Cake Decorator FT

Alex Lee•Lexington, SC

16d

About The Position

The Cake Decorator supports bakery operations by preparing and decorating products for sale, maintaining product quality and freshness, and providing friendly, personal service to guests. The position is for the upcoming Lowes Foods Store 290 in Lexington, South Carolina (Redbank), which is scheduled to open in Fall 2025. The role also includes maintaining sanitation and organization in bakery work and storage areas, assisting with bakery clerk tasks when requested, and supporting sales and guest-arrival standards. The Cake Decorator communicates guest requests and equipment temperature breakdowns to management or a supervisor and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Friendly, outgoing personality.
Ability to work well with others.
Ability to lift 25 pounds consistently and 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to read and understand information and directions.
Effective communication, guest-service, and selling skills.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Ability to bend, kneel, and stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

Greet guests politely and provide friendly interactions.
Prepare products for sale by icing, decorating, pricing, packaging, and labeling them.
Maintain product levels, quality, and freshness.
Perform bakery clerk functions when requested.
Maintain sanitation standards in the cooler, freezer, prep area, and sales area.
Clean the work area, couplers, and decorating bags.
Organize the freezer and rotate products properly according to variety.
Communicate guest requests to management.
Communicate temperature breakdowns to a supervisor.
Keep the supply area neat, clean, and tidy.
Rotate icings properly, read icing dates, and scrape down buckets.
Use the cake manual as reference material.
Write on cakes.
Mix colors according to the color chart.
Use the airbrush.
Use the cake production sheet.
Achieve budgeted sales, shrink, and profits for the cake section of the bakery.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Perform Front Porch duties to maintain the guest-arrival standard.
Announce specials and sale information on the PA system.
Assist with product receiving and storage.