Bakery Management Night Shift

Job Description

Job Description

Strange Matter is looking a night shift assistant bakery manager! Full-time hours available. Must have open availability.
Dough, proof, cut, fry, glaze, bake, roll, zest!

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Assistant Bakery Manager to lead our night shift operations. The ideal candidate is a seasoned baker with proven leadership experience. You will work closely with the Bakery Manager to oversee all aspects of nighttime production, ensuring our team produces exceptional products efficiently, safely, and consistently. This is a hands-on role that requires both strong baking skills and the ability to manage a team effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and motivate the night shift team of bakers and support staff, fostering a positive and productive work environment.

• Production Oversight: Manage the nightly production schedule to meet daily pars. Ensure all products are made to our quality standards and recipes are followed precisely.

• Hands-On Baking: Actively participate in mixing, shaping, proofing, and baking as needed to support the team and lead by example.

• Quality Control: Conduct regular checks on ingredients and finished products to ensure they meet our high standards for taste, texture, and appearance.

• Inventory Management: Monitor inventory levels of raw materials (flour, sugar, yeast, etc.) and communicate needs to the Bakery Manager to prevent shortages.

• Safety & Sanitation: Enforce and maintain strict adherence to all health, safety, and sanitation guidelines (including HACCP, FDA, and local regulations). Ensure the bakery is kept clean and organized.

• Operations: Oversee the proper use and care of all bakery equipment. Troubleshoot minor equipment issues and report major maintenance needs promptly.

• Communication: Maintain clear and concise production logs and provide a detailed hand-off to the morning bakery manager to ensure a smooth transition.

Qualifications and Skills

• Required:

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a professional, from-scratch bakery environment.

  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in a supervisory or leadership role (e.g., Shift Lead, Sous Chef, or Assistant Manager).

  • Strong knowledge of baking principles including yeast raised dough.

  • Proven ability to lead, train, and develop a team.

  • Excellent time-management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Must be able to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

  • Ability to work overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays as required.

• Preferred:

  • Formal culinary or baking and pastry degree/certificate.

  • ServSafe Manager Certification or similar food safety certification.

  • Experience with high-volume production and scaling recipes.

  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus.

Schedule

This is a full-time, overnight position. The typical schedule will be approximately 9PM-5AM, 5 days a week. Flexibility is required based on production needs.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate: $18 - $20 per hour, commensurate with experience and a formal culinary or baking and pastry degree/certificate.

• Estimated Weekly Tips: $60

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Health Reimbursement Benefits

• Employee discount on our delicious products!

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Strange Matter:
We are an LGBTQIA ,female-owned, local business, doing what we can to bring the highest quality coffee and bakery items to our community.

We believe in making things the hard way. With the best ingredients, from scratch. If you're not covered in coffee or flour at the end of the day, you're doing it wrong.

We don't need to be best friends, but we should share a common goal: To make the best coffee possible and the best baked goods possible.

This is our mission. This is our little coffee shop in Lansing. Please check out our socials to make sure we're a good fit for you before applying.

Expected hours: 38-40hrs a week. In the summer (May-August) 32hrs per week on average.

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

Company Description

We are an LGBTQ woman-owned, local business, doing what we can to bring the highest quality coffee and bakery items to our community.

We believe in making things the hard way. With the best ingredients, from scratch. If you're not covered in coffee or flour at the end of the day, you're doing it wrong.

We don't need to be best friends, but we should share a common goal: To make the best coffee possible and the best baked goods possible.

This is our mission. This is our little coffee shop in Lansing.

Do your research and make sure we are a good fit for each other. Check out our social media and website for more details.

Company Description

We are an LGBTQ woman-owned, local business, doing what we can to bring the highest quality coffee and bakery items to our community.\r\n\r\nWe believe in making things the hard way. With the best ingredients, from scratch. If you're not covered in coffee or flour at the end of the day, you're doing it wrong.\r\n\r\nWe don't need to be best friends, but we should share a common goal: To make the best coffee possible and the best baked goods possible.\r\n\r\nThis is our mission. This is our little coffee shop in Lansing. \r\n\r\nDo your research and make sure we are a good fit for each other. Check out our social media and website for more details.\r\n\r\n