Shipboard CDP Baker & Bakery Production Lead

Celebrity Cruises; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Celebrity Cruises seeks an experienced bakery leader responsible for the smooth operation of the Bakery Shop and daily production. You will coach staff, manage production quality, forecast needs, and control costs while ensuring fresh bread is featured across daily menus.

Role requires knowledge of USPH rules, strong management, and ability to supervise set-ups and displays while maintaining hygiene and safety standards aboard. Shipboard teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience as a CDP Baker in an upscale hotel, resort, cruise ship or convention banqueting service (shipboard experience preferred).
• A culinary school degree is required.
• Very strong management skills in a multicultural and dynamic environment.
• Very strong communication, problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal skills.
• Superior customer service, teambuilding, and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of guest satisfaction evaluation techniques and quality service standards.
• Strong planning, coaching, organizing, staffing, controlling, and evaluating skills.
• Intermediate computer software skills required.
• Understanding of basic accounting principles and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the smooth and efficient operation and control of the Bakery Shop and production daily according to company policies.
• Directs, coaches, supports, supervises, and evaluates (with the Head Baker) all direct reports.
• Responsible for the production, quality, and presentation of the bread assortment to be used in the daily menus.
• Prepares production forecasts and records leftovers to avoid unnecessary wastage and keep food costs within the budget.
• Supervise the set-up of the bread display in the various buffets.
• Must have a complete knowledge of the United States Public Health rules and regulations and ensure that they are followed daily.
• Ensures the cleaning of the bakery shop as per the Executive Chef’s schedule, exercising proper methods to minimize equipment damages.
• Ensures that the pantry shops are ready for any announced or unannounced USPH inspections done either by the ship’s management or USPH inspectors.
• Responsible for the requisition and transportation of the necessary items from the main stores to the bakery shop.
• Ensures recipes/master list and yields are in accordance with the company’s standards.
• Completes the daily consumption re-cap as required by the Executive Chef.
• Ensures that bakery personnel come to work on time, and are in proper, well-maintained uniforms, with special attention to those working in public areas.
• Has a thorough understanding of Time and Attendance procedures and is familiar with the contracts and work schedule hours/week and supporting documentation.
• Is aware of and/or acquires the necessary knowledge to comply with the ship’s standard operation, to assist guests and crew members with inquiries.
• Attends meetings, training activities, courses and all other work-related activities as required.
• Accountable for daily production recap.
• Accountable to coach and train all assigned team members.
• Performs related duties as required. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the shipboard employee occupying this position.

Skills

Bakery management

Leadership

Staff supervision

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

Customer service

Time management

Accounting basics

Education

Culinary school degree

Tools

Computer software

Job description

Celebrity Cruises seeks an experienced bakery leader responsible for the smooth operation of the Bakery Shop and daily production. You will coach staff, manage production quality, forecast needs, and control costs while ensuring fresh bread is featured across daily menus.

Role requires knowledge of USPH rules, strong management, and ability to supervise set-ups and displays while maintaining hygiene and safety standards aboard. Shipboard teamwork is essential.