Bakery and Coffee Manager

Appone; Kentfield (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Paid holidays

Job summary

Woodlands Market in Marin County operates premier gourmet grocery venues and seeks a Bakery and Coffee Manager to lead front-of-house operations across bakery and coffee counters. You will supervise service staff, ensure exceptional customer service, and coordinate schedules, inventory, and quality standards.

The role emphasizes staff training, hiring support, merchandising, and adherence to sanitation protocols in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience managing front-of-house for bakery and coffee operations.
• Ability to write schedules and train counter staff.
• Proven track record in merchandising, quality control and inventory management.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-of-house for bakery and coffee counters.
• Oversee service staff and ensure warm, friendly customer service.
• Write staff schedules and coordinate breaks and shift coverage.
• Train employees on product knowledge, service standards and upselling.
• Assist in hiring bakery/coffee staff and conduct performance evaluations.
• Oversee ordering, inventory and rotation of products; maintain cleanliness and sanitation.
• Ensure opening/closing procedures are followed and coffee beverages prepared to standard.

Skills

Customer service

Scheduling

Staff training

Hiring

Performance reviews

Inventory management

Sanitation

Job description

Woodlands Market, Marin and San Francisco's premier gourmet grocery store, has an opening for a Bakery and Coffee Manager! If you are fast, friendly, accurate and reliable this is the perfect position for you!

The Bakery and Coffee Manager is primarily responsible for managing all aspects of the front of the house/service counters for both coffee and bakery. Oversee service staff of bakery and coffee service counters.

• Provide and ensure that team members provide warm friendly customer service for the bakery/coffee counters including answering questions, selecting products, packaging and handing to the customer with a smile.
• Write schedules for bakery and coffee service counters.
• Ensure efficiencies between coffee and bakery counters are utilized including scheduling based on customer demand, cross training, etc...
• Ensure that breaks/lunches are taken on time.
• Train service counter employees to provide exceptional customer service including product knowledge and service standards.
• Assist in hiring bakery/coffee employees.
• Perform employee performance evaluations and check in with staff frequently in a supportive manner.
• Oversee ordering and inventory of bakery/coffee service counters.
• Ensure that quality/visual merchandising of products in case is up to standards and proper rotation of product is completed, including pulling subpar and/or expired product.
• Maintain ice cream machine and ice cream area cleanliness.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of bakery/coffee/wine retail and in store seating space in the immediate proximity of service counters.
• Ensure sanitation protocols are followed.
• Ensure all opening and closing procedures including checking with store/assistant store manager at beginning and end of shift.
• Making and ensuring that team members make all coffee beverages to customer satisfaction and are delivered with a smile.

Who Are We?

Woodlands Market is a leader in gourmet retailing, service and innovation in the grocery industry. We are a flourishing Marin County-based employer who believes in supporting our community in many ways. One of these ways is to employ talented individuals from within our communities and surrounding areas. We currently operate grocery stores in Kentfield, Tiburon and San Francisco. We also operate a Pet Shop in San Francisco as well as an off-site kitchen in San Rafael. We engage approximately 330 individuals on staff, many of whom have come to us with an in-depth knowledge of the specialty food industry. These members of our extended Woodlands family and their commitment to community, food, service and to each other are what set us apart from other grocery stores.

Who Are We Looking For?

At Woodlands Market, we are delighted to be able to share our passion for food and fresh produce with our customers. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are looking to continue your career alongside an awesome team, then join the family!

Benefits of working at Woodlands Market include:

• Competitive wages
• Full-time employees receive a generous benefits package including Health/Dental/Vision Insurance, 401(k), paid vacation and paid holidays
• Holiday premium pay for time worked on recognized holidays
• $50 subsidy towards non-slip shoes every 6 months.
• Awesome, team-oriented environment
• Opportunities for growth and development

Pay range: 23-30

Pay Rate 23-30

EOE Statement Woodlands Market provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. This is reflected in all Woodlands Market practices and policies regarding hiring, training, promotions, transfers, rates of pay, reduction in force and other forms of compensation. All matters relating to employment are based upon the employees’ ability to perform the job, as well as dependability and reliability once hired. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This position is currently accepting applications.