Bakery Manager

Company Overview:

Big Saver Foods is a family-owned retail grocery chain established in 1977. We offer a full assortment of fresh meat and farm-fresh produce, and many stores feature artisan bakeries, tortillerias, and delicious hot foods.

Position Overview:

Directs the store bakery, including production, quality, merchandising, labor, ordering, and profitability, to deliver fresh artisan baked goods to customers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plan daily production, ordering, and merchandising to meet sales forecasts and minimize waste.
• Schedule, train, and supervise bakery employees and manage labor against budget.
• Ensure product quality, recipe consistency, accurate scaling, and attractive displays and special-order fulfillment.
• Maintain equipment, sanitation, and food safety compliance with the California Retail Food Code.
• Control costs, track waste and shrink, and ensure accurate pricing and labeling.
• Provide multi-site leadership by occasionally stepping in to oversee operations at alternate locations during staffing gaps or peak periods.

Performance & Workplace Expectations:

• Attendance: Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance as an essential function and required condition of employment.
• Customer Service Expectations: Foster a customer-centric store culture by coaching staff on service standards, resolving customer concerns promptly, and ensuring outstanding service execution across all shifts.
• Technology & AI Governance: Adhere strictly to company AI governance, data privacy policies, and security protocols when utilizing artificial intelligence tools, software platforms, or automated systems.
• Workplace Safety: Follow all store safety rules, Cal/OSHA regulations, the company Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIP), Emergency Action Plan (EAP), and SB 553 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP), and report hazards, injuries, and unsafe conditions immediately.
• Anti-Harassment & Equal Opportunity: Comply with the company anti-harassment, anti-discrimination, and anti-retaliation policy, treat coworkers and customers with respect, and report concerns to a supervisor or Human Resources.
• State & Federal Compliance: Comply with all applicable California and federal laws and regulations and company policies related to the position, including wage-and-hour, safety, food safety, and workplace conduct requirements.
• Time & Break Compliance: Record all time worked accurately, take meal and rest periods as scheduled in accordance with California law and company policy, and do not perform off-the-clock work.
• Food Safety & Sanitation: Comply with the California Retail Food Code, company sanitation standards, and temperature-log requirements, and maintain a valid California Food Handler Card.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Three or more years of bakery experience, including management or lead experience.
• Strong knowledge of baking production, ordering, and cost control.
• Valid California Food Handler Card (or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire); food manager certification preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and reach continuously during assigned shifts.
• Ability to continuously lift, carry, and maneuver items up to 50 lbs, such as flour and ingredient bags, trays, and racks.
• Ability to work safely near ovens, hot surfaces, and moving machinery in warm production areas, and in walk-in coolers and freezers as applicable.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $19.50 - $20.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Work Location: In person