Bakery Manager

Brookshire's•Daingerfield, TX

24d•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, profits, and customer service. The role manages staffing and performance, plans department work, monitors sales and inventory, and is accountable for bakery financial and profitability objectives. It also supports bakery production, product quality and food safety, merchandising, and a clean and safe retail environment. The position is generally performed in a retail store. It involves frequent exposure to hot surfaces, extreme hot and cold conditions, and equipment with sharp blades or edges; occasional exposure to wet or slippery conditions and cleaning agents; and a quiet to moderate noise level. The role requires flexible scheduling, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and at least two years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education.
At least 18 years of age.
Food Handler certification.
Manager Food Safety certification.
Advanced knowledge of bakery department operations.
Advanced knowledge of scheduling software systems.
Advanced knowledge of in-store ordering machines and inventory management processes.
Ability to lead and motivate others.
Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and calibrated scales.
Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as bread slicers and commercial ovens.
Ability to learn new systems, methods, or processes and use precision and non-precision hand tools.
Ability to work well with fellow partners and promote a team environment.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers and partners in written and verbal form.
Ability to work flexible schedules, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to drive for Company business only if at least 21 years of age, in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.
Continuously use close and distance vision, depth perception, or the ability to focus; stand or walk; use hands for reaching, touching, or handling; and talk or hear.
Frequently perform strenuous finger or hand movements; bend, kneel, squat, or stoop; and push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 40 pounds.
Occasionally push, pull, maneuver, or lift objects up to 75 pounds.
Attendance at work is required.

Responsibilities

Interview, hire, train, develop, schedule, direct, appraise, reward, and discipline bakery personnel; address complaints and resolve problems.
Review historical data to predict future sales from advertisements and promotions.
Manage inventory and item processes to maintain satisfactory in-stock levels.
Review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data, and communicate related issues to upper management verbally or in writing.
Check truck inventory, unload products, and ensure accuracy of inventory, product orders, and related paperwork.
Manage bakery sales and labor, and meet financial and profitability objectives.
Enforce quality-control and food-safety standards; ensure dated products are stocked and rotated properly.
Inspect baked goods using judgment of aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color.
Plan and prioritize work for self and department personnel based on task sequence, workload, and volume 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.
Identify potential hazards and remedy them or place appropriate warnings as soon as reasonably possible; report hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.