Bakery Manager - Eataly Chicago

About the role

The Bakery Manager oversees the production of bread products for an Eataly, including but not limited to: breads, pizza alla pala, rolls, focaccia and seasonal items. The Bakery Manager leads and develops a team of Bakers, Pizza Makers, and the Assistant Baker Manager in a 24-hour-operating bakery.

Responsibilities

• Organizes the store’s Bakery operations to maximize profitability while upholding the company’s mission, values, policies, quality, and guest experience standards
• Sources and hires, effectively trains, motivates, evaluates, develops, and retains talent
• Reviews financial information such as sales/costs and monitors budget to ensure efficient operation and spending within the specified budget; works with the Head Chef to correct any deviations from the budget
• Prepares bread products for restaurant and retail operations in accordance with Eataly’s authentic Italian recipes and quality standards
• Maintains and nurtures natural yeast, local and organic flour, and naturally leavened products
• Collaborates closely with store leadership to ensure all necessary parties are aware of daily bakery activities, including absences, schedule coverage and product availability
• Communicates with the Head Chef and Head of Bakery Operations on new recipes for the bakery
• Orders and monitors inventory of all ingredients and products for the bakery, including tracking and documenting daily transfers and waste in the appropriate system
• Maintains a clean and sanitary food production area according to Department of Health standards
• Addresses guest and employee incidents; documents, investigates, elevates incidents in collaboration with store leadership and HR, including employee terminations

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in bread and related production
• 2+ years of experience managing a sales and production team; preferably in a grocery bakery department
• Excellent communication skills
• Outstanding time management stills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program highly preferred

Requirements

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule often including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to work with a wood burning oven, electric pizza convection oven and commercial spiral mixer

Pay

The annual salary for this role is $75,000.00

Schedule

Flexible schedule often including evenings, weekends and holidays