Assistant Bakery Manager

Brookshire Grocery Company; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage

Paid time off

401(k) plan with company contributions

Employee discounts

Scholarships and educational support

Access to outdoor recreation area

Job summary

A retail grocery company in West Lafayette, Indiana is seeking a Bakery Department Manager to oversee the preparation and display of baked goods while ensuring compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in bakery operations and the ability to lead a team. Responsibilities include training staff, managing inventory, and promoting product sales. This position offers a supportive environment that encourages growth and development, along with competitive benefits including comprehensive healthcare and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• One or more years of related experience is preferred.
• Food Handler certification and Manager Food Safety certification required.
• Manager Food Safety certification required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and display baked goods according to Company standards.
• Train and develop partners as well as manage inventory.
• Ensure quality control and food safety standards are enforced.
• Assist with bakery production, packaging, and labeling.
• Decorate and merchandise baked goods to promote sales.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the bakery area.
• Assist with deliveries as needed.
• Provide friendly customer service and take orders.

Skills

Intermediate knowledge of bakery department operations

Ability to lead and motivate others

Ability to communicate effectively

Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Food Handler certification

Manager Food Safety certification

Tools

Digital equipment

Precision tools

Hazardous tools (e.g., bread slicer)

Job description

Brookshire Grocery Company (BGC) is based in Tyler, Texas and operates over 215 stores across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. BGC includes five banners: Brookshire's Grocery Company, Super 1 Foods, Spring Market, Fresh by Brookshire's, and Reasor's. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can thrive, with opportunities for growth and a supportive team.

Benefits

• Wellness that works for you: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and prescription coverage.
• Flexibility and freedom: Paid time off to relax, recharge, and enjoy life.
• Ownership that empowers: 401(k) plan with company contributions.
• Savings for your lifestyle: Exclusive employee discounts.
• Investing in your dreams: Scholarships and educational support.
• Adventure awaits: Access to a 205-acre outdoor recreation area for unwinding, connecting, and having fun.

When you join BGC, you’re becoming part of something bigger. We’re here to support your goals, inspire your journey, and celebrate your wins.

Job Summary

Ensures baked goods are prepared and displayed in accordance with Company standards. Works closely with bakery personnel to promote department sales and customer service to support profitability goals.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Works in conjunction with upper management to train and develop partners, schedule, plan, assign, and direct work.
• Supports upper management with the review of historical data regarding sales, ads and promotions. Co-manages inventory using item management processes to ensure satisfactory in-stock levels. May review profit and loss, sales, shrink, and labor data with department manager.
• Indirectly responsible for maintaining and improving sales performance, financial results, public relations, product quality, and work standards.
• Enforces quality control and food safety standards and ensures dated products are stocked and rotated properly. Makes fine judgments about aroma, flavor, taste, texture, and color to inspect baked goods for quality.
• Helps with all aspects of bakery production including preparing, packaging, labeling, catering, and occasional delivery of baked goods.
• Uses creativity to decorate baked goods, promote themes, and merchandise product through appealing displays.
• Checks inventory on trucks, unloads products, and ensures accuracy of inventory, product ordering, and associated paperwork.
• Promotes product sales through use of suggestive selling initiatives and appealing product displays.
• Maintains clean, safe and sanitary working and shopping environment by adhering to Company safety procedures.
• Provides friendly and customer-service-oriented attitude by greeting customers, answering questions and taking orders by phone and in person.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Intermediate knowledge of bakery department operations.
• Intermediate knowledge of in-store ordering machine and inventory management processes.
• Ability to lead and motivate others.
• Ability to effectively communicate with customers and partners in written and verbal form.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to read and operate digital equipment, meters, dials, and/or calibrated scales.
• Ability to safely operate hazardous tools and equipment such as a bread slicer, commercial oven, etc.
• Ability to use precision and non-precision hand tools.
• Ability to learn new technology systems, methods, and processes.
• Ability to work flexible schedules including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be attentive to potential hazards and remedy or place appropriate warning signs or devices around or near the hazard as soon as is reasonably possible.
• Must report any potential hazards that cannot be immediately remedied to a supervisor.

Education, Experience And Qualifications

• High school Diploma or GED and one or more years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or higher education required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age required.
• Partners must be 21 years of age or older to drive for Company business in accordance with the BGC Business Driver Policy.
• Food Handler certification required.
• Manager Food Safety certification required.

Physical Demands

• Continuously required to use close vision, distance vision, depth perception or the ability to focus.
• Continuously required to talk and hear.
• Continuously required to use hands for reaching, touching, or handling.
• Continuously required to stand or walk.
• Frequently required to use strenuous finger or hand movements.
• Frequently required to bend, kneel, squat, or stoop.
• Frequently required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, maneuver or lift objects up to 75 lbs.
• Attendance at work is required.

Work Context And Environment

• Work is generally performed in a retail store.
• Frequently exposed to hot surfaces.
• Frequently exposed to extreme cold conditions (non-weather).
• Frequently exposed to extreme heat conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to wet, slippery, or damp conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to cleaning agents.
• Noise level varies.

Brookshire Grocery Company strives to provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for its partners and customers. The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or military status and any other trait protected by law.