Cake Decorator/Baker

Cake Decorator & Pastry Chef Position

Sugar & Salt RVA, a busy downtown bakery in Jackson Ward, serving boutique desserts and custom cake designs, is seeking a creative artist to join our team!

Qualifications:

Candidates will need to be proficient in the pastry world with an emphasis in all aspects of cake design including, but not limited to:

Scaling ingredients

Baking

o Filling & Crumb Coating cakes

o Detailed Frosting Techniques

o Assembling and stacking multiple tiered cakes

Fondant Work—not required but a big plus!

o Sculpting of 3D characters

o Covering cakes with fondant

o 2D fondant designs

Free-Hand Piping

Color Matching Icing / Fondant

Tempering Chocolate

Ability to Replicate Cake Designs

Additional qualifications include (1) great work ethic, (2) positive attitude in a busy environment, (3) self-motivation, (4) a willingness to learn, and (5) proudly work as a team member with our dedicated and dependable staff.

Responsibilities:

As a lead cake decorator, our ideal candidate will be able to utilize their decorating abilities to create custom designs for clients using skills to replicate specific designs and create unique designs without replication. The candidate will facilitate the following responsibilities within the bakery:

Maintain a Clean Work Environment

Understand Proper Food Handling / Preparation Guidelines

Provide Quality Customer Service, in person and over the phone

Ability to be Cross Trained on Multiple Aspects of Bakery Operations

Ability to Lift 50 Pound Bags

The candidate must be available to work Tuesday through Saturday with opportunities for overtime and additional hours on Monday. The typical shift is 8:30am-4:30pm, ultimately the bakery orders need to be finished and may require a few hours outside of this time frame; be prepared to manage your time.

The bakery is open to the public from 10am-4pm Tuesday-Saturday. Closed on major holidays.

The candidate must have reliable transportation. Pay is based on experience.

ALL candidates must include a portfolio/links of past work to be considered.