Production Supervisor

Job Objective : Oversee the supervision, coordination and implementation of the high-quality, efficient production and presentation of all bakery products on a daily basis.

Provide the production staff with the training and knowledge necessary to best perform their duties.

Essential Functions :

• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Ability to provide leadership and guidance to the entire production department
• Ability to provide continuous training and education to further the skill, knowledge and ability of the production department
• Ability to adjust recipes for environmental changes and manipulate formulas for desired effects
• Ability to produce all products
• Ability to motivate staff to achieve production goals
• Ability to follow and enforce proper safety, health and sanitation procedures and Sugar Plum Bakery policies
• Ability to provide supervision, training and cross training to all production staff
• Ability to maintain high production rate in order to meet market demands while maintaining quality and consistency
• Availability to be scheduled during all major holidays and on weekends

Job Duties :

• Maintain product cost information and controls on cost
• Provide knowledge and guidance to other supervisors to aid them in achieving production goals through problem solving for efficiency and quality
• Provides hands-on training and educational materials to production personnel to build upon skills and abilities
• Ensure proper coverage of all shifts by providing written weekly schedule within the guidelines established by the executive director
• Provide written reviews of all production personnel within the guidelines established by the Executive Director
• Maintain formula files, including information on ingredients, packaging, and labor costs
• Maintain and update recipe book in production area with all current products
• Oversee the daily production and presentation of all bakery products to serve the retail and wholesale customer demands, assuring that all resources including labor, supplies and ingredients are properly allocated to respond to production needs.
• Continuously undertakes product research and development, remains abreast of new trends, supplies, ingredients and procedures
• Provides advocacy, guidance and support to all co-workers and informs the training department of any special training needs or problems
• Coordinates and organizes the daily production of all bakery products, maintaining the highest quality and ensuring efficiency and productivity
• Maintain inventory and inform Executive Director of production needs
• Attend supervisory meetings and keep in communication with each other’s department supervisors to ensure production, retail, cake room and training needs are met
• Maintain a good working relationship with all Sugar Plum staff : provide our friends and customers with quality service, observe confidentiality in all our interactions and accept any other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
• Maintain accurate waste logs and submit them to the bookkeeper at end of each month

Education / Experience Requirements :

• Minimum 5 years Management and baking experience
13 days ago