Production Supervisor (Bakery)

Avoca; Bray; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Onsite parking

Cycle Scheme

Discounted meals on shift

Employee assistance program

Staff meals

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Bakery production

Team supervision

Workload planning

Food safety HACCP

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Records & stock systems

Description du poste

Location: On site / Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: FMCG | Production
Salary: Competitive salary

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland’s most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

We are looking to hire a permanent full-time Production Supervisor to join our Avoca Central Bakery Kitchen location. The shift pattern for this role is 8am-5pm.

Key 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.

Experience and skills:

• Experience in bakery, pastry or food production, with a strong understanding of production processes.
• Previous experience supervising a team or acting as a team leader.
• Ability to organise workloads, prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a busy production environment.
• Good knowledge of food safety, HACCP, allergen management and workplace hygiene.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to give clear instructions and constructive feedback.
• High attention to detail, particularly when following recipes, checking weights and maintaining product consistency.
• A practical approach to resolving problems and a willingness to work alongside the team.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and use basic production planning or stock systems.

Why work with us?

• Catering facilities on site
• Discounted meals on shift:
• Employee assistance program
• Cycle Scheme
• Onsite parking
• Staff meals