Bakery Shift Lead - Flexible Schedule & Team Leader

Cookies & Dreams; Pleasant Valley Township (IA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Professional development assistance

Job summary

Cookies & Dreams in Bettendorf, IA is seeking a Shift Lead to supervise cookie production, including cookies cakes, minis, large catering orders, and shipped orders, during times when a manager is not present.

You will support production, ensure quality standards, maintain cleanliness and safety, and help with labor management, cash handling, and opening/closing procedures. This role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and a positive work environment in a fast-paced bakery setting.

Qualifications

• Basic/Intermediate computer skills.
• Basic math and financial management.
• Leadership experience in restaurant, catering or hospitality.
• Good communication and team-building skills.
• Works well in a fast-paced team.
• Punctual with honesty and a positive attitude.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Quality and consistency focus.
• Time management.
• Problem solving and efficiency improvements.
• Identify and solve problems to improve productivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Manager on Duty when others are unavailable.
• Ensure cookies standards, recipes and systems are executed correctly.
• Demonstrates a positive leadership style that creates a pleasant and safe work environment.
• Create and maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by following food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Be attentive to customer feedback and propose changes to management.
• Communicates priorities, goals and feedback to bakery team members.
• Assist with labor management, including managing breaks and cutting staff when necessary.
• Communicate any additional staffing needs or recommendations.
• Opening/Closing Procedures: Ensure cash is available at start, inform managers of bank runs, close cash drawer, inform discrepancies.
• Informing Managers of discrepancies in end of day cash drawer report.

Skills

Leadership

Customer service

Teamwork

Communication

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to quality

Basic math

Computer skills

Flexibility

Job description

Cookies & Dreams in Bettendorf, IA is seeking a Shift Lead to supervise cookie production, including cookies cakes, minis, large catering orders, and shipped orders, during times when a manager is not present.

You will support production, ensure quality standards, maintain cleanliness and safety, and help with labor management, cash handling, and opening/closing procedures. This role emphasizes leadership, teamwork, and a positive work environment in a fast-paced bakery setting.