Bakery Manager

Frontline Recruitment Group; Armidale; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontline Recruitment is recruiting a hands-on Bakery Manager to lead a small team in an independent supermarket bakery. You will take ownership of production planning, quality, displays and daily performance, while coaching staff and maintaining service standards.

You’ll work alongside the Store Manager and Operations team to drive sales, control costs and ensure safe, clean operations. This is a community-focused opportunity for someone who bakes with pride and leads by example.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in baking.
• At least three years of bakery supervisory experience.
• Experience in retail bakery or supermarket bakery leadership.
• Strong knowledge of bakery production, quality control and food safety.
• Confidence managing sales, gross profit, wages and waste.
• Experience training team members and managing performance.
• Good computer skills with ordering and retail systems.
• Clear communication and high customer service standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan production, maintain standards and keep dept stocked and appealing.
• Recruit, train and coach your team; build skills and accountability.
• Drive sales and gross profit while managing wages, stock and waste.
• Oversee rosters, ordering, stock rotation and equipment care.
• Maintain food safety, hygiene and workplace safety standards.
• Hands-on baking: step into production when needed and lead by example.

Skills

Trade qualification in baking

Team leadership

Customer service

Education

Bakery trade qualification

Job description

• Lead and develop your own team
• Make your mark in this community based business

Bakery Manager: Lead the Team: Take Pride in the Product.

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, an independent supermarket retailer, for a hands-on Bakery Manager who takes pride in quality baking, builds a capable team, and knows how to run a successful department.
If you enjoy the craft of baking as much as coaching others, this is an opportunity to bring both strengths together.
Your bakery. Your standards. Your team’s success.
From planning production to keeping displays fresh and inviting, you’ll take ownership of the bakery’s daily performance. You’ll work alongside your team, set clear expectations, and make sure quality stays consistent throughout the trading day.
You’ll also have support from the Store Manager, Bakery Specialist and Operations team.

What you’ll take charge of

• Freshness and quality: Plan production, maintain product standards and keep the department well stocked and appealing.
• Team leadership: Recruit, train and coach your team, building skills, confidence and accountability.
• Commercial performance: Drive sales and gross profit while managing wages, stock and waste.
• Daily operations: Oversee rosters, ordering, stock rotation and equipment care.
• Safe working practices: Maintain food safety, hygiene and workplace safety standards.
• Hands-on baking: Step into production when needed and lead by example.

What you’ll bring

You’re a bakery professional who can organise a busy production schedule and help your team get the best out of each day.
Ideally, you’ll have:

• A trade qualification in baking.
• At least three years of bakery experience at supervisory level.
• Experience in a retail bakery, supermarket bakery, or bakery department leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of bakery production, quality control and food safety.
• Confidence managing sales, gross profit, wage costs, and waste.
• Experience training team members and managing performance.
• Good computer skills, including ordering and retail systems.
• A practical approach, clear communication and high standards of customer service.

Why consider this role?

You’ll combine your baking knowledge with genuine department ownership, influence the customer experience and help your team develop. It’s a role for someone who enjoys seeing the results of your work—in the product, the people, and the department’s performance.

Company: Frontline Recruitment
Date posted: 20th Oct, 2026