Deli-Bakery Manager

Weis Markets • Solomons, MD

13d • $19 - $26 • Onsite

About The Position

WEIS is looking for a Deli-Bakery Manager who is passionate about teamwork and the growth of its associates and communities. This role is responsible for managing the Deli and Bakery departments, ensuring excellent customer service, managing inventory, scheduling staff, developing merchandising plans, controlling expenses, and maintaining food safety and sanitation standards. The manager will also be responsible for decorating bakery products, operating the cash register, and ensuring the security and organization of the backroom and receiving area. The position requires adherence to company recipes and safety policies, and may involve assisting in other departments. The manager supervises associates within the department and may assume leadership of the building in the absence of store management.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) required.
• Minimum (3) years' experience in management in retail/restaurant/supermarket environment.

Nice To Haves

• Associate or bachelor's degree in business related field or Food Service-related field desirable.
• Previous decorating experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes excellent customer relations by instilling positive customer focused behavior with associates.
• Takes customer orders over the phone or in person and creates the finished product in a timely fashion.
• Manages department inventories by tracking weekly sales reports, ordering products and supplies to meet customer demand to maximize sales and profits.
• Schedules all Deli and Food Service associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments.
• Develops and implements merchandising plans that meet the financial objectives of the department.
• Prepares, maintains, and tracks records concerning inventories to calculate gross monthly profits.
• Checks and verifies all department deliveries and invoices to ensure accurate billing.
• Controls Deli and Food Service expenses by improving operations and efficiencies, controlling labor costs and reducing losses.
• Ensures associates correctly follow company recipes for prepared products.
• Maintains food safety and freshness by properly removing and recording out of code products.
• Keeps Deli service areas well stocked and always appealing to meet customer demands.
• Ensures freshness and condition of merchandise in display cases along with proper prices and correct signs.
• Operates slicing equipment to provide meats and cheeses based on customer preferences.
• Prepares ready-to-eat foods to individual order of customers.
• Prepares platters of sliced meats, cheeses, and vegetable trays.
• Adheres to company recipes and safety policies when preparing food such as chicken, pizza, sandwiches, salads and other various hot or cold food items.
• Schedules all Bakery associates, oversees and participates in training, rewards and recognizes performance and delegates work assignments.
• Decorates cakes and other bakery products using dye, specific designs or by creating custom designs.
• Makes icing for cakes and other related products.
• May operate and be responsible for cash register operations.
• Maintains backroom and receiving area security and organization by promoting 5S procedures.
• Responsible for general sanitation in the department.
• Follows cleaning schedules and department guidelines to ensure that work areas, equipment, counters, display cases, etc. are well maintained, clean and meet all health and OSHA requirements.
• Ensures smooth function of department and store by cooperating with co-workers and supervisors.
• Responsible to continuously improve job performance.
• Responsible for utilization of all company provided Personal Protected Equipment (PPE).
• May also be called upon to assist in other departments.

Benefits

• health plan
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending accounts
• short term disability
• basic life and AD&D
• group whole life with long term care rider
• voluntary insurance such as hospital indemnity, accident and critical illness
• 401(k) retirement savings plans
• scholarship program
• associate discount programs
• auto and home insurance
• employee assistance program
• pet insurance
• purchasing power
• ID theft protection
• legal services
• paid time off
• sick pay
• quarterly incentive based on eligibility and criteria specific to the position is met.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED