Cake Decorator

Starting Hourly Rate / Salario por Hora Inicial: $15.50 USD per hour
ALL ABOUT TARGET
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.
ALL ABOUT FOOD & BEVERAGE
The Food & Beverage team enables a consistent experience for our guests by ensuring product is fresh, in stock, available and accurately priced and signed on the sales floor. They are experts of operations, process and efficiency. This team leads food and food services including replenishment, inventory accuracy, food safety, presentation, pricing and promotional signing processes for all Food & Beverage areas of the store.
At Target, we believe in our team members having meaningful experiences that help them build and develop skills for a career. The role of a Cake Decorator can provide you with the skills and experiences of:
Guest service fundamentals and experience building a guest-first culture in food
Building guest relationships and converting interactions into sales through sampling, special orders and creating unique designs
Building in cake and dessert trends, including seasonality, guest preference, and flavor
Monitoring sales of products and adjusting production to drive efficiency, profitability and minimize waste
Cake decorating fundamentals
As a Cake Decorator, no two days are ever the same, but a typical day will most likely include the following responsibilities:
Create an Easy, Inspiring and Friendly guest experience by delivering on the following commitments:
Greet:
10ft: be friendly – smile, make eye contact, or wave
4ft: greet the guest, smile and initiate a warm, helpful interaction
Help guests find what they need and/or resolve issues to ensure a smooth, easy shopping experience
End every guest transaction with a sincere thank you
Actively support team efforts and assist peers in other areas while maintaining a positive and respectful attitude
Adjust to business and guest needs to deliver an easy and inspiring guest experience
Deliver an exceptional guest experience, providing a fresh and abundant shopping experience during all hours of operations, prioritizing the guest’s needs over task.
Execute Food & Beverage processes, including food deliveries, replenishment, straightening merchandise, instocks routines, data accuracy, culling, rotation, cleaning, signing and organizing and storing reserve product.
Engage with guests to capture and fulfill their customized cake order.
Uphold and maintain the execution of the Food & Beverage Standards
Produce, package and label items to specifications on production cards and follow specific department routines to drive sales, instocks and profitability.
Prep, ice and decorate cakes and cupcakes to place on the salesfloor that are seasonally relevant and follow production card specifications.
Follow all food safety requirements, including monitoring and recording temperature of sensitive food items, as outlined in Target’s policies and procedures.
Locate and identify damaged, recalled or expired items and process according to Target’s policies and procedures.
Use sampling and suggestive selling to promote products and increase sales.
Follow proper perishable inventory procedures to ensure an accurate recording of inventory.
Appropriately use and care for in-store and personal protective equipment; follow equipment control guidelines.
Always demonstrate a culture of ethical conduct, safety and compliance
Work in a safe manner at all times; comply with all safety policies, best practices, and training; report hazards and correct where possible.
Support guest services such as back-up cashier, order pick up (OPU) and Drive-up (DU) and maintain a compliance culture while executing those duties, such as compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
All other duties based on business needs.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
This may be the right job for you if:
You enjoy interacting and helping others - including guests that shop our store and fellow team members you work with.
You thrive in a fast-moving, highly active and physically demanding role, where teamwork, flexibility, and creative problem solving are key to success.