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Director Bakery Operations

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc
  • Chicago, Illinois
  • $151,300–$211,800
6 days ago
Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc

Job Description

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas'® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann's® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development, and allows our associates to be their authentic selves. #LI-
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Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!
Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:
Salary Range: $151,300 - $211,800
Annual Bonus Eligibility
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Paid Time Off
401k & Company Match
Position Summary:
The Director of Bakery Operations plays an important role in helping BBU win as one team, bake with world-class practices, grow our people, and serve our customers. They embrace the consumer and serve our customers by leading the bakery teams to produce world-class products on time, and in full. They ensure operational capabilities by leading all aspects of the bakeries in setting strategic priorities, achieving goals, coaching other leaders, and support the training that is required for executing the Operations Excellence Playbook. The Director of Bakery Operations empowers and involves their direct team members in helping bakeries achieve key performance metrics, and coaches each Department Leader individually towards continuous improvement and professional growth. They create a compelling bakery culture by engaging and developing their teams through effective leadership and coaching strategies and expect ownership and accountability in their teams to achieve results across people, safety, quality, service, and cost.
Key Job Responsibilities:
  • Lead as an Operations Excellence Vision Carrier, serves the frontline through pursuit of excellence, and drives accountability for running the playbook across all bakeries.
  • Engage and develop core competencies of direct and indirect team members through onboarding, training, coaching and consistent performance feedback, and coach Department Leaders towards an empowered, problem-solving mentality to consistently achieve world-class standards.
  • Build a culture of mutual respect, teamwork, and professionalism, demonstrating active pursuit for the company's culture.
  • Uphold and promote our E5 Leadership Behaviors: Embrace the Consumer, Ensure Operational Capabilities, Empower and Involve, Engage and Develop, and Expect Ownership and Accountability.
  • Operate with a One Team mentality by supporting Department Leaders in Production, Maintenance, Sanitation and Shipping across all bakeries in their scope to win the shift and ensure production is to schedule and shipment to order.
  • Partner with Business Unit leadership, other leaders in the bakeries, and cross-functional teams to identify and implement profit-driving, quality-of-life-improving strategies and programs.
  • Leverage deep technical competence and partners with others to accelerate problem-solving and solution implementation.
  • Demonstrate full commitment to Quality and Food Safety principles by leading by example, actively participating in, and providing adequate resources to support the development, implementation, maintenance and ongoing improvement of the Quality and Food Safety Systems.
  • Deliver on Key Performan

Numbers & Facts

LocationChicago, Illinois
IndustryOther/Not Classified
Salary$151,300–$211,800
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded1993
Websitewww.bimbobakeriesusa.com

About Company

Bimbo Bakeries USA is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. As part of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company, BBU is proud to share the company philosophyHighly Productive and Deeply Humane in the U.S.

Skills

  • Bakeryunmatched
  • Coachingunmatched
  • Continuous Improvementunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Diversityunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
  • Food Safetyunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Onboardingunmatched
  • Performance Metricsunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Production Scheduleunmatched
  • Quality Managementunmatched
  • Safety Systemsunmatched
  • Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sanitationunmatched
  • Strategic Planningunmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Time Managementunmatched

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