Cake Decorator
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Position Overview & Specifications
Love food? Love cake?
We are an exciting scaling London based premium food brand focused on gifting and occasions. We are looking for an experienced decorator who loves working in a fast paced environment.
We are looking for individuals who have experience in professional cake decorating in a high volume commercial bakery environment.
Role Responsibilities:
- Decorate all types of cakes and cookies to a high standard and have experience and ability to work with a range of different kinds of frosting, chocolate, drips etc
- Decorating our dream cakes and wedding cakes to a high standard
- Working with a variety of buttercreams and ganaches
- Working with a variety of decorations including drips, macarons, chocolate and fresh flowers
- Be able to write in icing
- Working quickly whilst maintaining a high level of quality and finish
- Be part of daily production and keeping to company production levels
- Be a willing team player able to work co-operatively with colleagues across the Production teams
- Make sure all cleaning and food safety standards are met, taking pride in your work environment.
You must be able to work weekends and on an alternating shift pattern (5 days out of 7)
The skills you'll need for this role are:
- At least two years cake decorating experience in a bakery production environment working with fresh cream or buttercream
- To be able to write in icing
- Level 2 Food Safety
- Outstanding cake decorating experience
- Ability to work to a high standard under pressure
- You must be able to commute to our bakery in Brentford
- You must have documentation to prove your right to live and work in the UK
- Spoken and written English is essential
We are looking for people who are artistic, fun, committed to their own work and that of the team. In return we offer:
- Rates starting at £10.42 - £11 per hour
- 40% Staff discount
- Free birthday Cake
- Significant opportunity for training and development
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £10.42-£11.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Language training provided
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Experience:
- Cake decorating: 1 year (required)
Language:
- English (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Shift availability:
- Day shift (required)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Cake Decorator roles across Cutter and Squidge Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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