Cake Decorator

Job description / Role

Position Objective

To work along with the company's motto of fun, festive, and memorable. Entertaining the customers while serving.

Key Responsibilities

• Decorate cakes to customer specification for nature of design/theme applicable to standards and procedures.
• Decorate cakes and pastries with designs, using icing bag or handmade paper cone.
• Attention to detail: Cake decorators need to keep a close eye on what they are doing when creating decorations, to make sure the design is uniform. Intricate designs require keen eyes.
• Stamina: Cake decorators are often on their feet for long periods of time.
• Color vision: Being able to see different colors and hues when mixing icings and creating designs is critical.
• Use specific tools, like airbrush guns, modeling tools, and mixers.
• Assemble and prepare soft serve and cakes (or ready to decorate cakes may be used), including decorating with icing, gel, drawings, decorating kits, air brush, edible images, and letterings.
• Ensure all cake products meet the Cold Stone standards of quality and excellence.
• Prepare and decorate cake products according to customer specifications.
• Properly and safely operate and maintain Cold Stone cake and soft serve equipment while following all health and safety standards.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of decorated cakes at all times, including backup cakes during holidays, promotions, and other peak cake occasions.
• Keep display freezer full at all times to the proper level with a variety of cakes attractively displayed.
• Conduct sampling and actively sell products.
• Work as a team member to assure constant and consistent quality, service, cleanliness, and value to each customer.
• Clean work area, organize and stock needed items. Stock and execute proper rotation of product. Keep Cold Stone cake production area and equipment clean and sanitary throughout shift.
• Inform immediate supervisor promptly of all problems or unusual matters of significance.
• Support and adhere to Cold Stone Company Standards for Operations, Marketing/Communications, and Brand Identity.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested by the Management Team.

Health, Safety, and Security

• Maintain the required standard of operational hygiene according to cleaning rotas at all times.
• Be aware of the restaurant policies and procedures relating to health, hygiene, and fire life safety and ensure your direct reports do the same.
• Familiarize yourself with emergency exits and evacuation procedures.

General

• Comply with the company's corporate code of conduct.
• Familiarize yourself with the company values and model desired behaviors.
• Perform tasks as directed by the Management in pursuit of the achievement of business goals.

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.