Department Manager Bakery Day Shift

About the job

WÜST - Baking culture out of passion - food culture out of conviction

The Remo Wüst Bakery + Confectionery AG stands for first-class baked goods, lived craftsmanship and genuine moments of enjoyment. With our branches in the Lake Zurich region and beyond, we delight our guests daily with fresh products from bakery, confectionery, patisserie and gastronomy. We rely on quality, innovation, hospitality and a strong sense of community.
As a modern family business, we offer our employees a respectful working environment, development opportunities and the chance to make a difference together. Because our success begins with the people who are there for our guests every day with passion.

Your tasks

• You take over the professional and personnel management of around 15 employees in the day shift in the bread & rolls area
• You bear overall responsibility for the organisation and coordination of the day shift operation
• You ensure a smooth, efficient and timely production process
• You plan and control the daily production quantities and ensure that our branches and customers are reliably supplied with fresh baked goods
• You continuously optimise the production processes and create efficient and sustainable workflows together with your team
• You ensure compliance with our quality standards, recipes and HACCP guidelines
• You are responsible for the correct completion, provision and distribution of the products within the operation
• You identify optimisation potentials and implement improvements in production in a targeted manner
• You work closely with adjacent production areas as well as other departments and actively contribute to cross-departmental projects
• You promote, support and develop your employees and ensure good collaboration within the team
• You pitch in yourself and lead by example as a leadership personality

Your profile

• Completed training as a baker-confectioner EFZ and several years of professional experience in bakery production
• Several years of leadership experience, ideally in a production company
• Good German skills and confident communication in everyday work
• You like to take responsibility and make the right decisions even in demanding situations
• You have a strong quality and hygiene awareness and work in a structured and solution-oriented manner
• You enjoy leading, motivating and developing employees
• You think entrepreneurially and have a good understanding of efficient production processes
• You are open to new ideas and actively drive improvements forward
• You keep an overview even in hectic situations and ensure that our production runs reliably

Your benefits

• 13th month salary
• Sunday surcharge
• Health bonus
• Employee card with discounts on all WÜST offers
• Responsible leadership position with great scope for design
• High degree of independence and the opportunity to actively shape the development of night production
• Short communication and decision-making paths

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application!