Bakery & Kitchen Manager — Flexible Schedule & Growth

Epicure Café; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

Epicure Café in Houston, TX is seeking an experienced Bakery Manager to lead our scratch bakery and support the café kitchen. This hands-on role owns back-of-house ordering, inventory, food cost, sanitation, and scheduling, collaborating with management to maintain Epicure standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in bakery leadership, strong pastry and bread production skills, and a proven ability to train and develop staff while delivering consistent quality and hospitality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of professional baking, pastry, or bakery production.
• Experience supervising bakery, pastry kitchen, café, or restaurant.
• Ability to lead the line during breakfast, lunch, and dinner service.
• Manage production schedules, ordering, inventory, food cost, and labor.
• Train and develop bakery and kitchen team members.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation and health department requirements.
• High school diploma or GED; ability to obtain Food Manager Certification within 30 days.
• Culinary degree, certification, or equivalent training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily bakery production and ensure quality.
• Own back-of-house ordering and inventory management.
• Monitor food cost and labor against budget; identify variances.
• Train and develop bakery and kitchen staff; provide coaching.
• Maintain health, sanitation, and safety standards across BOH.
• Oversee kitchen operations for bakery and café; ensure consistency.

Skills

Bakery production

Team leadership

Food cost

Inventory management

Scheduling

Food safety

Sanitation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food Manager Certification or equivalent

Culinary degree (preferred)

Tools

ServSafe Manager Certification

Job description

Epicure Café in Houston, TX is seeking an experienced Bakery Manager to lead our scratch bakery and support the café kitchen. This hands-on role owns back-of-house ordering, inventory, food cost, sanitation, and scheduling, collaborating with management to maintain Epicure standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in bakery leadership, strong pastry and bread production skills, and a proven ability to train and develop staff while delivering consistent quality and hospitality.