Cake Decorator
The Cake Decorator will be responsible for designing and decorating cakes according to clients’ specifications and preferences, communicated by the Sales Team. The Cake Decorator’s responsibilities include taking clients’ cake orders, recording instructions and special requests, providing suitable recommendations on cake decorations and designs, and packaging bakery items. The Cake Decorator should also be able to store all bakery products in accordance with proper product handling procedures to ensure freshness and prevent contamination.
The Cake Decorator should keep abreast of the latest styles, techniques, and trends in cake decoration. Ultimately, a top-notch Cake Decorator should be able to demonstrate creativity, graceful script like handwriting, attention to detail, and excellent customer service skills.
For over forty years, the Bonura name has been synonymous with outstanding food and exceptional service.
Beginning with Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor in 1980, the Bonuras have been catering social and business events for groups ranging in size from 50 to 1,500. Now, with four of the Hudson Valley’s premier venues on either side of the river (The Grandview, West Hills Country Club, Blu Pointe, and Shadows on the Hudson), Bonura Hospitality Group offers the perfect setting for all types of events from weddings and bar & bat mitzvahs to banquets, parties, meetings and conferences. Each location features meticulously manicured landscaping, indoor and outdoor settings for ceremonies and receptions, extraordinary food, unrivaled service and attractive packages to fit every budget.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Essential Job Functions:
- Working with the Sales Team, who will consult with clients, to discuss desired cake designs and cake decorating ideas for specialty cakes.
- Designing and decorating cakes according to clients’ specifications.
- Decorating regular bakery items according to established bakery standards.
- Assisting baking staff with the production of standard bakery items.
- Producing different kinds of icing, frosting, and cake fillings based on cake type and customer preferences. Must have experience with certain products such as fondant and buttercream.
- Ensuring that the display refrigerators are cleaned, polished, and fully stocked with cakes, pastries, and desserts.
- Taking inventory of baking and decorating supplies and ordering new stock as required.
- Cleaning and sanitizing all work areas and ovens as well as baking and decorating equipment.
Job Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED, Culinary Degree in Pastry Arts preferred.
- Proven baking and cake decorating experience, 3-5 years of experience with wedding cakes.
- The ability to use various cake decorating instruments and tools.
- The ability to stand for extended periods.
- Detail-oriented.
- Artistic and creative, must possess graceful, script like handwriting.
- Basic numeracy skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Exceptional customer service skills.
Physical Requirements of the Cake Decorator Position:
- Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 5.5 hours in length.
- Must be able to exert well-paced mobility in limited space.
- Must have the ability to bend, squat and lift up to 50 lbs., including, but not limited to, lifting trays of food or food items on a regular and continuing basis.
- Understand and respond to employee and guest verbal requests and visual cues in a loud and extremely busy environment.
Salary:
- $20.00 – $25.00 per hour