Assistant Bakery Manager

Sprouts Farmers Market•Cypress Lake, FL

13d

About The Position

The Assistant Bakery Manager supports the Bakery Manager in the daily supervision of Bakery Department operations and leads Bakery Clerks to deliver excellent customer satisfaction. The role helps manage and merchandise the department for productivity and profit, oversees ordering and inventory controls, monitors product quality, and supports the Bakery team. The position operates in a fast-paced grocery environment and involves customer service, handling deliveries, operating and maintaining equipment, and following company health, safety, and sanitation requirements. The role requires flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Team members must be able to meet the described standing, lifting, carrying, and transferring demands and maintain a Food Handlers permit. Sprouts describes its workplace as inclusive, respectful, and caring, and provides opportunities for career growth and team connection.

Requirements

At least 18 years of age.
At least two years of retail grocery experience.
At least two years of supervisory experience.
Dependable and reliable, with the ability to work a changing, flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Outgoing, friendly behavior, a positive attitude, and the ability to interact with customers.
Good communication skills and the ability to give and take direction in a team environment.
Ability to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed.
Knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products.
Ability to stand continuously for up to 3 hours and for a total of 8 hours per shift.
Ability to transfer trays weighing up to 5 lbs. vertically from 7 inches to 64 inches for up to 10 hours.
Ability to transfer items weighing up to 40 lbs. vertically and horizontally from 5 inches to 36 inches, over distances up to 36 feet, for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance.
Adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and obtain 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.
Rotate merchandise and build displays.
Monitor incoming cases for damaged items.
Ensure excellent customer service and monitor the quality of Bakery products.
Unload and sort store deliveries, and operate and maintain deli equipment.
Ensure company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and regulations are followed, and verify Bakery team members know and follow these procedures.
Perform general housekeeping and clean and sanitize the department work area, including tables, floors, walls, cases, coolers, and freezers.
Answer phones and take special orders.
Follow safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations and maintain a Food Handlers permit.

Benefits

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