Cake Decorator/Baker Job at Merritt Restaurant and Bakery

Merritt Restaurant and Bakery Oakland, CA 94610

$15.00 - $23.27 an hour

Cake decorators use baking and food decorating skills to create cakes for a bakery’s customers. They need to be able to work with various types of icing, toppings, and other ingredients in order to accomplish this. Cake decorators commonly create cakes that are designed based on a customer’s request. To do this, the decorator needs to be able to take the customer’s vision and turn it into a real cake. That process involves determining exactly what the customer wants and using a variety of ingredients to bring it to life.

Our bakery is searching for a skilled cake decorator to add to its growing staff. In this role, you will take our customers’ cake orders and bring them to life. To accomplish this, you will need to be able to work with a wide variety of ingredients and be capable of fashioning them into designs that meet the customer’s expectations.

You’ll also spend some of your time on the administrative tasks that allow our bakery to function. These can include keeping display cases clean, sanitizing equipment, and helping us manage our inventory.

To do well in this role, you will need to have good manual dexterity and familiarity with the latest trends and methods in cake decorating. You should also be able to provide great customer service, as you’ll be working directly with our customers often.

Cake Decorator Responsibilities:
Speak with customers to determine their goals for their cake
Use a variety of methods and tools to bring the customer’s vision to life in the form of a completed cake
Ensure that our display cases are clean, organized, and appealing
Operate our cash register
Answer our customers’ questions regarding their cakes
Do your part to help us maintain inventory and keep our store clean and sanitary
Cake Decorator Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent
Training in pastry arts, culinary design, or a related field is preferred
Excellent manual dexterity
Professional appearance and demeanor
Willingness to work a variety of shifts
Artistic and creative nature
Excellent customer service skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $23.27 per hour

Benefits:

  • Employee discount

Physical setting:

  • Bakery
  • Café

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays

Supplemental pay types:

  • Tips

COVID-19 considerations:
All customers are required to ware a mask, curbside pickup available, common surfaces are sanitized regularly.

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Oakland, CA 94610: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

  • Baking: 2 years (Required)
  • Customer service: 2 years (Required)
  • Cooking: 2 years (Required)
  • Cake decorating: 2 years (Required)

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person




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