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Apprentice Cake Decorator

Primary responsibility is to take excellent care of our customers by satisfying each customer's needs and exceeding their expectations.

The apprentice cake decorator program will be a 240-hour training program designed to train you to become a cake decorator. Prior cake decorating experience is not required. You will be expected to complete the training program and will graduate with the skill sets needed to become a Cake Decorator with Harris Teeter.

What you'll do:

• Desire to learn how to become a cake decorator (no prior cake decorating experience required).
• Has a passion for serving customers to make everyday celebrations and special occasions (birthdays, holidays, etc.) incredible.
• Willingness to learn a new skill set that could turn into a career with Harris Teeter.
• Passionate about the grocery business and serving customers.

Supporting leadership through the 5Es:

• Envision: Understand how your job makes a difference. Know the "why" behind your tasks and how they support your team and store goals. Ask questions if something doesn't make sense and speak up with ideas to help things run better.
• Energize: Bring a positive attitude and energy to work every day. Greet others with kindness, support your teammates, and celebrate winsbig or small. Stay focused, even during busy times, and help lift others up when things get tough.
• Enroll: Be a team player. Listen, share your ideas, and ask how you can help. Get to know your coworkers and learn what they do. Make sure everyone feels welcome and included by showing respect and care.
• Enable: Take pride in learning and growing. Ask for help when you need it and look for ways to get better every day. Use the tools and resources available to you. Offer to help train new associates or show someone how to do something the right way.
• Execute: Do your job well and take ownership of your work. Be on time, follow through, and ask questions if you're unsure. Pay attention to detail, follow safety and quality standards, and take pride in doing things the right way the first time.

What you bring:

• Associates must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Commitment to unparalleled customer service; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to participate in and successfully complete required training and to work with the team to increase customer satisfaction and sales.
• Complete company's training including but not limited to new hire orientation, food sanitation, customer service network, safety, food safety, and product knowledge.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The associate is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The associate must frequently lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, intermittently lift and/or move up to 75 pounds, occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and reach from 6-72 inches. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, plus color and depth perception.

Work environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an associate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the associate constantly works in a moderate environment and is frequently exposed to hot, cool, and extreme cold, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.