Bakery Manager

The Winn-Dixie Company; Largo (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winn-Dixie Company in Largo, Florida is looking for a Manager for their Bakery department. The successful candidate will oversee daily operations, ensure high standards of product quality and safety, and lead a diverse team whilst promoting excellent customer service.

This working management position requires training team members, meeting compliance standards, and delivering appealing bakery products. The role also offers opportunities for development and team collaboration in a dynamic retail environment.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience of 3 - 6 years minimum.
• 1 - 5 years of relevant experience required.
• Must be 18 years of age.
• Ability to perform basic cake decorating and baking skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations of the bakery department.
• Train and develop team members effectively.
• Ensure compliance with safety and food handling standards.
• Deliver exceptional customer service to build loyalty.
• Oversee merchandising and product quality.

Skills

Customer service skills

Interpersonal skills

Motivational skills

Communication skills

Basic math knowledge

Cake decorating skills

Baking skills

Proficient with computer applications

Education

High School / GED

Tools

Bakery equipment (slicer, oven, scale, knives)

Food Safety Certification

Job description

Manager, Bakery

Manages the daily operations of the bakery department. Increases customer confidence and loyalty by promoting and executing consistent and compliant operating conditions. Provides fresh and appealing products, courteous, knowledgeable and prompt service. Executes merchandising plans as outlined in department planners, toolkits or event packs being mindful of merchandising standards, product levels, shrink, and sales trends. Supervises, trains, and develops team members on performance of their job and provides coaching as needed. Values diversity and supports an inclusive environment by embracing the backgrounds and experiences of the team. This is a working management position that requires a balance of physical labor, delegation, team building, leadership, planning, and administrative work.

Responsibilities

Service (40%)

• Creates an environment that enables customers to feel welcome, important and appreciated to help build and retain customer confidence and loyalty.
• Ensures the department is merchandised per plan.
• Delivers daily conditions that meet the company’s expectations for at‑shelf product availability, freshness, quality and value.
• Trains department associates on freshness, inventory levels, stocking and ordering and shelf conditioning.
• Offers customers assistance in finding or suggesting product.
• Ensures customer requests and special orders are fulfilled.

Leadership (20%)

• Promotes trust and respect among associates by collaborating, promoting teamwork, and communicating company, department, and job specific information.
• Establishes goals for merchandising, sales and profits and empowers the team to meet or exceed the goals.
• Develops adequate scheduling to manage customer volume throughout hours of operation.
• Adheres to all local, state and federal laws, and company guidelines.

Financial (20%)

• Completes daily and weekly administrative tasks (communications, online training, scheduling, pricing changes, order, etc.)
• Maintains an awareness of inventory/stocking conditions and reports any discrepancies in inventory.
• Reviews/inspects products for quality and freshness and takes appropriate action with those items.
• Plans, organizes and performs the inventory process.
• Utilizes production planning tools to accurately produce fresh products and ensures discarding or markdown processes are followed to reduce shrink.
• Ensures product is held at the proper temperature per food safety guidelines and retains documentation of temperature logs per policy.

Compliance/Safety (20%)

• Ensures company standards for safety, proper food handling practices, sanitation and productivity are maintained.
• Adheres to all regulatory compliance requirements pertaining to food safety, USDA & COOL, and Department of Agriculture.
• Executes all product recalls and withdrawals in a timely manner while ensuring all items are secured and removed from customer access.
• Reinforces safety programs by complying with safety procedures and inspects and identifies unsafe conditions to report to store management.
• Notifies management of customer or employee accidents.
• Reports all safety risk, or issues, and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
• Ensures adherence to wage and hour policies and regulations.
• Cultivates a culture of safety within the store.
• Ensures self and all associates are working safely and have received necessary safety training.
• Ensures Hazardous Assessments are posted for associate reference and that Personal Protective Equipment is available and utilized by all associates executing tasks within the department, as required.
• Ensures equipment is in good repair; reports and assists with remediation (ex. lock out/tag out of equipment) of safety hazards within the department.

Disclaimer

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Education

High School / GED

Relevant Experience

Supervisory Experience: 3 - 6 years minimum

Experience: 1 - 5 years minimum

Language Requirements

Language(s) Required: English

Language(s) Preferred: English & Spanish

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required

• Must be 18 years of age
• Authorization to work in the United States or the ability to obtain the same. Successful completion of pre‑employment drug testing and background check. Strong customer service skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal, motivational and communication skills. Knowledge of basic math.
• Operate bakery equipment (e.g., slicer, oven, scale, knives, box cutter and pricing gun) according to company guidelines.
• Ability to perform basic cake decorating skills (base ice cakes, borders, cake writing, etc.).
• Ability to perform basic baking skills (proofing product, product preparation, baking, packaging, etc.) • Proficient with computer applications used in effectively operating the department. • Possession of Food Safety Certification or the ability to obtain same within 180 days of placement.

Environmental Factors

Department: Retail - Bakery: Physical Demands: While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand or walk on various types of flooring, utilize manual dexterity, talk, see, hear, smell and perform repetitive movements with both hands and/or both feet. The employee is frequently required to reach at waist level or overhead, carry, push, or lift various loads up to the required weights listed. The employee is occasionally required to sit, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and climb up to 10 ft.

Working Conditions: While performing the essential functions of this position, the employee may be exposed to working in indoor, outdoor, cold, freezing, heated, and wet/humid working conditions. Safety Risk Factors: The employee is frequently required to twist back and/or neck, walk on a slippery or cluttered floor surface, work with hazardous equipment and be exposed to sharp objects. The employee is occasionally required to be exposed to loud noise, skin irritants, nuisance dust, fumes and sprays, hazardous cleaning solutions and other toxins.

Overall Required Equipment: cleaning supplies and equipment, general office equipment, register, pricing gun, scales, scanner, various material handling equipment, such as racks, carts, pallet jacks, shopping carts. Department Specific Required Equipment: Powered cutting equipment, such as slicers, saws, grinders, various knives, various ovens, stoves, rotisserie, fryers, steamers, proofer, wrapping equipment. Preferred Equipment: baler/compactor, general hardware tools such as a ladder, pliers, wire cutters, box cutter. Personal Protective Equipment: Goggles, Gloves, Cutting Gloves, Fryer Gloves, Oven Gloves, Back Brace. Pulling Requirement: 250 lbs. Lifting Requirement: 35 lbs.

Travel Requirements

Occasional No

Shift

Varied