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Pete's Sweets
Cake Decorator
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What they do
A Baker assembles ingredients and bakes breads, pastries, or a variety of other baked goods. May specialize in baking a particular product, such as bread or cakes, or specialize in a particular style of baking. Works in an independent bakery, restaurant, grocery store, or food manufacturing facility.
$39,410 / year median in Massachusetts
+10% projected growth
Job Description
Cake Decorator Pete's Sweets East Longmeadow, MA Job Details Full-time $17.50
- $19.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Filling, base coating, and final coating cakes, doweling & stacking tiered cakes
- Decorating cakes to match clients specifications/requests (often through buttercream, royal icing, fondant, & chocolate decor)
- Operating basic equipment like mixers, sheeters, ovens, knives, and other decorating tools safely (while keeping food safety and sanitization in mind)
- Create items like weekly in-store whole cakes as well as cake slices for FOH
- Input of creativity on themed event specials and executing said specials to be used on menu
- Providing excellent customer service on taking cake orders by answering related questions about our services (either in person, email, or phone call)
- Package finished items for sale in front.
- Assist in FOH on holidays and themed experiences if needed.
Experience:
- Proven cake decorating or pastry prep (Professional Experience desired but not limited to)
- Strong understanding on baking and decorating techniques like icing piping tips, cake assembly, proper food safety and sanitization, and basic baking knowledge
- High-volume production preferred for understanding that time management is necessary
- Demonstrates ability to follow recipes accurately and consistently
- Customer service in food industry preferred as well as artistic views to use in cake order process Use your creativity every day in the creation of incredible custom cakes and themed treats that will leave our clients with a wonderful taste in their mouths.
Pay:
$17.50- $19.00 per hour Expected hours: 35.0
- 40.