Bakery Production Manager
About The Position
Scratch Bakery Café is seeking an experienced Bakery Production Manager to lead and scale production for its growing artisan bakery café. The family-owned, scratch-made operation produces laminated pastries, artisan breads, cakes, cookies, and café pastries for retail and wholesale. The Bakery Production Manager oversees bakery production operations, including staff leadership, production planning, quality control, and operational scaling. This is a co-management opportunity working with the current manager across multiple shifts. It is a hands-on leadership role, with active participation in production while leading the team to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high standards.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of bakery production experience.
- Proven experience managing teams in a bakery or high-volume kitchen.
- Strong leadership and team development skills.
- Experience building systems and scaling production operations.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Hands-on experience with artisan bread and laminated pastry production.
- Ability to work overnight shifts consistently.
- Passion for scratch baking and high-quality products.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a production team, currently approximately 10 staff members and growing.
- Oversee daily production across all product categories.
- Manage production of breads, laminated pastries, cakes, cookies, and café pastries.
- Develop and manage production schedules and workflow systems.
- Hire, train, mentor, and hold staff accountable to performance standards.
- Maintain product consistency and quality across all offerings.
- Scale production systems to support business growth.
- Manage ordering, inventory, and ingredient control.
- Collaborate with the Executive Pastry Chef and team on recipe development and refinement.
- Ensure compliance with food safety and sanitation standards.
- Participate in hands-on production.
Benefits
- Competitive salary of $75,000–$90,000 annually, depending on experience.
- One week of paid vacation after the 90-day introductory period.
- Employee discounts.
- Opportunity for growth within an expanding company.
- Training and development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
