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Decorator Lead

Store:   Merced #76 - Olive Ave Map

Wage: $19.47 - $20.59

Type: Full-time

Description

PAYSCALE:
$19.47 – $20.59

Join the Vallarta Supermarkets Family!

At Vallarta Supermarkets, we’re more than just a grocery store, we’re a vibrant part of the communities we serve. We’re seeking friendly, service-oriented individuals who take pride in delivering extraordinary customer experiences and thrive in a fast-paced, festive environment. If you’re passionate about fresh, quality baked goods and love making people smile, we’d love to meet you!

About the Role

The Lead Cake Decorator is responsible for preparing and decorating cakes, pastries, and other baked goods while also providing training and guidance to new cake decorators. This role helps maintain bakery display cases with fresh, appealing products, ensures consistency in quality and accuracy in customer orders, and delivers exceptional customer service.

What You’ll Do

  • Customer Service: Greet and assist customers with cake and bakery orders in-store or by phone.
  • Team Support: Train, mentor, and support cake decorators while promoting safety, teamwork, and high performance.
  • Product Quality: Prepare, decorate, and finish cakes and pastries to company standards and customer requests.
  • Merchandising: Merchandise and rotate products to keep displays fresh and attractive.
  • Compliance & Safety: Follow Vallarta’s Bakery Safety Program, company policies, weights and measures, and health code regulations.
  • Operations: Monitor oven and proofer temperatures, order from approved vendors, maintain accurate inventory, and control department expenses.
  • Sanitation: Clean equipment, work areas, and display cases to maintain a professional and sanitary environment.
  • Other Duties: Perform additional tasks assigned to support bakery operations and customer satisfaction.

Physical Requirements

  • Stand and walk for long periods (6–8 hours/day).
  • Frequently bend, squat, twist, and reach above/below shoulders.
  • Frequent use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
  • Lift and carry up to 25 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally (flour, sugar, boxes).
  • Longest distance carried: 20 feet.
  • Work near ovens, mixers, and other bakery equipment.
  • Exposure to varying temperatures, humidity, and occasional work at heights.

What We’re Looking For

  • Friendly, customer-focused attitude with leadership ability.
  • Knowledge of cake mixes, fillings, frostings, and decorating tools (pastry bags, tubes, colors, textures).
  • Experience decorating cakes and preparing pastries in a retail or professional setting.
  • Ability to mentor and train others while ensuring quality and consistency.
  • Knowledge of bakery equipment, tools, and ingredients.
  • Basic computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook).
  • Ability to perform simple math calculations.
  • Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

Work Environment

  • 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.

Benefits

Full-Time Team Members

  • Health medical plan: $25/week, plus free dental & vision.
  • Free $25,000 Basic Life and AD&D Insurance.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan.
  • Paid vacation.
  • Access to legal services.

Part-Time & Full-Time Benefits

  • Paid sick time.
  • Premium pay for holidays.
  • Scholarship opportunities.
  • 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 a detail-oriented leader with a passion for decorating and mentoring others, we invite you to apply today to join our bakery team as a Lead Cake Decorator!

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We offer positions to match your lifestyle and career goals. Whether you’re seeking part-time or full-time, Vallarta Supermarkets provides a dynamic and rewarding workplace with?real opportunities for growth.

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Privacy Notice (CCPA)

VALLARTA SUPERMARKETS

NOTICE TO JOB APPLICANTS (1/1/2023)

California Consumer Protection Act (ΓÇ£CCPAΓÇ¥)/California Privacy Rights Act (ΓÇ£CPRAΓÇ¥)

This notice explains to you, pursuant to the California Consumer Protection Act (ΓÇ£CCPAΓÇ¥)/California Privacy Rights Act (ΓÇ£CPRAΓÇ¥), how Vallarta Supermarkets, and related entities, (the Company), may collect your information in relation to your application for potential employment with the Company.

  1. Personal Information

For purposes of this notice, ΓÇ£Personal InformationΓÇ¥ means information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California resident or household, or as otherwise defined under the CCPA/CPRA, including consumers, employees, and job applicants.

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  1. Information We Collect about Applicants

We need you to provide certain information in order for you to complete your application for employment with the Company. The following provides the categories of Personal Information we may collect about applicants as part of the application process, and/or our employees if ultimately hired.

  1. Personal Identifiers. We may collect your name, driverΓÇÖs license or state identification card number, passport number or other government identification number (including U.S. work authorization number), Social Security information, residence/postal address, email address(es), phone number(s), and other contact information during the application and recruitment process. We may collect your emergency contact information as well. If you are hired, we may collect additional personal identifiers about you to facilitate the employment relationship.
  1. Characteristics of Protected Classifications under California or Federal law. We may collect your age, date of birth, race, ethnicity, sex/gender, and marital status.
  1. Biometric Information. We may collect your fingerprints to facilitate the employment relationship, if you are hired, and required as part of the hiring/employment process.
  1. Professional or Employment-Related Information. Depending on your role/duties with the Company, we may collect information regarding your criminal history, driving history, and credit history as part of our employment background check. We also collect information regarding your professional and employment history and other qualifications you provide in your employment application, including references, skills/abilities, employment goals and expectations, and other related information (if you choose to provide them).
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  1. Thermal or other Health-Related Information. If you apply in-person or come to our worksite(s) as part of the application process, we may need to take your temperature or other similar information as part of our health protection policies. However, this information is not retained, and will only be obtained if required by law.
  1. Additional Information.  We may gather information about your potential employment with the Company, such as the company location/facility to which you are assigned, position and description of duties, fulltime and part-time status, pay rate, as well as descriptions about your job performance and skills. 
  1. Purposes for Collection of Your Personal Information

We use the above categories of personal information for the following business purpose(s):

  1. To make recruitment and employment decisions, including assessing your application and qualifications for employment with us.
  2. To conduct and verify background checks (where applicable).
  3. If hired, to facilitate onboarding, payroll, benefit, and leave of absence administration
  4. For security purposes.
  5. To obtain and/or maintain insurance policies and coverage.
  6. To comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  7. To manage workersΓÇÖ compensation claims and conduct workplace investigations.
  1. Third-Party Collection of Personal Information

The Company may use third-party vendors, such as Alliance Background, to facilitate the application process for applicants. In this process, these third parties may collect an applicantΓÇÖs personal information and provide it to us for employment decisions.

  1. Additional CCPA/CPRA Disclosures

At this time, the CCPA/CPRA does not afford applicants or employees the right to make requests regarding their Personal Information as it relates to the application and/or employment relationship. This does not affect other rights you may have under other laws.

Further, nothing in this notice restricts the CompanyΓÇÖs rights or ability to:

  1. Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
  2. Meet any other legal obligation, including complying with lawful inquiries, investigations, subpoenas, court orders, or other requirements of applicable lawful authorities.
  3. Exercise its legal rights and defend claims.
  4. Report potentially unlawful activity to appropriate law enforcement and cooperate in any resulting investigation.
  5. Detect and respond to unauthorized activity and security incidents.
  6. Protect against and report potential illegal activity and/or fraud; or
  7. Provide information to our service providers in relation to the above listed purposes, or transfer information as part of a merger, acquisition, or other transfer of some or all of our business to another party.