Cake Decorator

Job Description

Job Description

Cake Decorator

Job Position: Cake Decorator
Location: The Carriage House
Reports: Executive Pastry Chef
Status: Full Time & Part Time: Weekdays, weekends as needed (one weekend day a week required, depends on business needs) 

Pay based on experience and knowledge

Age: 18 & UP

Summary:

Luscious & Sweet Bakery is seeking a talented and creative Cake Decorator to join our team. The ideal candidate has a passion for baking, strong decorating skills, and experience creating specialty and wedding cakes. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, artistic, and able to work efficiently in a fast-paced bakery environment.

Duties: 

• Accurately scale and mix fillings and icings. Prepare and bake cakes, pastries, and other baked goods according to bakery recipes and standards 
• Decorate cakes with buttercream, fondant, and other techniques
• Design and decorate specialty cakes, including wedding cakes and custom orders
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation in accordance with food safety standards
• Assist with ingredient preparation and inventory when needed
• Ensure product quality and consistency in all baked items
• Follow custom orders and design specifications accurately (weddings, birthdays, special events, etc.) 
• Deliver finished products for the bakery, sister property
• Any other tasks assigned by management

Qualifications:

• 1–2 years of experience in baking and cake decorating (at commercial bakery settings preferred)
• Experience creating wedding cakes preferred
• Proficiency in buttercream, royal icing, fondant and specialized piping techniques (flowers, boarders)
• Understanding of cake stability, filling preparation and icing consistency
• Understanding FIFO method is crucial
• Strong fine art and design skills
• Attention to details
• Portfolio demonstrating your previous work
• Basic math skills to calculate recipes, scale ingredients, and manage inventory
• Ability to stand for long periods of time
• Ability to work independently, efficiently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Must have Driver’s License- Driving pastries to Luscious & Sweet Bakery

Benefits:  Full-time employees are entitled to only medical health insurance and IRA.

• Part- Time employees are entitled to NJ Sick- 40 hours. Can utilize after the waiting period, 120 days after employment begins.