Manager, Bakery-Production
About The Position
Aspire Bakeries is seeking a Bakery Manager to lead Production and Training activities within a 24/7 manufacturing operation at their Santa Ana, CA bakery. The role ensures the continuous flow of safe, high-quality products while meeting customer, company, regulatory, efficiency, and operational requirements. Aspire Bakeries focuses on creating foods that bring people together, with brands like La Brea Bakery® and Otis Spunkmeyer®. They offer a workplace culture built on care, ownership, and growth, with opportunities for career advancement. The company is an industry leader with 13 commercial bakeries across North America.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing, production, or warehouse environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading employees and production activities in a fast-paced operation.
- Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Demonstrated problem-solving, decision-making, communication, and people-management skills.
- Ability to travel less than 25%.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in bakery, food manufacturing, or a related production environment.
- Experience supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
- Experience with SAP.
- Knowledge of food safety, quality management systems, audits, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.
- Demonstrated experience with continuous improvement, change management, production planning, and cost optimization.
Responsibilities
- Lead Production and Training operations to ensure the continuous flow of safe, high-quality products that meet customer, company, and regulatory requirements.
- Optimize production schedules, labor, ingredients, and resources to meet demand while maximizing operational and cost efficiency.
- Drive food safety, quality, sanitation, and workplace safety compliance in partnership with Quality Assurance and other bakery functions.
- Resolve operational, quality, customer, and safety issues through effective investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions.
- Develop supervisors, leads, and production team members through coaching, performance management, training, succession planning, and recognition.
- Collaborate across bakery functions to strengthen communication, support audits, execute improvement initiatives, and achieve bakery objectives.
- Champion continuous improvement by evaluating processes, implementing effective solutions, managing change, and supporting special projects.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Company-paid life insurance and additional voluntary options
- Paid parental leave
- Generous paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Competitive retirement plans
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Opportunities to build skills, grow your career, and develop expertise through Aspire Bakeries’ learning and development programs.
- HSA and FSA plans
- Performance incentive plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
