Bakery Cafe' Team Lead

GH North - Block 43 Bread, LLC; Janesville (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Bakery Café in Janesville, Wisconsin is seeking a dependable Bakery Café Team Lead to support daily operations, guide employees, and help create a warm, welcoming guest experience. Reporting to the Bakery Manager, the role balances hospitality, product quality, and cost controls while maintaining high standards across shifts.

The ideal candidate will lead with hands-on involvement across bakery, café, front-of-house areas and collaborate with the team to ensure smooth service during mornings,

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory or shift-lead experience in a café, bakery, restaurant, or similar foodservice environment.
• Strong communication, organization, coaching, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced guest-service setting.
• Working knowledge of food production, guest service, sanitation, inventory, scheduling, and basic cost controls.
• Comfortable working hands-on across bakery, café, front-of-house, service, and storage areas.
• Food safety certification preferred or ability to obtain certification within the required timeframe.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily café operations, including opening, shift changes, closing, service flow, team assignments, and readiness for each part of the day.
• Model warm hospitality by greeting guests and supporting attentive service while resolving questions or concerns.
• Support production, stocking, product quality, food safety, cleanliness, and presentation standards throughout the shift.
• Assist with scheduling, coverage, onboarding, coaching, training, and clear daily communication with employees.
• Monitor inventory, waste, labor needs, cash-handling procedures, and other cost-control priorities.
• Communicate staffing, maintenance, purchasing, service, and operational concerns to the Bakery Manager promptly.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication

Organization

Coaching

Problem-solving

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Bakery Café Team Lead

Location: Janesville, Wisconsin

Reports To: Manager

Position Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

We are looking for a dependable, hospitality-minded Bakery Café Team Lead to support daily operations, guide employees, and help create a warm, welcoming guest experience in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Reporting to the Bakery Manager, this hands-on leader helps the café run smoothly by maintaining food quality, guest service, cleanliness, production, staffing, and cost-control standards. The Team Lead works alongside employees each day, provides steady direction, and helps keep the team focused during both routine and busy service periods

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily café operations, including opening, shift changes, closing, service flow, team assignments, and readiness for each part of the day
• Model warm hospitality by greeting guests, supporting attentive service, and helping resolve guest questions or concerns with care
• Support production, stocking, product quality, food safety, cleanliness, and presentation standards throughout the shift
• Assist with scheduling, coverage, onboarding, coaching, training, and clear daily communication with employees
• Monitor inventory, waste, labor needs, cash-handling procedures, register counts, and other cost-control priorities
• Communicate staffing, maintenance, purchasing, service, and operational concerns to the Bakery Manager in a timely manner

Qualifications

• Previous supervisory or shift-lead experience in a café, bakery, restaurant, coffee shop, quick-service restaurant, or similar foodservice environmen
• Strong communication, organization, coaching, and problem-solving skills, especially in a fast-paced guest-service setting
• Working knowledge of food production, guest service, sanitation, inventory, scheduling, and basic cost controls
• Comfortable working hands-on across bakery, café, front-of-house, service, and storage areas
• Ability to give clear direction while contributing to a positive, respectful, guest-focused workplace
• Food safety certification preferred or ability to obtain certification within the required timeframe

Physical and Scheduling Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods and lift up to 60 pounds
• Ability to work in kitchen, café, service, and storage environments
• Availability to work mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and varying shifts based on business needs
• Reliable transportation and dependable attendance required

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a reliable, hands-on foodservice professional who enjoys serving guests, supporting teammates, and keeping the Bakery Café welcoming, organized, and well cared for each day. They are comfortable balancing hospitality, product quality, teamwork, organization, and cost awareness while helping the Bakery Manager carry out daily priorities.