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posted: 04/24/2026
Categories: Customer Service
Cake Decorator
KIRBY FOODS – We’re 100% Employee-Owned
We are seeking a skilled Cake Decorator to design and finish cakes to client specifications, maintain production standards, and help ensure timely order fulfillment. The ideal candidate has strong decorating technique, attention to detail, and a collaborative attitude.
Up to 28hrs a week | paid leave | ESOP & 401K | $15.50-16.50/hr | this part-time job could lead to a full-time position
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and decorate custom cakes (buttercream, piping, airbrush, etc.) per order tickets and customer consults
- Read and interpret order specifications, sketches, and cake blueprints
- Stack, fill, crumb-coat, to professional standards
- Create decorative elements and edible toppers
- Maintain consistent portioning, yields, and presentation quality
- Ensure timely completion of orders and assist with daily production as needed
- Clean and maintain tools, equipment, and workstations to food-safety standards
- Assist front-of-house staff with customer consultations when requested
- Track inventory of decorating supplies and report reorder needs
Qualifications:
- Strong skills in buttercream techniques
- Knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices
- Ability to follow detailed instructions and visual references
- Excellent time-management skills and ability to work under deadline pressure
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Physical ability to stand for shifts and lift up to 50 lbs
Employer
Kirby Foods of Effingham
Location
101 S Merchant St
Effingham, IL 62401
Job Type
Part-Time
Ways to Apply
In-Person, Email Resume, Apply Online
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