What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tri-Town Cake Decorator - Flanders (East Lyme) position at Adams Hometown Markets?
Position Overview:
As a Cake Decorator you will be responsible for creating visually appealing and delicious cakes for various occasions for a grocery store. You will be utilizing your artistic skills to design and decorate cakes to customer preferences and specifications.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Cake Decorator you will be responsible for creating visually appealing and delicious cakes for various occasions for a grocery store. You will be utilizing your artistic skills to design and decorate cakes to customer preferences and specifications.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborating with customers to understand their cake design preferences and specifications, themes and any other additional requests
- Using artistic skills to create and design visually appealing cake decorations, including frosting, icing and other edible decorations
- Prepare cake batters, fillings and frosting according to established recipes and quality standars
- Creating and developing innovative menus that meet the preferences of the target audience
- Bake and cool cakes to ensure proper consistency and texture
- Assemble and layer cakes applying fillings and frostings with precision
- Using a variety of decorating techniques such as piping, fondant etc to create the intricate designs and patterns
- Incorporating creative elements such as edible flowers, figurines and any other themed decorations
- Fulfill customer orders based on their requests for events such as but not limited to birthdays, weddings, holidays and more
- Fulfilling the customer orders on time and meet or exceed the customer expectations
- Inspect finished cakes for quality, consistency and adherence to the cake design
- Addressing and fixing any imperfections to meet customer expectations
- Manage inventory of cake decorating supplies such as frosting, icing colors, fondant etc
- Following all food safety and sanitation guidelines while maintaining a clean and organized work environment
- Providing excellent customer service throughout the ordering and decorating process
- Adhere to all company safety standards
- Perform other duties as assigned by leadership
- Ability to work in varying temperature-controlled environments.
- Flexibility to work various shifts, as needed including evenings, weekends and holidays.
- Preferred: One (1) year cake decorating experience or relevant experience
- ServeSafe certification or comparable
- Physical abilities: May be required to lift up to 80-85lbs.; standing, bending, lifting and twisting for up to 90% of your shift; frequently lifting product from various heights including floor level to over your head; Ability to stand or walk at least 10 hours daily; working in various temperature controlled environments; walking on a variety of flooring such as concrete, tile, carpet etc
- Strong communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with peers and leaders on a daily basis
- Organizational Skills: Ability to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner; ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Working in a team based environment: Working independently and as a team player to ensure our customers are receiving orders timely and with the highest quality
- Quality: Maintain integrity and high standards of product handling from all perspectives
- Safety Culture: Maintain and drive safety policies; driving for accountability of safe practices throughout shift
