Bakery Production Lead – Drive Quality & Schedules

Avoca; Bray; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Cycle Scheme

Discounted meals on shift

Employee assistance program

Staff meals

Job summary

Avoca Bray, based in Wicklow, seeks a permanent full-time Production Supervisor for the Central Bakery Kitchen. The role runs 8am-5pm and focuses on coordinating daily production schedules, ensuring recipes and weights are followed, and supporting the Head Pastry Chef.

You will lead a team on the production floor, monitor quality and safety, train staff, manage attendance, and maintain accurate records and stock.

Qualifications

• Experience in bakery, pastry or food production.
• Experience supervising a team or leading a shift.
• Ability to plan workloads and meet deadlines in a busy environment.
• Good knowledge of food safety, HACCP and allergen controls.
• Strong communication and clear instruction delivery.
• Excellent attention to detail when following recipes.
• Practical problem-solving and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Pastry Chef in the daily running of the department and provide supervision in their absence as required.
• Coordinate daily production schedules, allocate tasks and monitor progress against orders and deadlines.
• Lead by example on the production floor, providing practical support during busy periods.
• Ensure products follow approved recipes, methods, portion weights, presentation and packaging specifications.
• Monitor product quality throughout production and address or elevate any issues promptly.
• Train and support team members, maintain clear communication and promote teamwork and accountability.
• Monitor staffing, attendance and performance, and raise concerns with the relevant manager.
• Ensure staff follow food safety procedures, allergen controls, hygiene standards and cleaning schedules.
• Check that production records, traceability information and required food safety checks are completed accurately.
• Monitor ingredients, stock rotation, yields and waste, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and correctly; report faults promptly and elevate issues affecting safety, quality or output.
• Support new product trials and launches, helping approved products move successfully into routine production.

Skills

Bakery production

Team supervision

Workload planning

Food safety HACCP

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Records & stock systems

Job description

Avoca Bray, based in Wicklow, seeks a permanent full-time Production Supervisor for the Central Bakery Kitchen. The role runs 8am-5pm and focuses on coordinating daily production schedules, ensuring recipes and weights are followed, and supporting the Head Pastry Chef.

You will lead a team on the production floor, monitor quality and safety, train staff, manage attendance, and maintain accurate records and stock.