Director of Food Production

Reports to : Vice President of Food & Beverage

With a projected 1,000 cafes in the United States by 2030,

Paris Baguette is one of the fastest-growing neighborhood bakery cafés in the

world. Our vision is to reestablish the neighborhood bakery café as the heart

of the community around the world. Paris Baguette’s mission is to bring

expertly crafted baked and brewed goods through a warm and welcoming bakery

café experience that delivers joy to everyone.

If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy,

nourish community and is ready to rise to the occasion, we are looking for you

to join our growing team!

WHAT WE ARE HUNGRY FOR

As the Director of Food Production, you will be responsible

for ensuring the highest level of food quality, food safety and hygiene in all

cafes. In addition, you will develop strategic initiatives for the department

and will directly manage a team of regional District Production Managers. Our

ideal candidate will help to achieve our mission of bringing expertly crafted

baked and brewed goods to our guests by developing food production policies and

procedures on both a national and regional level.

KNOWLEDGE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Institute and oversee a strict program ensuring that food

safety, food quality, and hygiene standards of all finished products are always

maintained.

Provide direction and oversight to DPMs, bakers, cakers,

sandwich makers, and other producers of cafe-level food products.

Oversee inspection and training programs to ensure adherence

to state, local, and internal regulations for both food and beverage.

Develops and implements Food & Beverage programs

including but not limited to, budgeting, cost controls, profit performance,

food waste and loss, and quality control.

Define, develop, and implement systems to review food

production, in addition to operating costs to improve profits and labor

productivity while maintaining service and quality standards.

Update and coordinate implementation of standard operating

procedures (as well as overall objectives and strategies) for the department,

including the recipe manuals and F&B operations manuals.

Assist in the development and facilitate the implementation

of marketing and advertising strategies for Food & Beverage.

Assist Chief Operating Officer, VP of Food & Beverage, Chief

Supply Chain Officer, and Field

Partner with the Training and Development team to ensure

development of training programs are aligned with Food and Beverage Strategies.

Perform routine management tasks that are necessary for

efficient operation of a national Food & Beverage program.

Other duties may be assigned.

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

At least, 10-15 years of related experience or equivalent

combination of education and experience.

Passion for people! Dynamic and engaged trainer who has a

passion for empowering, inspiring, motivating & developing team members.

Exceptional organizational and communication skills with the

ability to effectively balance priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced,

ever-changing, and highly entrepreneurial environment.

Feedback is a gift! Ability to provide constructive feedback

and recognition to every member of the organization, to ensure we have an open

and transparent culture of high-performance standards.

High emotional intelligence with the ability to work with,

and manage diverse teams by being highly empathetic, intuitive, self-motivated,

and driven.

Teams Win! Has to be a team player who fosters a

collaborative and engaged teamwork environment.

Being a Brand Ambassador, with an excellent knowledge of and

commitment to Paris Baguette’s Mission, Vision, Brand Values and Culture.

Love of travel! Ability to commute to all current Corporate

and Franchise locations, as well as proposed openings.

SWEET BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation
• Free Cake for your Birthday
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Paid time off, paid Holidays
• High Performance Culture
19 days ago