Cake Decorator

Harps Food Stores•Mansfield, AR

10d

About The Position

The Cake Decorator supports bakery department operations, including department readiness, staffing, pricing, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use. The role also supports replenishment and inventory processes such as ordering, receiving, invoicing, back stock, returns, damages, and reworks. The Cake Decorator maintains merchandising and sales-floor standards through stocking, rotation, signage, displays, sampling, and department zoning. The role follows company and food-safety guidelines for food preparation and production, ensuring products are properly packaged, weighed or priced, and labeled. It also follows required equipment maintenance and department cleaning procedures, using approved equipment and chemicals. The position emphasizes problem-solving, product quality, personal and workplace safety, dependable conduct, integrity, professionalism, and positive relationships with customers and associates. The Cake Decorator is expected to deliver strong customer service, support teamwork, and help fulfill Harps’ mission of providing value through competitive prices, product quality and freshness, friendly service, and cleanliness.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, early mornings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Ability to adapt to different situations and respond flexibly to shifting priorities and rapid change.
Ability to interpret, understand, and follow instructions.
Ability to move, lift, carry, and place merchandise and supplies weighing 25 pounds or less without assistance.
Ability to frequently reach overhead and below the knees and perform pushing, pulling, squatting, kneeling, bending, stooping, crouching, and twisting, with or without bearing weight.
Ability to climb occasionally.
Ability to perform continuous repetitive hand and arm motions, such as grasping, gripping, and turning.
Ability to stand and/or walk continuously throughout the shift.
Ability to visually locate merchandise and other objects and verify information, often in small print.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Support bakery department readiness, staffing, price maintenance, policies and procedures, inventory preparation, financial goals, cleanliness, and safe equipment use.
Support ordering, replenishment, receiving, invoicing and accounting, back stock, reclamation and returns, damages and reworks, supply use, and inventory preparation.
Maintain merchandising and sales-floor standards through proper stocking, rotation, signing, displays, sampling, and department zoning.
Follow equipment procedures, including cleaning and maintenance requirements.
Follow company and food-safety guidelines for fresh food preparation, production, and processing.
Ensure products made for consumption are properly packaged or wrapped, weighed or priced, and labeled according to company and regulatory requirements.
Follow department cleaning standards and food-safety guidelines, using approved equipment and cleaning chemicals.
Define problems and use critical thinking and logic to find answers in an organized manner.
Produce and promote high-quality products and services while following procedures that protect personal safety and the safety of others.
Build and foster respectful, sincere relationships with customers and associates.
Comply with company policies and procedures, maintain regular and timely attendance, follow the dress code, and help ensure a safe work environment.
Provide customer service according to the company’s SMILE Program guidelines and actively look for ways to help others.
Act with honesty, sound business ethics, accountability, and professionalism.
Anticipate and recognize customer needs, use customer information to improve products and services, and work to improve customer satisfaction.
Encourage teamwork, cooperation, and trust, and treat others fairly and respectfully.
Perform other duties as assigned.