Assistant Bakery Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market • Santa Fe, NM

7d

About The Position

The Assistant Bakery Manager provides excellent customer satisfaction through the management and leadership of Bakery Clerks and assists the Bakery Manager with the daily supervision of Bakery Department operations. The role involves managing and merchandising the department for productivity and profit, overseeing ordering, inventory, product quality, and team supervision, and ensuring that merchandise is rotated and displays are built appropriately. The Assistant Bakery Manager monitors incoming cases for damaged items and helps ensure excellent customer service and Bakery product quality.

The position also includes unloading and sorting store deliveries, operating and maintaining deli equipment, and ensuring that company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed by the Bakery team. The job requires flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and physical tasks such as standing, lifting, and transferring items. The Assistant Bakery Manager must adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age.
• Have a minimum of two years of retail grocery experience.
• Have two years of supervisory experience.
• Be dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Demonstrate outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
• Have good communication skills and the ability to give and take direction while participating in a team environment.
• Be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed.
• Use knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
• Be able to stand continuously for up to 3 hours, for a total of 8 hours per shift.
• Be able to vertically transfer trays weighing up to 5 pounds from 7 inches to 64 inches for up to 10 hours.
• Be able to vertically and horizontally transfer items weighing up to 40 pounds from 5 inches to 36 inches, for distances up to 36 feet, for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
• Achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Bakery Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit.
• Manage ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Bakery team.
• Execute merchandise rotation and build displays.
• Monitor incoming cases for damaged items.
• Ensure excellent customer service and monitor Bakery product quality.
• Unload and sort store deliveries, and operate and maintain deli equipment.
• Ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed, and verify that Bakery team members follow these procedures.
• Answer phones and take special orders.
• Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize department work areas.
• Adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Sick time plan
• Vacation accrual plan
• Opportunities for career growth
• 15% discount for the employee and one other household family member on purchases at Sprouts
• Flexible schedules
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Contests and appreciation events
• Bonus based on company and/or individual performance, subject to eligibility requirements
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
• Health Savings Account with company match, subject to eligibility requirements
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care, subject to eligibility requirements
• Company-paid short-term disability coverage, subject to eligibility requirements
• Paid parental leave for mothers and fathers, subject to eligibility requirements
• Paid holidays, subject to eligibility requirements
• DailyPay access for eligible employees, allowing earned wages to be transferred before payday at no extra cost

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed