Eli Zabar’s iconic wholesale bakery located in Manhattan is seeking a Bakery Director to direct, manage and optimize the overall operations of a multi-unit facility.

Overview:

Position: Director of Bakery Operations

Position Level: Full Time

Salary: $150-175K

Schedule: 5 days per week

Reports To: CEO

Who We Are:

We are Eli Zabar, Inc., an iconic New York institution, a family-owned group of restaurants and retail outlets beloved by locals and tourists alike. Our locations include Eli's Essential's, Eli's Market, E.A.T Madison and more. Inspired by the food halls and markets of London and Paris, Eli's has become an institution on Manhattan's Upper East Side

What We Offer You:

• Competitive salary
• PTO
• Medical and Dental Plan Offered
• 401K match up to 5%
• Transportation benefits / company vehicle if needed
• Two consecutive days off per week

Duties will include:

- Set policies and make decisions guiding productivity, quality and cost efficiencies of entire operation

- Requires full knowledge of bakeries production and schedules, in order to streamline, create efficiencies, understand capabilities of labor pool and reduce overhead

- Will ensure all food guidelines are met, including all city and state inspections. Cleanliness standards and safety guidelines are adhered to at all times

- Lead on all H.R., payroll, labor relations activities and employee labor laws

- Directs team of mechanics so that the entire fleet of vehicles and all machinery is properly maintained, repaired and replaced if necessary

- Full responsibility for P&L of entire facility

- Sales team reports to Bakery Director for purposes of guidance on customers to target, pricing, decisions of bringing on new customers and handles difficult customer service issues

- Continuous review of all routes, creating additional stops and ensuring that the timing of stops work for all customers

- Due to the nature of a 24 hour facility, there will be rare occasions when emergency contact is required with overnight staff in order to maintain production

Requirements:

-Minimum of 10 years facilities management is required, preferably with a background in bread production or food production

-Working knowledge of equipment a plus 

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