Assistant Bakery Manager

Assistant Bakery Manager

Location: Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

Pay rate: $23.40-$24.49

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF JOB: Assistant Bakery Manager is responsible for assisting the Bakery Manager in planning, directing and managing the operation and performance of the bakery department and its team members.

• Smile and greet all customers and team members while providing extraordinary customer service.
• Assist bakery manager in writing team member schedules according to budget and adhering to meal period scheduling policy and part time scheduling.
• Effectively delegate, manage, train and evaluate department personnel in regards to tasks, Company rules, safety, attendance, behavior, appearance, personal development, team work, and customer service.
• Responsible for ensuring team members take breaks and meal periods in accordance to Company policy.
• Ensure all team members are properly trained on procedures in accordance to department guide.
• Correct and communicate unsafe acts by team members, unsafe conditions, or unsafe equipment immediately to bakery manager or store director.
• Promote and practice Bakery Safety Program on the proper use of approved cleaning chemicals.
• Work safely and be aware of co-workers and customer safety at all times.
• Exhibit leadership and act as an example for team members and customers; practice extraordinary customer and team member relations.
• Assist bakery manager in accurately projecting weekly department sales.
• Achieves and maintains Company goals and standards for merchandising, gross profits, orders, price integrity, inventory, presentation, signage, and quality of product.
• Assists customers with special bakery and cake orders in store or over the phone.
• Assists in the preparation and decoration of baked goods and cakes, as needed for sale or special requests by customers.
• Assumes the duties of bakery manager when necessary; plan, organize, direct and control activities, and operations of the department while following Company rules, policies and guidelines.
• Assists in monthly inventory audit.
• Assists in auditing pricing, codes and tares to ensure that every item is priced accurately.
• Aggressively merchandises products, keeps cases full, rotates and stocks as needed.
• Be aware of oven and proofer temperatures, and communicate any temperature discrepancies to bakery manager.
• Communicate to bakery manager inventory level of ingredients, supplies and baked goods to ensure adequate product for customers.
• Control department expenses; take action to control shrinkage and pilferage losses.
• Ensures all bakery products are prepared with consistency in quality, appearance, and weight according to Vallarta Supermarkets guidelines.
• Ensures cakes are made accurately according to customers order.
• Establishes proofer, mixer and baking time settings on ovens ensuring that baked good are removed from ovens when done, and removed for next process.
• Follow approved schematic provided by department supervisor, which are based on movement consumer demand and profitability.
• Follow Company price book unless directed otherwise by department supervisor, or corporate office.
• Maintain display cases, and countertops clean, organized and presentable.
• Order accurately from approved vendors. Order merchandise and control inventory to minimize out-of-stock and overstocks, and to maximize sales.
• Prepares dough, batters, and mixtures for various breads, cakes, and pastry products as needed, according to Vallarta Supermarket recipes and/or authorized by department supervisor.
• Accurately prepares merchandise for sale (pack, weigh, and price), according to policy and adhering to weights and measures and labeling laws.
• Promote sales by suggestive selling.
• Review all bakery department invoices and transfers; report any discrepancies to bakery manager, store director or department supervisor.
• Stocks and rotates baked goods to ensure freshness according to Company procedures and guidelines.
• Transports product to and from coolers and storage areas.
• Clean work area; sweep and mop floors, wash bakery equipment, supplies and utensils.
• Ensure favorable department image with customers in maintaining a clean, attractive and friendly department.
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