Bakery Manager

To take full ownership of bakery production recipe integrity quality people leadership and cost control ensuring consistent high-quality output while continuously improving efficiency yield and team capability.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to a technically strong baker who can manage production at scale while developing people and processes.

Key Accountability Areas

1. Production & Operations

• Plan manage and supervise daily bakery production to meet volume quality and delivery targets
• Ensure consistent output across shifts and batches
• Optimise production flow oven utilisation proofing schedules and labour deployment
• Maintain smooth end-to-end operations in a fast-paced production environment

2. Recipe Development & Technical Baking

• Develop test and standardise bread and baked-goods recipes
• Optimise recipes for cost yield shelf life and consistency
• Troubleshoot technical baking issues (crumb volume colour texture moisture staling)
• Adjust formulations based on ingredient variability climate and equipment
• Train staff on correct mixing fermentation dough handling shaping and baking techniques

3. Quality Control

• Implement and maintain quality control checks from raw materials through to finished product
• Ensure product specifications (weight size colour taste texture) are met consistently
• Investigate and resolve quality deviations quickly and effectively

4. People Leadership

• Lead train and discipline bakery staff (bakers assistants supervisors)
• Set clear expectations production targets and SOPs
• Build technical capability through hands-on coaching and mentoring
• Create accountability and a strong production culture

5. Cost Yield & Stock Control

• Control ingredient usage waste and rework
• Monitor raw material stock levels and yields
• Work closely with procurement on ingredient and supplier approval
• Drive continuous improvement to reduce cost per unit

6. Equipment & Maintenance

• Ensure correct operation and basic maintenance of mixers proofers ovens slicing and packing equipment
• Report faults promptly and coordinate with maintenance
• Support commissioning of new equipment and process improvements

7. Reporting & Compliance

• Maintain accurate production wastage and performance records
• Report daily and weekly results to management
• Ensure compliance with food safety labour and regulatory standards

Background & Experience

• Proven experience as a Bakery Manager Head Baker or Senior Production Baker
• Strong technical bread baking expertise
• Demonstrated experience in recipe development and optimisation
• Experience managing people production targets and costs simultaneously

Skills & Attributes

• Highly hands-on and detail-oriented
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Comfortable in a high-volume production-driven environment
• Practical leader who leads from the floor not the office