Cake Decorator

At Porto's Bakery we strive to create an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for our customers and our team. Enjoy a career enriched with opportunities where you can grow in a fast-paced and family friendly environment. Together, let’s savor the taste of an accomplished future.

We have part-time and full-time openings for Cake Decorators at our Glendale location. Must be able to work various shifts per week, and have at least 1-year of cake decorating experience to be considered.

Essential Job Functions:

• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Responsible for finishing the decoration of preordered cakes and cakes for the showcase according to company specifications.Cake Decorator ices cake and finishes top decoration.
• Is required to gather all necessary ingredients in order to accomplish work duties. Should bring supplies, for example, chocolate, nuts, strawberries to work station in order to maximize time.
• Is required to follow pars list in order to organize workload and use time efficiently.
• Be able to follow detailed written and verbal instructions with regards to preordered cakes. For example, if a customer requests a certain color or specific decoration, the order must be followed as requested. Cake decoration must match the picture shown to the customer at time of purchase.
• Have knowledge of stacker and icing responsibilities and be able to perform duties in an emergency situation.
• Ability to creatively design, draw, and interpret “special order” cakes.
• Have a complete understanding of the “temperature danger zone” including knowing how long a product can remain exposed before quality is compromised.
• Responsible for rotating all products on a first in/first out basis to maintain product freshness and eliminate unnecessary spoilage.
• Know how to safely and properly clean and operate food processor and Hobart mixers.
• Perform basic quality control functions to ensure quality standards are met
• Be able to work in a fast paced high volume environment, paying attention to detail.
• Have excellent time management skills.
• Be self-motivated.
• Present a professional neat image and abide by company dress code.
• Flexible in work habits and work schedule. Must abide by availability schedule. Shift hours may vary. May be required to work early morning hours such as 12am-9am.
• And other duties as assigned

Sanitation and Safety:

• Strive to maintain a safe and sanitary environment in all areas of operation.
• Must be aware of sanitation regulations, abiding by established procedures and guidelines. Must have complete and full understanding of “temperature danger zone”.
• Contribute to maintaining a consistent “A” grading from the health department throughout the year.