Bakery Production Leader: Drive Teams & Quality

Bimbo Bakeries USA; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a Production Department Leader to drive performance in our Oxnard bakery operations. You will oversee financial health, lead Team Leaders and Associates, and ensure safety, quality, service, and cost targets are met across shifts.

You will champion continuous improvement, mentor leaders, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the Operations Excellence Playbook while upholding our E5 leadership behaviors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred.
• 5-7 years of hands-on management experience in a food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the financial health of the production department, creating and maintaining annual budgets
• Lead the growth and development of Team Leaders and Associates
• Build a culture that values the person, the community, and always acts with integrity
• Partner with Business Unit leadership, bakery leadership team, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement continuous improvement strategies
• Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability
• Coach Team Leaders towards an empowered, problem‑solving mentality to consistently achieve world‑class standards
• Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Team Leaders in collaborating across departments to solve issues and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order
• Set priorities for department and facilitates problem solving processes and teams to identify, implement, and communicate solutions
• Deliver on Key Performance Indicators for People, Quality, Safety, Service, and Cost
• Engage and develop core competencies in Team Leaders through onboarding, training, coaching, and consistent performance feedback
• Achieve all safety goals.
• Deliver safety awareness programs in order to eliminate unsafe acts and conditions that contribute to workplace injuries.
• Comply with workplace standards, company policies and government regulations
• Ensure product quality by identifying, prioritizing, and bringing solutions to focus issues
• Manage budgets for capital investments, pan glazing, downtime, and damages
• Equip Team Leaders to serve sales by analyzing data to ensure all production processes are running efficiently and the team is set up for success

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred

5-7 years of hands-on management experience in food manufacturing

Job description

Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a Production Department Leader to drive performance in our Oxnard bakery operations. You will oversee financial health, lead Team Leaders and Associates, and ensure safety, quality, service, and cost targets are met across shifts.

You will champion continuous improvement, mentor leaders, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute the Operations Excellence Playbook while upholding our E5 leadership behaviors.