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Assistant Bakery Manager

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $17.30 - $24.20
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Benefits

competitive pay
Sick Time
vacation accrual
Career growth opportunities
employee discount
flexible schedules
Employee assistance program

Job Description

Sprouts Farmers Market is a dynamic and rapidly growing grocery retailer renowned for its dedication to fresh, healthy, and natural foods. Founded with a focus on providing high-quality produce, natural meats, and bulk goods in a friendly, farmer's market-style environment, Sprouts has established itself as a leader in the healthy living movement. The company prides itself on its commitment to exceptional customer service while fostering an inclusive and caring workplace culture that supports team member growth and empowerment. With locations nationwide, Sprouts offers a fulfilling career path for individuals passionate about healthy food and community engagement.

The role of Assistant Bakery Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market is a pivotal position within the bakery department, requiring both leadership and hands-on experience in a fast-paced retail food environment. This full-time position offers a competitive pay range of $17.30 - $24.20 per hour, determined based on the applicant's experience and qualifications. The Assistant Bakery Manager is responsible for supporting the Bakery Manager by supervising bakery clerks, managing daily bakery operations, and ensuring the highest standards of product quality and customer satisfaction. This role demands a strong commitment to health and safety regulations, inventory management, and merchandising to maximize profitability.

As an Assistant Bakery Manager, you will contribute significantly to the smooth operation of the bakery by maintaining superior product standards, executing efficient merchandise rotation, and ensuring visually appealing displays. Your duties will include managing inventory orders to avoid shortages or excess, checking incoming stock for quality and damage, and actively participating in unloading and sorting deliveries. Additionally, you will monitor and maintain bakery equipment to ensure all machinery operates safely and efficiently. This role requires a proactive approach to compliance with health, safety, and sanitation guidelines and involves training and motivating bakery staff to uphold these standards.

The ideal candidate thrives in a bustling work environment, enjoys working closely with a team, and has a passion for delivering outstanding customer service. You'll need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and possess the ability to delegate tasks, provide feedback, and resolve issues among bakery team members. The position also involves physical demands such as standing for long periods, handling trays and transferring items of various weights, making physical stamina and endurance critical qualities.

This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who are enthusiastic about baking, food preparation, and retail management to grow their careers with a company committed to health-conscious living and community involvement. Sprouts Farmers Market supports its employees through comprehensive benefits and offers career advancement opportunities in a supportive and diverse workplace environment. Joining Sprouts means becoming part of a team that values inclusion, innovation, and a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

Job Requirements

  • be at least 18 years of age
  • have a minimum of two years' retail grocery experience
  • have two years supervisory experience
  • be dependable and reliable
  • ability to work flexible schedule including night, weekends, and holidays
  • have an outgoing and friendly behavior
  • have a positive attitude
  • have good communication skills
  • ability to give and take direction
  • ability to answer phones and take special orders
  • perform general housekeeping and sanitation duties
  • be able to operate knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks
  • use knowledge of scales and weight measures
  • be physically able to stand for long periods and transfer items of various weights
  • adhere to safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations
  • maintain a Food Handlers permit

Job Qualifications

  • be at least 18 years of age with a minimum of two years' retail grocery experience and two years supervisory experience
  • be dependable and reliable having the ability to work flexible schedule that changes
  • including night, weekends, and holidays
  • have and show an outgoing and friendly behavior have a positive attitude and the ability to interact with our customers
  • have good communication skills
  • and the ability to give and take direction participating in a team environment
  • be able to answer phones and take special orders
  • perform general housekeeping in the department
  • clean and sanitize work area (including tables, floor, walls, cases, cooler, freezer, etc.)
  • be able to operate and use knives, scales, wrappers, compactors, garbage disposals, pallet jacks, and hand trucks as needed
  • uses knowledge of scales and weight measures to accurately weigh and label products
  • be able to stand for up to 3 hours continuously, for a total of 8 hours per shift
  • this role also requires vertically transferring tray up to 5 lbs., from 7" to 64" for up to 10 hours, and vertically/horizontally transferring items up to 40 lbs., from 5" to 36", for a distance up to 36 feet for up to 10 hours without mechanical assistance
  • adhere to all safety, health, and Weights and Measures regulations, and achieve and maintain a Food Handlers permit

Job Duties

  • assist the Bakery Manager in managing and merchandising the department for maximum productivity and profit
  • responsible for ordering and inventory controls, product quality, and supervision of the Bakery team
  • execute rotation of merchandise and building of displays
  • monitor in-coming cases for damaged items
  • ensure the delivery of excellent customer service and monitor the quality of Bakery product
  • unload and sort through store deliveries, operate, and maintain deli equipment
  • ensure the execution of all company health, safety, and sanitation guidelines/regulations, and validate that other Bakery team members are also aware of, and following, these procedures
  • thrive in a fast paced environment

Job Criteria

Experience

No experience required


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