Sourdough Sophia began in a dining room during lockdown, when queues formed down the road for our micro bakery. With the help of a Kickstarter and nearly 600 local backers,we opened our doors in 2020.
Today we're a scaling independent bakery, and our priority is still people. Working in hospitality is hard, but it shouldn't be unfair. We're looking for a aProduction Operations Manager to build the systems and the team that let us scale, and to keep our production calm, safe and brilliant while we do. We're a seven-day operationwith night bakes, so you'll need to be happy working across the week, including nights.
Main responsibilities
- Leading the shift from the line, coaching our senior bakersand pastry chefs as you go
- Building the SOPs, routines and team that make us readyto scale
- Create the systems that turn new products intoeveryday production and get them to the stores
- Run the production schedule, write the rotas and cover logistics, from packing to delivery
- Own food safety and compliance to the higheststandards
- Track yield, waste and cost per unit, and leadimprovement projects
- Keep standards consistent across sites and wholesale, working with our Product Development and Standards Lead
Requirements
- 5+ years in food manufacturing, CPU orartisan bakery production, with real peopleleadership
- Hands-on experience producing sourdoughand laminated pastry
- Experience building systems from scratch
- Strong HACCP, hygiene and allergenknowledge
- Confidence using KPIs and data to driveimprovement
- A calm, visible, decisive style, and a love oft teaching others
What's in it for you
- Paid sick leave
- Free lunch, coffee and bread
- Wellbeing support, including massages and therapy
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