General Manager

Elbow Bread is a new retail bakery from baker Zoë Kanan, created in collaboration with Court Street Grocers and S&P Lunch. We're tucked into the elbow-shaped corner of Canal St. and Ludlow St., where Chinatown meets the Lower East Side.

We draw inspiration from our neighborhood’s history and think of ourselves as an “everyday bakery,” providing our community with their daily bread, pastry, and coffee. Our approach is craft driven and flavor-forward : we work with sourdough and natural leavening, freshly milled and whole-grain flours, and seasonal produce. As a small-batch business, we prize freshness and bake continuously throughout the day to keep our storefront stocked.

Offerings range from sourdough loaves and challah to inventive takes on laminated pastry, pretzels, knishes, babka, cakes, doughnuts, and more...!

We’re a small team looking for a General Manager who is excited to grow with us and contribute to a baker-owned and operated project.

The General Manager is responsible for the overall quality and profitability of the business. They should demonstrate and model excellence in every facet of the guest experience. The General Manager is smart, creative, a keen strategizer, and visionary. They oversee and coordinate the operations of the business including catering and events. They plan, organize, train, and lead in order to achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, employee retention, guest service and satisfaction, product quality, cleanliness and sanitation. They should strive to build and maintain a nationally-recognized business according to the standards set by Elbow Bread.

The General Manager will work closely with the owner, head baker, beverage manager as well as the Court Street Grocers team to help shape the growth and direction of Elbow Bread.

Job Requirements :

• 45-50 hours a week
• Weekend availability required.
• 65-75k + benefits + sales bonus / incentives
• Physical requirements : occasionally required to lift weight up to 50 pounds, climb stairs frequently and be on your feet for long stretches of time.

Please include a short cover letter + tell us about your favorite baked good.