Job Abstract

Our first store opened on January 2nd, 1980, in Anaheim, CA and since then we have grown to 40+ stores in 4 counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and the Inland Empire. We offer our customers a full-service supermarket with a large meat department, bakery, tortilleria and prepared foods in addition to a sizeable section of domestic and imported Latin American grocery goods to provide a Mexican homeland experience. We are always looking for great people to join as a member of the Northgate Family. We look for enthusiastic people with the potential and desire to grow with us. We strive to create a great work environment that is positive and fun; where people have meaningful work, where individuals have a sense of belonging and feel appreciated, valued and secure. If you are passionate about food, are customer focused, team oriented, and want to be a part of our family, we invite you to apply! We offer flexible schedules, opportunities for growth, and 20% discount for you and one other family member in your household for most purchases made at Northgate. To learn more, please visit www.northgatemarkets.com

JOB SUMMARY: To effectively direct and supervise all activities of the bakery department production area and personnel. As the lead you will oversee the production, quality, presentation, and department standards of the bakery production area. Your goal will be to maintain an organized production schedule as well as effective inventory levels of all products produced. You will be responsible for managing production windows and adhering to all recipes and processes for all products. On the people side, you will create and maintain a motivating and issue-free environment for all personnel in the production areas as well as manage their day to day duties.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage the day to day production
• Maintain expected product quality, freshness and availability
• Collaborate with other production leads as needed
• Oversee food safety compliance and regulatory standards on a consistent basis
• Implement and maintain expected cleanliness levels in all production areas
• Ensure all production equipment is torn down and cleaned on a regular basis
• Ensure all preventive maintenance is performed in all equipment within production areas
• Ensure personnel safety procedures are being followed
• Maintain fluid communication with group team leader
• Collaborate with group team leader to carry out schedules and effectiveness
• Collaborate with group team leader in maintaining correct inventory levels
• Ensure the proper training of new associates and overall development of their production team
• Ensure 5s standards in production area
• Collaborate with and ensure production of internal orders for other puestos as needed
• Comply with all local, state and federal health and civil code regulations.
• Ensure an excellent level of customer service from team members and contribute to our customer promise
• Perform any other work-related duties as assigned
• Comply with all state, county and local weights and measures laws and labeling requirements.

REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS:

Minimum Requirements

• 3 years of experience in bakery goods production
• 1 year of experience in people management

Preferred Requirements

• High school education, GED or equivalent.
• Bilingual proficiency (English/Spanish)

• Basic computer skills

Physical Demands and Conditions

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Some requirements may be modified to accommodate individuals with disabilities:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; and use the hands to handle, finger, or feel objects, tools or controls;
• The employee must frequently walk, talk or hear, and reach with the hands and arms; occasionally, the employee must crouch or kneel;
• The employee must occasionally exert or lift up to 76 pounds carrying boxes of records and forms and frequently exert or lift moderate amounts of weight;
• Successful performance requires specific vision abilities that include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The job requires the ability to travel.
• The work environment is that typical of an office and retail store. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER NOTICE

The job duties, elements, responsibilities, skills, functions, experience, educational factors, and the requirements and conditions listed in this job description are representative only and not exhaustive of the tasks that an employee may be required to perform. The Employer reserves the right to revise this job description at any time and to require employees to perform other tasks as circumstances or conditions of its business or the work environment change.

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Northgate Markets is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Northgate Markets will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Ban the Box Law).