Bakery, English Language, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Follow Through, Food Production, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Multilingual, Operations, Preventative Maintenance, Pricing, Production Machining, Production Management, Production Planning, Production Schedule, Production Support, Production Systems, Spanish Language, Spreadsheets, Staff Training, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Wholesale Industry
LOCATION
Irvine, CA
POSTED
21 days ago
Position: Production Manager/Production supervisor
Location: Irvine, CA
The Role
The Production Manager is accountable for the full daily output of our bakery. You own the floor, the schedule, the team, the machines, and the standard of execution from first shift to last product out the door.
This is a hands-on leadership role. You must be as comfortable in the bakehouse as you are in a spreadsheet. And you must care about quality, about the team, and about finishing what you start.
What You’ll Own
Daily production operations from start to finish, scheduling, output targets, quality checkpoints
A team of approximately 70 people across baking and production support
SOPs for every critical process; staff training so people improve and execute independently
Preventive maintenance and equipment service schedules for all production machinery
Labor cost tracking and vendor pricing awareness, you flag variances before anyone has to ask
Projects taken to full, proper completion
A positive, structured, accountable culture on the floor
What We’re Looking For
3+ years of bakery or food production management experience
Deep understanding of baking production flow: bread, laminated doughs, pastry
A proven track record of training staff to get better on their own, not just directing them
Self-driven with strong follow-through. Does not leave things almost done.
Proficiency in Excel; comfortable with production software (FlexiBake a plus)
Mechanically literate: understands equipment maintenance and service coordination
Engaged with labor costs and vendor pricing as operational levers, not someone else’s job