Faith Hobbs
Pittsburg
Summary
Flexible Cake Decorator with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Versatile, enthusiastic and hardworking. Driven and committed to meet or exceed expectations. Proficiency in airbrushing and icing techniques. Creative Cake Decorator known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in fondant sculpting, airbrush techniques, and intricate piping skills. Excel in time management, adaptability, and problem-solving to meet client expectations and deadlines with outstanding results. Creative professional with background in cake decorating. Possess demonstrated skills in designing and executing unique, custom cakes for a variety of occasions. Strengths include strong artistic ability, precision, and understanding of baking techniques. Made significant contributions to customer satisfaction and business growth through consistent delivery of high-quality products. I have had previous management experience.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Cake Decorator
Brookshire Grocery
Pittsburg
11.2023 - Current
- Decorated cakes using various techniques and tools for customer orders.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean and organized workspace.
- Mixed and prepared icing, fondant, and other cake decorations as needed.
- Assisted customers with cake selection and customization options effectively.
- Created designs based on customer preferences and seasonal themes creatively.
- Maintained inventory of baking supplies and notified management of shortages.
- Trained new staff on decoration techniques and company standards regularly.
- Ensured compliance with food safety regulations during cake preparation consistently.
- Used pastry bags and tips to pipe messages and decorative roses onto cakes.
- Created custom cakes for special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, and anniversaries.
- Assisted customers with planning cake vision, including color, theme and size.
- Cleaned display cases, utensils, and working spaces to keep sanitary work environment.
- Answered phone calls, put in orders and handled customer disputes or complaints.
- Mixed colors and flavors of frosting to create desired aesthetic effects on cakes.
- Decorated cakes for special occasions, showers, birthdays and christenings.
- Applied creative techniques to design beautiful, memorable wedding cakes.
Bakery Assistant Manager
Brookshire Grocery
Pittsburg
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Assisted in daily bakery operations and staff management at Brookshire Grocery.
- Trained new team members on bakery procedures and safety protocols.
- Ensured quality control standards were met for all baked goods produced.
- Managed inventory levels and ordered supplies to maintain production flow.
- Collaborated with the store manager to implement promotional displays for bakery items.
- Monitored equipment maintenance and reported issues promptly for repairs.
- Provided excellent customer service by addressing inquiries about products and ingredients.
- Assisted in creating product displays and pricing items accordingly.
- Decorated cakes and pastries, baked breads, tarts, and pies, and created specialty desserts.
- Checked freshness of bakery goods and food in bakery, removing and disposing of stale or outdated items.
- Assisted bakery manager with coordinating product ordering, receiving, and stocking.
- Displayed freshly baked items, cupcakes, cookies and cinnamon rolls on counters and tables to entice passersby to visit and make purchases at bakery.
- Trained new bakery employees to use POS system to document orders, process payments and check progress for customers.
Bakery Clerk
Brookshire Grocery
Pittsburg
11.2020 - 11.2022
- Assisted customers by providing product information and recommendations.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of bakery displays and work areas.
- Prepared fresh bakery products daily, ensuring quality and freshness.
- Operated bakery equipment safely, adhering to all safety protocols.
- Monitored inventory levels, restocking items as needed to meet demand.
- Collaborated with team members to streamline bakery operations efficiently.
- Packaged bakery items and purchases in boxes and bags for customer carrying convenience.
- Checked expiration dates on all food items to ensure freshness of products being sold.
- Stocked shelves with freshly made items throughout the day ensuring a full selection at all times.
- Used bread slicers and other bakery equipment to handle high-volume operations needs.
- Arranged baked goods in attractive displays inside bakery cases to increase sales.
Cashier
Brookshire Grocery
Pittsburg
11.2018 - 11.2020
- Handled cash and electronic payments while maintaining accurate cash drawer balance.
- Stocked shelves and organized merchandise to enhance store presentation and accessibility.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain a clean and safe work environment daily.
- Operated cash register efficiently and accurately, processed payments by cash, check, credit card, gift card or automatic debit.
- Accepted cash and credit card payments, issued receipts and provided change.
- I also assisted in other departments, stocking shelves, learning personal shopping, as well as courtesy clerking.
Education
GED -
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX05-2023
Skills
- Cake decoration
- Custom cake design
- Icing preparation
- Food safety compliance
- Inventory management
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Attention to detail
- Custom cake consultations
- Time management
- Effective communication
- Creative problem solving
- Cake sculpting
- Wedding cake design
- Photography and presentation
- Icing techniques
- Continuous learning and adaptation
- Buttercream mastery
- Stock rotation
- Color mixing skills
- Decorating skills
- Icings and fondant
- Food production
- Food handling safety
- Cleanliness
Timeline
Cake Decorator
Brookshire Grocery
11.2023 - Current
Bakery Assistant Manager
Brookshire Grocery
11.2022 - 11.2023
Bakery Clerk
Brookshire Grocery
11.2020 - 11.2022
Cashier
Brookshire Grocery
11.2018 - 11.2020
GED -
Northeast Texas Community College