Bakery Production Manager - Norristown, PA
Central Commissary / Bakehouse - $75 - $90k + Benefits
Growing Local Cafe Group
We are seeking an experienced Bakery Production Manager to lead high-volume artisan bread production at our central commissary Bakehouse in Norristown, PA.
This Bakery Production Manager role is based out of a single production facility in Norristown that supplies breads, pastries, and baked goods to multiple company-owned cafes and kiosks across the Philadelphia region. You will work directly under the Bakehouse Director and own quality, efficiency, and team performance as we continue to scale.
This is a hands-on leadership role for a baker who loves both the craft and the operation.
What You'll Do as Bakery Production Manager:
Production & Craft Oversight
- Oversee day-to-day artisan bread production at our commissary, ensuring consistency, quality, and adherence to recipes across all shifts
- Lead fermentation, mixing, shaping, proofing, and baking processes for a wide range of artisan breads
- Troubleshoot dough performance, oven scheduling, ingredient variability, and yield issues
- Conduct regular product evaluations to ensure quality standards are met from Bakehouse to cafe
Team Leadership
- Recruit, train, schedule, and manage growing production teams of bakers, shift leads, and production staff in our Norristown facility
- Build skills, develop future leaders, and foster a strong, accountable, safety-first culture
- Set clear expectations and manage performance through coaching and structured feedback
Systems & Operations
- Design and maintain systems for production planning, inventory, ordering, and scheduling
- Create and refine SOPs to improve efficiency, reduce variability, and support onboarding
- Own inventory management and ingredient forecasting to reduce waste and prevent shortages
- Track key metrics - yield, waste, labor efficiency, output - and report on performance
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and labor regulations
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary: $75,000 - $90,000 annually
- 401k, Health/Dental/Vision Insurance, PTO, Sick Time
- Food/Beverage Discounts
- Career Growth with an expanding, people-first hospitality group
- Fun, supportive, dynamic work environment that takes quality seriously
Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in artisan bread production within a high-production commercial bakery / commissary environment
- Proven leadership experience managing, training, and developing bakery teams
- Experience supporting multiple retail locations from a centralized production facility
- Strong organizational and operational skills - you build repeatable systems that work
- Deep technical knowledge of artisan bread and ability to lead in a fast-paced, physically demanding environment
- Food safety certification (ServSafe, HACCP, or equivalent) preferred
- Ability to analyze production data and make data-driven decisions
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
If you are an experienced Bakery Production Manager with a passion for artisan bread and large-scale bakery operations looking for your next leadership role in Norristown, PA, we want to hear from you.
For immediate consideration, apply with an accurate resume to
Nate@Geckohospitality.com