Decorator

About the Role

The Cake Decorator prepares and decorates cakes, pastries, and baked goods while ensuring quality, freshness, and customer satisfaction. This role maintains clean, attractive bakery displays, assists with custom cake orders, and follows Vallarta’s high standards for safety, sanitation, and service.

• Customer Service: Greet customers and assist with bakery and cake orders, both in-store and by phone.
• Product Quality: Prepare, decorate, and finish cakes and pastries to customer requests and company standards.
• Merchandising: Merchandise, rotate, and stock products to keep displays full and appealing.
• Compliance & Safety: Follow health department regulations, Bakery Safety Program, and company safety policies.
• Operations: Monitor oven/proofer temperatures, prepare dough and batters, and ensure accurate packaging, weighing, and labeling.
• Sanitation: Clean work areas, sweep and mop floors, wash utensils and equipment, and maintain a professional, sanitary environment.
• Inventory: Communicate supply needs, order from approved vendors, and help control waste and shrink.
• Other Duties: Perform additional tasks assigned to support bakery operations and customer satisfaction.

• Stand and walk for long periods (6–8 hours/day).
• Frequently bend neck/waist, squat, twist, and reach above/below shoulders.
• Frequent grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine hand manipulation.
• Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Work near bakery equipment and in environments with varying temperatures and humidity.
• May be required to perform tasks at elevated levels (placing or retrieving items).

• Friendly, customer-focused attitude with a passion for cake decorating.
• Knowledge of cake mixes, fillings, frostings, and decorating tools (pastry bags, tubes, colors, textures).
• Experience decorating cakes or strong willingness to learn.
• Ability to maintain quality and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic computer and math skills (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Fast-paced retail setting with direct customer interaction.
• Exposure to perishable products, bakery equipment, and changing temperatures.
• Must work flexible schedule: afternoons, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Team-oriented, collaborative workplace.

• Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan.
• Paid vacation.
• Access to legal services.
• Premium pay for holidays.
• Savings marketplace & credit union membership.
• Recognition programs (birthdays, years of service, spirit days, etc.).

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we believe our culture drives execution. If you’re creative, detail-oriented, and passionate about making cakes as beautiful as they are delicious, we invite you to apply today to join our bakery team as a Cake Decorator!