Cake Decorator Team Member

Company Name: Mariano's
Position Type: Employee
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Position Summary:

Demonstrate a love for food and passion for people while creating an excellent customer experience by maintaining a friendly, safe and clean environment. Provide quality, decorative designs for customer special orders and for a variety of bakery products. Ensure the proper quantity and quality of product is available for the customer. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions:

• Properly label cakes and stock product.
• Maintain high cleanliness standards; clean as you go, inclusive of washing, cleaning, sweeping, mopping.
• Ensure adequate decorating supplies are maintained.
• Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
• Place cakes in proper containers and locations for sale or storage.
• Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
• Adhere to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines; comply with and reinforce all food safety and safety regulations/guidelines/procedures and programs; report all issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Retrieve cakes from the freezer and prepare them for decorating.
• Effectively communicate with customers and respond to questions and requests in a timely manner.
• Ensure consistent quality and accuracy in decorating, follow approved decorating styles /create new decorations and ensure proper consistency for cream icings.
• Assist general team members as needed.
• Properly operate equipment and wear proper personal protective equipment (e.g., mixer, sheeter, molder, divider, lazy Susan, rounder, cookie cutting machine, donut cutter, scraper, scales, knives, oven, timer, racks, shrink wrapper, telephone, decorating tube, bread slicer, labeler, cleaning utensils, glazer, air brush, spatula, chemical resistant gloves and splash goggles) according to company guidelines
• Physical demands include, but are not limited to, frequent use of hands for squeezing motion, bending and twisting writs, standing in one location, walking, turning, reaching, stooping/bending, squatting, lifting/carrying objects 5 to 40 lbs., pushing/pulling up objects 100 to 200 lbs., hand to eye coordination; occasional lifting objects over 40 lbs. and pushing/pulling up objects 100 to 500 lbs., climbing ladders, stooping and crawling.
• Store overstock in freezer and remove stale product daily.
• Follow and complete daily/weekly cake quantities to be decorated and sold, including special orders.
• Ensure a variety of product is prepared for maximum sales potential.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.

Minimum Position Qualifications:

• Basic math skills (counting, addition, and subtraction)
• Ability to read/interpret documents
• Sound judgement/decision making skills
• Effective interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
• Friendly, approachable and outgoing demeanor/team player
• High school diploma/GED or currently enrolled
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment; takes initiative

Education Level: None
Required Certifications/Licenses: None
Position Type: Part-Time
Shift(s): Day; Evening
Regions: Midwest

States: Illinois
Keywords:

Jobs at Mariano's: At Mariano's, our values are rooted in the Midwest –we work hard and we believe in the team members that make what we do possible each day. It’s these values that allow us to continue to grow and provide our customers with the best value and service as we have for over 140 years. Here, you’ll find opportunities to advance your career, fulfill a leadership role and be a member of team that is dedicated to supporting our stores and creating a shopping experience that customers love.

Company Overview: Kroger Family of Companies employs nearly half a million associates who serve over 11 million customers daily through a seamless shopping experience under a variety of banner names. At The Kroger Co., we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. Careers with The Kroger Co. and our family of companies offer competitive wages, flexible schedules, benefits and room for advancement.

Posting Notes: IL || Chicago || 3350 North Western Avenue || 60618 || Mariano's || [[mfield2]] || Customer Service; Store Operations || Employee || Non-Exempt || Part-Time || None