to lift or move products weighing up to 45 pounds occasionally.
• Availability to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Prepare icings, whipped toppings, and decorative elements using standard methods.
• Decorate cakes and pastries using icing, piping, and finishing techniques.
• Complete custom orders according to order details, requested specifications, established recipes, and decoration standards.
• Take customer orders and gather details for custom requests; communicate information with colleagues.
• Maintain clean, organized work areas.
• Keep display cases stocked and visually consistent.
• Read and interpret order forms, tags, and production instructions.
• Maintain consistency in design execution, labeling, and presentation.
• Manage multiple orders and changing priorities while maintaining workflow and meeting timelines.
• Follow sanitation practices and product-handling requirements.

Benefits

• Inclusive work culture built on belonging.
• Competitive wages paid weekly.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Associate discounts.
• Training, career growth, and development.
• Health and welfare benefits for eligible employees, including medical, dental, and 401(k) benefits.
• Vacation and paid time off.
• Depending on length of service, hours worked, applicable collective bargaining agreement, and/or company policy, benefits may include vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay, paid holidays, and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed