What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cake Decorator/Baker position at Tous Les Jours Bakery Cafe - Iowa?
Create, Decorate, Delight, and Serve Up Happiness in Every Slice!
Tous Les Jours is a fast-growing bakery café specializing in French-Asian inspired pastries, bread, and desserts. We're excited to open our first location in West Des Moines, with plans for further expansion across the region.
If you’re passionate about creating and decorating beautiful cakes, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and take pride in your craft, we want you on our team! Whether you’re an experienced cake decorator or someone starting their baking career, there’s a place for you on our team.
At Tous Les Jours, we believe in the art of cake making, where every cake, pastry, and dessert should bring joy to our customers. Your mission? Bake with passion, decorate with precision, and create happiness—one cake at a time.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
Work with high-quality ingredients to bring your cake-making skills to life!
Employee discounts on fresh cakes, pastries, bread, and drinks.
Flexible scheduling—morning, afternoon, and evening shifts available.
Growth opportunities—move up to lead decorator or even a management role!
Hands-on training to perfect your cake decorating techniques!
What You’ll Do:
- Cake Creation: Prepare and bake a variety of cakes from scratch, following recipes and maintaining consistency in flavor and texture.
- Cake Decorating: Create visually appealing designs on cakes, using various techniques like piping, fondant, buttercream, and edible decorations.
- Customization: Decorate cakes to meet customer specifications, ensuring each design is unique and high-quality.
- Timeliness: Ensure cakes are finished and ready to meet customer deadlines for special orders and events.
- Quality Control: Ensure all cakes meet Tous Les Jours’ high standards of presentation, taste, and creativity.
- Food Safety: Maintain cleanliness in the decorating area and follow food safety guidelines during the preparation and decoration of cakes.
- Team Collaboration: Work closely with other bakery staff to ensure a smooth workflow and meet customer satisfaction.
- Customer Interaction: Occasionally assist customers in selecting cakes and answering questions about decoration options or custom orders.
Who We’re Looking For:
- Experience: Previous experience as a cake decorator or baker specializing in cakes is preferred, but we’ll train the right candidate.
- Artistic Skills: Strong attention to detail and artistic ability to create beautiful and intricate cake designs.
- Baking Knowledge: Understanding of cake-baking techniques, ingredients, and the ability to create different types of cakes (e.g., sponge cakes, layer cakes, etc.).
- Creativity: Ability to work with various decorating techniques, such as fondant, buttercream, piping, and other edible decorations.
- Physical Stamina: Able to work in a physically demanding environment—standing for long periods, lifting, and handling kitchen equipment.
- Punctual and Reliable: Show up on time and ready to work—dependability is key.
- Team Player: Ability to collaborate effectively with other staff members in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
- Customer Service: A passion for providing excellent customer service and ensuring customer satisfaction with custom cake orders.
- Food Safety: Knowledge of food safety standards and proper food handling procedures.
Perks & Benefits:
Employee discounts on food, cakes, pastries, and drinks.
Flexible scheduling—we work with your availability!
Referral program—bring your friends and earn rewards.
Growth opportunities—advance within the company!
Hands-on training to refine your cake decorating skills.
What’s Next?
Click Apply Now, and let’s start baking and decorating happiness together!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $13.00 - $17.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 20 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Referral program
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Morning shift
- Weekends as needed
- Weekends only
Application Question(s):
- How many hours per week are you looking for?
- Are you available to work weekends and holidays, if needed? (Yes/No)
- Do you have previous experience in a bakery, restaurant, or food service setting? (Yes/No)
- What days and times are you available to work each week? Please list your availability (e.g., early mornings, day shifts, evenings, weekends, or any specific times).
Experience:
- Cake decorating: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $13 - $17
