Bakery Lead Fresh Bakery

Walmart • San Antonio, TX

13h • $22 - $30 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Bakery Department Lead at Sam's Club, you drive sales and supervise hourly associates to deliver value to members. You model Bakery expertise and collaborate with other team leaders to ensure the club meets members’ expectations.

You oversee Bakery operations and production, maintain quality, food safety, sanitation, inventory, equipment, and compliance standards, and ensure the department is appropriately planned and staffed. You use digital and handheld tools to make business decisions, improve sales and the shopping experience, and support associate engagement. You also train and develop the team, support career growth, and help recruit talent.

The role involves collaborating with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners to implement processes, monitor results, address improvement opportunities, and uphold company policies and standards of ethics and integrity. You are expected to model the company’s values, foster an inclusive and supportive workplace, serve customers and members, and pursue continuous improvement.

Requirements

• At least 6 months of experience in a bakery production department or at least 6 months of experience supervising a team.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must successfully complete all job-required training and assessments within the prescribed time period if selected.

Nice To Haves

• Bakery production experience, including decorating.
• Experience supervising associates.
• Food Handler Certification (Food Safety).

Responsibilities

• Supervise Bakery associates and communicate and execute department goals and company programs.
• Collaborate with other team leaders to meet members’ expectations across the club.
• Maintain knowledge of floor and backroom operations, product specifications, and product seasonality.
• Ensure Bakery quality, inventory, equipment use, production, safety, sanitation, and regulatory compliance standards are met.
• Share knowledge and train team members on products, recipes, and production specifications.
• Use digital and handheld tools to plan and drive sales, improve the shopping experience, and make decisions about production, training, and product quality.
• Maintain a neat, clean, and safe work area and plan staffing for weekly bakery volumes.
• Maintain consistent product quality, food safety, company-policy compliance, inventory accuracy, and audit standards.
• Produce and display merchandise according to the merchandise layout plan.
• Identify training needs, develop team skills, encourage career growth, and source talent internally and externally.
• Develop and implement processes with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners; analyze information, monitor results, and address improvement opportunities.
• Promote compliance with company policies, procedures, and ethics standards, and assist management with ethical or compliance issues.
• Lead and participate in teams by coordinating assignments, sharing resources, providing feedback and support, and helping others adapt to change.
• Foster belonging, build trusting relationships, communicate positively, mentor others, and recognize contributions.
• Serve customers and members, make informed decisions, and drive continuous improvement while supporting new technologies and skills.

Benefits

• Competitive pay and performance-based bonus awards.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off and/or paid personal time off, with benefits that may include parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty, and voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U company-paid education benefits, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.

What This Job Offers

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