Bakery Supervisor - Uncle Giuseppes Region: NJ, Westchester NY area
A base salary and incentive bonus are being offered with this position! A little about us...
At Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, we take pride in our old-world Italian heritage, scratch-made craftsmanship, and family-focused culture-values consistently reflected in bakery leadership postings that highlight hand-crafted quality and a supportive team environment. As our bakery programs continue to expand, we are seeking a passionate, hands-on Bakery Supervisor to uphold our renowned standards of freshness, authenticity, and exceptional customer experience.
Position Summary
The Bakery Supervisor leads daily production, ensures high-quality execution of all baked goods, manages team performance, and supports multiple locations in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. This role blends technical baking expertise with leadership, merchandising, and operational strategy-qualities reflected in other bakery manager roles.
Responsibilities
Operational Excellence & Production
• Develop daily production plans to maintain full in-stock conditions and accurate pars. • Streamline production workflows for efficiency while retaining artisanal quality. • Lead holiday production planning using structured calendars and data-driven forecasting-consistent with expectations for bakery leaders during seasonal peaks. • Lead, train, and mentor bakers, decorators, and support staff across multiple stores. • Conduct performance reviews, skill assessments, and ongoing coaching to encourage growth-reflective of the development focus in Uncle G's culture. • Build a pipeline of future bakery leaders through cross-training. • Conduct quality checks for taste, texture, consistency, and presentation-expectations mirrored across bakery manager job descriptions. • Maintain updated SOPs, recipe books, production standards, and visual guidelines. • Monitor labor spend, production yields, waste logs, and key financial metrics. • Support P&L analysis and operational decision-making.
Customer Experience & Merchandising
• Partner with store teams to ensure bakery displays are full, attractive, and signed correctly. • Assist with customer inquiries, special orders, and service recovery when needed-similar to responsibilities listed in bakery manager and overnight baker roles. • Execute seasonal promotions and featured product rollouts.
Regulatory Compliance, Safety & Sanitation
• Enforce strict sanitation procedures and food safety standards, consistent with bakery clerk and production postings. • Ensure correct labeling, rotation, allergen identification, and an audit-ready bakery environment.
Inventory, Procurement & Supply Chain
• Oversee ingredient inventory levels, maintain vendor relationships, and forecast product needs using sales trends. • Reduce variance and prevent stockouts through controlled ordering and rotation-practices aligned with production-oriented bakery roles.
Perks & Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA, life insurance, STD, LTD, PTO... • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • 50% employee lunch discount • 25% employee discount on in-store purchases
A supportive team environment and growth opportunities
A monthly auto allowance is included as part of the total compensation package.
Position Requirements
• HS Diploma • Baking and Pastry Arts Degree is required • Prior experience supervising bakery or food production teams within a very busy Bakery Production environment • Strong technical baking ability and deep understanding of production flow • Excellent communication and leadership skills-characteristics emphasized in bakery manager postings • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and committed to consistent product quality • Strong sense of ownership and passion for Italian-inspired, scratch-made bakery items • Ability to analyze financials, interpret production reports, and support profitable operations
This role supports multiple Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace locations and requires daily travel.