Bakery Team Lead

Family Express; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Express is seeking a Bakery Team Lead in Valparaiso, Indiana to efficiently produce bakery products and maintain high-quality standards. This role involves training, policy implementation, and adherence to safety standards.

The ideal candidate will have at least a high school diploma, demonstrate strong customer orientation, situational awareness, and possess excellent communication skills. This fast-paced bakery environment requires flexibility and commitment to the company’s mission.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Bakery and/or food service related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain bakery operation policies and procedures.
• Prepare reports on bakery operations.
• Train other bakers when needed.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization in baker’s areas.

Skills

Situational awareness

Strong customer orientation

Commitment to quality

Digital literacy

Excellent communication skills

Basic mathematical & computer proficiency

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

Summary / Objectives

Efficiently produce large quantities of bakery products each day. Primary production processes are panning up dough, shaping/scoring dough, proofing, and baking, topping, sheeting, frying of donuts, pastries, and breads while preserving, promoting and protecting the Family Express brand image.

Job Title

Bakery Team Lead

Department

Bakery

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Reports to

Bakery Manager

Essential Functions

• Develop, administer, implement and maintain all day-to-day operation policies and procedures of the bakery
• Maintain all quality assurance programs and ensure compliance with any and all federal, state and local regulatory agencies
• Prepare reports, with corroborating documentation, statistics and forecasts on bakery operations
• Dedication to process improvement
• Provide appropriate reporting of risk-related information to Bakery Management
• Maintain knowledge of current developments and trends in food bakery production
• Administer and direct all aspects of the bakery including coaching, training and development of culturally compatible staff
• Assist formulations and production schedules which maximize customer appeal while minimizing ingredient and labor costs
• Control product and raw material waste
• Maintain a safe work environment
• Implement and maintain preventive maintenance schedules for all equipment
• Ensure production schedule accommodates stores need for product delivered on a timely basis
• Train other bakers when needed
• Ensure that baker’s areas are kept clean and organized
• Ensure that sanitation and food safety procedures are implemented and followed at all times
• Ability to perform Bakery Administrative Assistant essential functions when necessary
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Integrity and accountability
• Innovation and creativity
• Adaptive and flexible
• Teamwork and leadership
• Self-confidence and humility
• Professionalism and work ethic

Supervisor Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

Must have flexibility to work all shifts, all days of the week, when necessary. Ability to tolerate extreme temperatures. Exposure to cleaning solvents.

Travel

No travel is expected for this position.

Qualifications

Role Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must have reliable transportation
• Digital literacy
• Excellent communication skills
• Professionally interact with fellow team members

Preferred Experience Requirements

Bakery and/or food service related experience

Minimum Education Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Required Skills

• Situational awareness
• Strong customer orientation
• Commitment to quality
• Act with integrity, use sound judgment and ability to adapt
• Possess a sense of urgency
• Ability to learn and perform any distribution center job function
• Ability to effectively operate all equipment
• Participate in performance reviews
• Strong team player
• Commitment to company mission and values
• Basic mathematical & computer proficiency
• Adaptability; flexibility and receptive to change
• Effective decision making based on sound judgment and reasoning

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand for prolonged periods; work longer than eight (8) hour shifts, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch; talk and hear; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.