Operations · Full-time
Direct employerBakery Production Manager
KampalaManager · Not statedDeadline not published by employerChecked 13 Nov 2026
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About this role
Role overview
- Plan, organize, and oversee daily bakery production activities, ensuring production targets and schedules are achieved.
- Supervise and coordinate bakery staff, allocate duties, monitor performance, and ensure productivity and teamwork.
- Ensure consistent product quality, taste, appearance, and adherence to established recipes and production standards.
- Monitor raw material usage, stock levels, ingredient requisitions, and production costs while minimizing wastage.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and proper food handling and storage standards.
- Monitor the use, cleanliness, and maintenance of bakery equipment and machinery.
- Maintain accurate production records and prepare regular reports on production output, ingredient usage, wastage, and stock requirements.
- Identify opportunities to improve production processes, develop new products, and enhance operational efficiency.
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Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, Diploma, or Certificate in Bakery and Pastry Arts, Food Production, Food Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant bakery production experience, with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
- Proven experience managing bakery operations in a hotel, restaurant, commercial bakery, or food manufacturing environment.
- Strong technical knowledge of bread, cakes, pastries, confectionery, and other bakery products.
- Knowledge of food safety, hygiene, quality control, and sanitation standards.
- Experience in production planning, inventory management, costing, and waste control.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, meet production deadlines, and maintain high-quality standards.