Bakery Manager
Burts Gwalia Bakery
Bridgend
Full-time
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We’re looking for an experienced Bakery Manager to lead daily production at our busy, long‑established Welsh bakery. You’ll oversee people, processes, quality, and food safety to ensure our products are consistently made to the highest standards.
About the Role
- Lead and manage day‑to‑day bakery operations
- Plan production schedules and allocate staff effectively
- Maintain high standards of product quality and consistency
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, HACCP, allergen controls and BRCGS requirements
- Support and lead audits, investigations, and corrective actions
- Train, coach, and develop bakery staff
- Monitor KPIs including output, waste, downtime and efficiency
- Drive continuous improvement across processes and workflow
- Oversee raw material usage, stock rotation and waste reduction
- Promote a strong health \& safety culture
- Experience in bakery or food manufacturing management
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Solid understanding of food safety, HACCP and quality systems
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Organised, proactive and solutions‑focused
- Comfortable leading teams and building a positive working environment
- Level 3 Food Safety (required)
- HACCP training (Level 3 preferred)
- IOSH Managing Safely (desirable)
- Family‑owned bakery established in 1914
- Supportive, hands‑on leadership team
- Opportunity to shape processes and drive improvements
- Growing business with long‑term stability
- Full‑time
- Flexibility required during peak periods (e.g., seasonal production)
Expected hours: 40\.0 per week
Work Location: In person
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