Production Manager (Irvine)

Job Title: Production Manager (Bakery)

Location : Irvine, CA

Fulltime

Job Summary

The Role

The Production Manager is accountable for the full daily output of our bakery. You own the floor, the schedule, the team, the machines, and the standard of execution from first shift to last product out the door.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You must be as comfortable in the bakehouse as you are in a spreadsheet. And you must care about quality, about the team, and about finishing what you start.

What You’ll Own

Daily production operations from start to finish, scheduling, output targets, quality checkpoints

A team of approximately 70 people across baking and production support

SOPs for every critical process; staff training so people improve and execute independently

Preventive maintenance and equipment service schedules for all production machinery

Labor cost tracking and vendor pricing awareness, you flag variances before anyone has to ask

Projects taken to full, proper completion

A positive, structured, accountable culture on the floor

What We’re Looking For

3+ years of bakery or food production management experience

Deep understanding of artisan baking production flow: bread, laminated doughs, pastry

A proven track record of training staff to get better on their own, not just directing them

Self-driven with strong follow-through. Does not leave things almost done.

Proficiency in Excel; comfortable with production software (FlexiBake a plus)

Mechanically literate: understands equipment maintenance and service coordination

Engaged with labor costs and vendor pricing as operational levers, not someone else’s job

Culture builder: positive, professional, consistent

Nice to Have

Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred

Experience in wholesale or high-volume bakery environments

Background in French-style baking, viennoiserie, or pastry production

Familiarity with FlexiBake or similar production planning systems

You will be expected to be present and support the team during heavy production periods

Why This Job

This isn’t a role for someone who wants to punch in, manage a checklist, and go home. This is for someone who believes that food made with care and people led well actually matters.

“To be the bakers behind the businesses people love, crafting food that brings joy

and building a place where passion thrives.”

If that’s how you lead, and you’ve got the operational chops to back it up, we want to talk