Company description

Woodlands Market is a leader in gourmet retailing, service and innovation in the grocery industry. We are a flourishing Marin County-based employer who believes in supporting our community in many ways. One of these ways is to employ talented individuals from within our communities and surrounding areas. We currently operate grocery stores in Kentfield, Tiburon and San Francisco. We also operate a Pet Shop in San Francisco as well as an off-site kitchen in San Rafael. We engage approximately 330 individuals on staff, many of whom have come to us with an in-depth knowledge of the specialty food industry. These members of our extended Woodlands family and their commitment to community, food, service and to each other are what set us apart from other grocery stores.

Job description

Reporting to the Food Services Director, the Bakery Operations Manager will be responsible for managing all operations of the bakery production and staff within the Production Bakery Team.

• Develop and maintain internal bakery production program ensuring that Woodlands in house baked goods are provided to all locations.
• Ensure store orders/customer demand is met and product is provided timely to each store
• Ensure that products made in-house are of the best quality and superior to similar products available for distributor purchase.
• Ensure quality and consistency standards are met with all house made product.
• Plan, create and supervise the preparation of bakery products while maintaining quality assurance standards and consistency of finished products
• Perform and manage staff concerning bakery duties including weigh, sift, measure and mix baking ingredients, bake bread, rolls, cookies, muffins, pies, cakes, biscuits and other items
• Prepare bakery products, maintain quality assurance standards and consistency of finished products.
• Develop/modify training programs to effectively train current and new staff
• Assist in hiring production bakery employees
• Perform employee performance evaluations and check in with staff frequently in a supportive manner
• Placing vendor orders and maintaining raw goods/product inventory.
• Maintain quality product for bakery case, expiration dates, and visual esthetics
• Answer all customer questions if called upon (to best of ability).
• Maintaining an effective – positive, amicable, upbeat and “smile first” – customer service orientation.
• Research and write seasonal and holiday menus
• Prioritize duties for and direct work
• Collaborate with HR in motivating, coaching, rewarding and disciplining staff as necessary
• Write/approve Bakery work schedules optimizing based on production while adhering to set labor targets
• Coordinate quarterly inventory by means of organizing and consolidation

Requirements:

• Basic understanding of bakery workflow
• Familiarity with point-of-sale systems and online order management tools.
• Basic experience in using bakery production software, inventory management systems, and basic office applications (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Word, or Google Sheets) to track production schedules, manage recipes, and monitor inventory.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic arithmetic calculations.
• 5 years of experience in the preparation of bakery products and general maintenance of a bakery; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills
• Able to prioritize work and handle multiple concurrent tasks
• Ability to lift 50lbs and Manager

Experience/Education:

• Culinary degree/certificate or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 5 years baking experience, 3 years in a managerial role
• Related trade certification or similar preferred.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, varies DOE, $38.46 - $48.07

Application instructions

Deadline

no deadline