Bakery Cake Decorator

Company: Whole Foods Market - Upper East Side
Location: New York
Posted on: November 4, 2024

Job Description:

As a Bakery Decorator, you'll be responsible for creating and decorating cakes, tarts, pastries, and special-order items. You'll use your artistic talents to build and finish all specialty bakery goods, ensuring every detail is just right. You'll provide outstanding service and delicious treats to our customers that meet our quality standards. Your duties will include assembling, filling, and finishing/decorating cakes, tarts, select pastry, and special-order bakery items. You'll build, ice, and decorate cakes and other bakery items following standard procedures to meet business demand. You'll also merchandise and showcase products in the sales display case to satisfy and delight customers. You'll provide guidance and support for Bakery Decorator Apprentices and other Team Members. You'll create special order cake designs based on customer preferences. You'll provide excellent customer service, addressing customers' needs in a timely and effective manner, model suggestive selling techniques, answer phones and pages promptly and courteously. You'll maintain, or ensure maintenance of, a clean and sanitary working and shopping environment; maintain equipment in accordance with Whole Foods Market cleanliness and safety standards. You'll perform opening, mid, and closing duties as assigned, ensuring accuracy of signage and pricing. You'll perform other duties as assigned. To be successful, you'll need to have efficient cake and pastry decorating skills, including intermediate piping techniques and the ability to create decorative flowers and borders. You'll understand color theory as it pertains to blending buttercream colors and coordinating complementing palettes. You'll have the ability to apply proper technique when using all icings, including Swiss Buttercream, American Buttercream, Ganache, Cream Cheese Icing, Whipped Cream, Chantilly, German Chocolate Icing, Fudge Icing, and all varieties of Meringue. You'll have the ability to follow recipes, directions, and procedures; effective time management and organization skills. You'll have advanced knife handling, tool, and equipment safety. You'll have basic math skills for recipe conversions and modifications. You'll have strong communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team. You'll have the ability to deliver information in a clear and respectable manner to fellow Team Members, customers, and vendors. You'll have the ability to meet customer service expectations and standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, and Team Members. You'll have a strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a sense of urgency. You'll have a minimum of 6-12 months retail or restaurant experience. You'll have completed the Bakery Decorator Apprentice training program, or equivalent experience. Prior experience within a professional bakery or grocery retail, preferred. You'll be able to lift 50 pounds. In an 8-hour workday: standing/walking 6-8 hours. Hand use: single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling. Work requires the following motions: bending, twisting, squatting and reaching. Exposure to FDA approved cleaning chemicals. Exposure to temperatures: 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Ability to work in wet and dry conditions. Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. Ability to use tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery. May require use of ladders.

Keywords: Whole Foods Market - Upper East Side, East Brunswick , Bakery Cake Decorator, Hospitality & Tourism , New York, New Jersey