Central Market is a specialty grocery that started in Austin, Texas in 1994, and has grown to multiple locations across the state. What makes Central Market one of the freshest markets in the country - Try a sumptuous selection of everything edible, for starters. We go straight to the source to bring you the finest food and drink the world has to offer. With hundreds of cheeses, thousands of wines, acres of produce, and aisles of experts, Central Market is a foodies wonderland. Our commitment beyond the plate is another reason were a cut above. We believe food is a way of uniting families and communities, of preserving cultures, and of starting new traditions. Each of our stores is a market in the truest sense and is a place to exchange goods, services, and ideas for those really into food.

Essential Functions / Process Responsibilities

Majority of the time spent using independent judgment in making employment-related and business decisions, or effectively recommend such decisions including but not limited to product and department related strategies, hiring, promoting, disciplining, suspending, discharging, rewarding or otherwise engage in resolving Partner-related matters

Key responsibilities:

• Quality of products Made to CM standard
• Production schedule and quantities made to meet forecast
• Production Waste control
• Training and coaching of the Production partners on product quality and process
• Ingredients purchasing to meet production schedule
• Production area organization including cooler and freezer
• Sanitation
• Support Bakery Manager in their daily duties as needed

Technical Skills:

• 5 years in Bakery production Preferably a graduate from a Baking/Pastry school
• Has managed teams of at least 10 bakers
• Experience in planning production and sanitation standards
• Experience training new bakers to achieve proficiency
• Able to troubleshoot recipe/product issues
• Pastry: Knowledge in all basics components manufacturing (Buttercream/Icings, cooked Creams and curds, Pate a choux, Sponge and Cheesecakes. Has worked with rack ovens, kettle, 80 to 140qt Mixers
• Bakery/Bread: Knowledge European style baking using complex preferment (Levain, Sponge/Poolish). Has worked with Deck ovens, rack ovens, bread divider, bread divider rounder
• Tortilla Production experience a plus