Bakery Cake Designer

Additional Considerations (if any): Night & Weekend Shifts Required - At Hy-Vee our people are our strength. We promise “a helpful smile in every aisle” and those smiles can only come from a workforce that is fully engaged and committed to supporting our customers and each other.   Job Description: Job Title: Bakery Cake Designer Department: Bakery FLSA : Non-Exempt General Function Responsible for decorating bakery items. You will assist customers with their bakery orders by the telephone and in person at the store. Additionally you will ensure a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient customer service to customers and team members. Core Competencies • Partnerships • Growth mindset • Results oriented • Customer focused • Professionalism Reporting Relations Accountable and Reports to: District Store Director, Store Manager, Assistant Managers of; Perishables, Store Operations, and Health Wellness Home; Bakery Department Manager Positions that Report to you: None Primary Duties and Responsibilities • Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store. • Smiles and greets customers in a friendly manner, whether the encounter takes place in the employee’s designated department or elsewhere in the store. • Makes an effort to learn customers’ names and to address them by name whenever possible. • Assists customers by: (examples include) • escorting them to the products they’re looking for • securing products that are out of reach • loading or unloading heavy items • performing other tasks in every way possible to enhance the shopping experience. • Answers the telephone promptly and provides friendly, helpful service to customers who call including taking product orders. • Takes customer orders at Bakery counter. • Works with co-workers as a team to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant work environment. • Checks orders for the day and sets up a timeline and production schedule. • Decorates bakery items in a timely manner. • Keeps current on new designs and trends. • Ensures department standards are met. • Checks cake orders for details (size, deco pack, icing needs, dates) daily and indicates supply needs. • Orders supplies for decorating area and checks off the order. • Delivers product and sets up wedding cakes on site (outside the store). • Communicates with bakery manager regarding displays, weekly ads and special needs on a daily basis. • Checks product dates, pulls cases for work and lists items to fill or replace. • Develops bakery orders for bakers on a daily basis. (Orders cakes, sizes, etc.) • Tracks daily retail production. Identifies, with co-workers, tasks to be completed. • Operates as a lead worker with part-time or other employees. (Instructs and reviews work). • Participates in employee cross training. • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat. • Understands and practices proper sanitation procedures and ensures the work area is always clean and neat. • Adheres to company policies and individual store guidelines. • Reports to work when scheduled and on time. Secondary Duties and Responsibilities • Wraps all product as necessary. • Assists in other areas of the store as needed. • Performs other job related duties and special projects as required. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics • Must have the ability to solve practical problems; variety of variables with limited standardization; interpret instructions. • Ability to do arithmetic calculations involving fractions, decimals, and percentages • Must have the ability to file, post, and mail materials; copy data from one record to another; interview to obtain basic information; guide people and provide basic direction. Education and Experience High school or equivalent experience and six months or less of similar or related work experience. Physical Requirements • Must be physically able to exert up to 100 pounds of force (shared team lifting) occasionally; exert up to 50 pounds of force frequently; and exert up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. • Visual requirements include vision from less than 20 inches and more than 20 feet with or without correction, color vision, depth perception, and field of vision. • Must be able to perform the following physical activities: Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions. Working Conditions The duties for this position are normally conducted in a store environment. There is significant pressure to meet deadlines and handle multiple priorities. There is exposure to flour dust, noise, cleaning chemicals/solvents, residual fumes and temperature extreme. Equipment Used to Perform Job Standard tools and equipment used in a bakery environment including mixers, ovens, turntables, tips, bas, airbrush telephone copy cake machine, intercom system. Contacts Has daily contact with the general public taking orders. Has weekly contact with suppliers/vendors. The anticipated hourly starting wage for this position is $16.50 to $20.60 depending on experience. For information on company benefits visit Benefits | Hy-Vee . Are you ready to smile, apply today. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre employment drug screen.