Bakehouse Cake Decorator

Busch’s is HIRING and we want you!  Love food, fun, and fabulous people? Join our family-owned Michigan team and cook up a career full of flavor!

• Assist and evaluate the best baking practices and procedures.
• Assist in the developing and maintaining of a complete cake line including seasonal rotational items and tracking current cake trends
• Identify daily production needs of authorized bakery products
• Decorate a variety of stock production cakes to fill store orders
• Decorate special order cakes based on the guest’s request or using own creative designs
• Verify correctness of special order items
• Wrap, package, label and merchandise product
• Stage product for shipment to stores
• Complete and track shipments by entering quantities shipped into computer system
• Load and unload ovens, cool and de-pan product
• Mix icing and ice cakes
• Clean and sanitize department including equipment, work areas, service areas, containers and utensils
• Follow safe food handling and personal hygiene practices
• Follow safety practices, including Lockout/Tagout of equipment
• Record all waste to ensure accurate shrink information
• Demonstrate behaviors that will win guests for life.   
• Demonstrate personal accountability for meeting expectations, goals, and quality of work. 
• Communicate clearly and in a timely manner and use constructive feedback to make improvements. 
• Work together as one team by recognizing accomplishments, demonstrating respect and appreciation, and actively helping others. 
• Execute with operational integrity by anticipating problems, taking preventative measures, and adapting to changes that improve our operations or guest experience. 
• Consistently follow Busch’s policies and procedures.
• Share our passion for our products by being familiar with our products and services and actively seeking and sharing that information.    
• Work in a fast-paced, high-demand environment where time-sensitive processes may contribute to elevated levels of stress.  

Education, Experience and Skills:

• High school diploma 
• Degree in Baking or Pastry                                                                                                                                                                
• Current certification in food safety desired
• Minimum 2 years of prior decorating experience
• Ability to use decorating tools including a pastry bag, airbrush gun, Kopycake system and edible image program
• Proficient attention to detail including the ability to create decorations while making sure the design is uniform.
• Proficient communication and interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and listening skills
• Proficient decorating skills, including the artistic ability to create and produce designs
• Proficient cleaning abilities to meet sanitation and visual standards

Busch’s is a family owned premier grocery retailer with multiple stores in Southeast Michigan. We are consistently recognized by our guests as an industry leader when it comes to service, product selection, store design and overall atmosphere. You can take pride in being a member of the Busch’s family and working in an environment where we truly care about our guests and the products we serve. We also take great care of the associates that take care of our guests. At Busch’s, we realize that without caring, motivated and personable associates, there would be no guests to serve.