Cake Decorator

Are you an experienced Cake Decorator? Uncle Giuseppe's is actively looking for a Full-Time Cake Decorator for our North Babylon Store. This new team member will perform all duties related to cake, tart, pastry, and special-order decoration. Will also creates appealing designs on all specialty bakery goods, ensuring a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members at all times.

Responsibilities

• Creatively decorates all cakes, tarts, pastries, and special-order items

• Assists with production of all mandatory bakery products (i.e. parfaits, bars, cupcakes)

• Produces in-house products to daily par levels, as specified on production sheets

• Completes production and spoilage records, adjusting production sheets to maintain sufficient product

• Prepares, packages, weighs, and prices bakery products for sale

• Monitors product quality for freshness and ensures proper product rotation

• Arrives to work station on time, appropriately groomed, dressed and ready to work; works all scheduled shifts and attends required trainings and meetings

• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner

• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices

• Maintains, or ensures maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintains equipment in accordance with cleanliness and safety standards

• Performs opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned; ensures accuracy of signs and pricing

• Immediately reports safety hazards and violations

• Other duties and functions as assigned

Requirements

Job Skills

• Thorough product knowledge

• Ability to follow directions and established procedures

• Good cake decorating skills (ability to make flowers and decorative borders; knowledge of elegant piping techniques)

• Basic math skills for recipe conversions and modifications

• Strong to excellent communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team

• Ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors

• Ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and co-workers

• Ability to follow directions and procedures; effective time management and organization skills

• Passion for food and the mission of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace

• Strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency

Experience/Education

• HS Diploma or equivalent

• Professional training or in depth training as a Cake Decorator

• 2 + years of Cake Decorating experience in addition experience working within a retail experience performing cake decorating

• Requires an individual who is detail oriented with a keen eye for the art of cake decorating

We offer an excellent salary and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(K), 50% lunch discount, 25% shopping discount and more!

Visit us online at www.uncleg.com