Position Overview & Specifications

We offer great jobs, great pay, great benefits and a great place to work! We are currently looking part time and full time Cake Decorators for our Manchester warehouse. In return, we can offer a competitive rate of pay starting at £11.15 raising to £15.05 after the qualifying period, personal and career growth, a friendly and supportive work environment and great benefits including life insurance, optical and dental benefit, pension plan and Employee Assistance Programme.

We are a multi-billion dollar global membership warehouse club, with warehouses in twelve countries. We are the recognised leader in our field, dedicated to quality in every area of our business and respected for our outstanding business ethics. Despite our large size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

The Cake Decorator will be responsible for frosting and filling cakes using a spatula, decorates and writes messages on cakes using pastry bags and tips. Boxes cakes for sales stock and special order.

The Cake Decorator will be responsible for:

Slices half-sheet cakes by hand using 16" knife or with slicing machine. Places on pore-cut cardboard cake pad for handling.
Applies filling between layers and frosts using spatula. Garnishes cakes by hand. Fills pastry bags for scooping mixed frostings from bowls or buckets.
Squeezes and twists frosting-filled pastry bags with various tips attached. Creates borders, figures and writing per Costco formulas, patterns and department production procedures. Follows standards for quality and consistency of finished product.
Keeps decorating area clean and clear of debris. Follows safety and security procedures.
Assists with other bakery duties as needed.

Ideally for this position, you will have the following skills/attributes: