Bakery Supervisor

Secunda, Mpumalanga
- Start date: ASAP
- 9 hrs p/shift
- Work schedule: 6 shifts per week
- TBC p/month

**Requirements**:

- Matric
- Own transport
- Driver licence code: B
- Experience: Baker
- English

**Responsibilities**:

- Ensure maximum operating efficiency of the department to provide service within agreed specification; quality standards and within agreed material and labour costs; driving a culture of continuous improvement
- Daily/weekly orders fulfilled to provide 100% service
- Ensure control of materials and labour within cost standards. Develop short/long term labour/material improvement plans. Ensure correct prepping standards to ensure optimum on-sale levels of entire range
- Develop department action plans to improve production; reducing time and waste.
- Improve bakery performance through measurement and projects
- Forward plan for specific events
- Proactive use of opportunities to identify new ranges/re-use items/expansion of services to the customer
- Control department costs to within standard costs for materials and labour to ensure correct budget GP for the department
- Ensure cleaning and maintenance of bakery equipment to minimize downtime and expand longevity of equipment
- Manage stocks and shelf life of bakery ingredients (dry-storage and fridge)
- Manage materials and labour usage against SAP standards
- Manage suppliers; with the assistance of the Buyers to drive costs of ingredients/packaging to a minimum
- Ensure product quality standards are maintained and appropriate actions taken when required.
- Production process to maintain quality to set standards.
- Ensure bakery and back-up hygiene and cleanliness standards are met and staff continuously trained accordingly.
- Training and success planning of staff.

More about this job
- This position will manage the entire Bakery and Confectionery function for a Food Lover’s Market Store, which includes preparation & production, bakery and confectionary staff, recipes, merchandising, pricing & admin, management reporting, stockholding & taking, range, ensuring on-sale correct percentages, etc. The purpose of the role is to effectively manage all departmental issues to ensure optimum performance of the bakery as a division. The ability to deliver these requirements by controlling labour and materials within the agreed budgets is crucial. This position forms an integral part of the store management team.