Bakery Manager

Brookshire Grocery Company•Daingerfield, TX

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bakery Manager ensures baked goods are prepared and displayed according to Company standards, oversees bakery personnel, and promotes department sales, profitability, and customer service. The role includes managing bakery team members, planning work and schedules, monitoring sales and inventory, supporting production and merchandising, and enforcing food safety and workplace safety standards. Work is generally performed in a retail store.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
Must be at least 21 years of age to drive for Company business under the BGC Business Driver Policy.
Food Handler certification required.
Manager Food Safety certification required.
Advanced knowledge of bakery department operations, scheduling software, in-store ordering machines, and inventory-management processes.
Ability to lead and motivate others and promote a team environment.
Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and calibrated scales.
Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment, including a bread slicer and commercial oven.
Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes and use precision and non-precision hand tools.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and partners in writing and verbally.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Interview, hire, train, develop, schedule, direct, appraise, reward, and discipline bakery partners; address complaints and resolve problems.
Review historical data to forecast sales from advertisements and promotions.
Manage inventory and in-stock levels using item-management processes; check truck inventory, unload products, and ensure accurate ordering and related paperwork.
Review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data, and provide verbal or written summaries of related issues to upper management.
Manage bakery sales and labor and meet financial and profitability objectives.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards and ensure products are dated, stocked, and rotated properly.
Inspect baked goods for quality, including aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color.
Plan and prioritize work for self and department personnel based on task sequence, workload, and sales and inventory forecasts.
Assist with bakery production, including preparing, packaging, labeling, catering, and occasional delivery of baked goods.
Decorate baked goods, promote themes, and merchandise products through appealing displays.
Maintain a clean, safe, and sanitary working and shopping environment by following Company safety procedures.
Greet customers, answer questions, and take orders by phone and in person while providing friendly, customer-oriented service.
Identify potential hazards, remedy them or place appropriate warning signs or devices as soon as reasonably possible, and report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.