(USA) Bakery Lead

Walmart•Knoxville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Bakery Department Lead, you will drive sales in your area and supervise your team of hourly associates to deliver to members more of what they love, for less. You will model expertise in Bakery and work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations. This role involves leading a team within the Bakery department, maintaining in-depth knowledge of business operations, product specifications, and seasonality, while ensuring the department meets company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, equipment usage, production, safety, sanitation, and compliance. The lead will also leverage digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement, utilizing hand-held technology for immediate business decisions. You will be responsible for driving business results, ensuring operational excellence, maintaining a clean and safe work area, planning and staffing for weekly bakery volumes, and ensuring consistency in quality, food safety, and company policies. Additionally, the position includes teaching, training, and mentoring the team, fostering career growth, and sourcing new talent. It also involves developing and implementing processes, promoting compliance with company policies, and participating in teams to achieve business priorities. The role emphasizes respecting individuals, building strong relationships, acting with integrity, serving customers, and striving for excellence through continuous improvement and learning.

Requirements

6 months experience in a bakery production department or 6 months experience supervising a team
Successfully complete all job required trainings and assessments within a prescribed time period
Must be 18 years of age or older

Nice To Haves

Bakery production including decorating
Supervising Associates
Food Handler Certification (Food Safety)

Responsibilities

Drive sales in your area
Supervise your team of hourly associates to deliver to our members more of what they love, for less
Model expertise in Bakery
Work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club meets the member’s expectations
Supervise the team within the Bakery department to deliver on the business plan and contribute to the overall success of the club
Communicate the goals of the department
Execute company programs
Adhere to policies
Be an advocate for the member, the associate, and the company
Work collaboratively with other team leaders to ensure the total club is meeting the members expectations
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of business on the floor, backroom operations, product specifications, and seasonality of product
Ensure the Bakery department meets company and regulatory standards for quality, inventory, equipment usage, production, safety, sanitation, and compliance
Share knowledge and train the team
Ensure team members possess the knowledge of new products, recipes, and production specifications
Equip team members with what they need to do their job effectively
Leverage digital tools to plan for and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and elevate associate engagement
Utilize hand-held technology to make immediate business decisions related to production, training, and product quality
Adopt new tools and encourage others to use them
Drive the business results ensuring commitment to operational excellence
Maintain a neat, clean, and safe work area in the Bakery department
Ensure appropriate planning and staffing for weekly bakery volumes
Drive consistency in quality, food safety, and company policies to support both production and member service
Maintain accurate inventory audit and compliance standards
Produce and display merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan
Teach and train the team by identifying training needs
Provide and develop necessary skills to deliver high quality products to the members
Encourage career growth for team members
Source new talent internally and externally to work on the team
Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices to meet business needs by collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and other business partners
Analyze and apply information from multiple sources
Monitor progress and results and identify and address improvement opportunities
Demonstrate, promote, and support compliance with company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity
Explain, guide, and demonstrate how to apply these in executing business processes and practices
Implement related action plans using the Open Door Policy
Assist management with correcting ethical and compliance issues and problems
Lead and participate in teams by using and sharing resources, information, and tools
Determine customer needs and business priorities
Coordinate and execute work assignments
Provide advice, feedback, and support to ensure timelines and work quality are achieved
Model and help others with how to adapt to change or new challenges
Embrace differences in people, cultures, ideas, and experiences
Create a workplace where associates feel seen, supported, and connected through a culture of belonging
Create opportunities for all associates to thrive and perform
Help to attract the best talent
Work as a team, build strong and trusting relationships
Communicate with impact, energy, and positivity to motivate and influence
Strengthen the team by helping, developing, and mentoring others
Recognize others' contributions and accomplishments
Maintain and promote the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and compliance
Model the Walmart values to support and foster our culture
Hold oneself and others accountable
Support Walmart's goal of becoming a regenerative company by making a positive impact for associates, customers, members, and the world around us
Act in a selfless manner and is consistently humble, self-aware, honest, fair, and transparent
Deliver results while putting the customer first
Make decisions based on reliable information
Balance short and long-term priorities and consider how own work impacts the team's ability to deliver on our purpose for all stakeholders
Display curiosity and a desire to learn
Take calculated risks and demonstrate courage and resilience
Drive continuous improvements
Be open to and use new technologies and skills
Support others through change

Benefits

Competitive pay
Performance-based bonus awards
Medical coverage
Vision coverage
Dental coverage
401(k)
Stock purchase
Company-paid life insurance
Paid time off (PTO)
Parental leave
Family care leave
Bereavement leave
Jury duty leave
Voting leave
PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
Company discounts
Military Leave Pay
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Live Better U (company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates)
Programs ranging from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates
Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart