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. 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.

At Paris Baguette, we serve up graciousness and are happy to put the needs of others first. We are attentive and accommodating to our guests and to each other. We mix in a little love, comfort and compassion into our work every step of the way. We work diligently with a dedication to quality at our core, taking ownership of our actions and decisions. We hold ourselves accountable to our word. We face challenges head on, and when the bar is set high, we have the conviction to clear it with confidence.

If you are someone who has heart, wants to spread joy 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 maintained at all times.
• 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 VP of Operations, VP of Food & Beverage, VP of Supply Chain Management & Purchasing, 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 by the VP of Food and Beverage.
  

WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE

• 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 construction 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