Description : Bakery Supervisor - Kathu. Company : Food Lovers Market. Location : Kathu, Northern Cape

Kathu, Northern Cape 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.