Family owned and operated (in business 50+ years!), Hellas is a favorite and must "go to" for tourists and locals alike! We are located right in beautiful Tarpon Springs. Our wholesale bakery not only serves our restaurants and bakeries, but we also ship nationwide! Come be a part of our team!

As an Assistant Production Manager, you will not be expected to know everything on your first day, but we hope that you will be eager and willing to learn everything! =) We are seeking dynamic leaders who thrive in a high volume, fast-paced production environment. In order to be truly successful in this position, candidates will need to have at least 2 years’ previous experience in a similar role preferably in a production bakery environment. We need leaders who are passionate about the bakery industry and are committed to leading the Team! If you are self-motivated and ready to take your career to the next level, apply today! We are an equal opportunity employer that is seeking applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.

Apply online www.hellasbakery.com or in person:

Hellas Restaurant

307 Roosevelt Blvd

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Benefits Include

• Monday through Friday (daytime hours) and half day Saturday
• Competitive pay
• Meal discount
• Health insurance with a large employer contribution (FT)
• Company paid $15,000 life insurance policy with buy up available (FT)
• Vision, dental, additional life and accident insurance also available
• Pet insurance and Pet discount programs (FT and PT)
• Health reward program included with the medical
• Financial Fitness program to help you stay on top of your financial goals
• Employee Assistance program to help with work and life issues
• Growth Opportunities for those who want to further their career
• Great staff!
• Team oriented

Quality responsibilities: We are GMP certified. Quality and food safety are the responsibility of all of our employees. The Assistant Production Manager is responsible to help ensure that all employees are following their departmental food safety and that the facility overall is adhering to SOPs

Summary: The Assistant Production Manager is responsible for assisting the Production Manager handle the daily operation of the production facility. Will promote good staff and customer relations through consistent implementation of company standards. Set an example to other employees through good work habits and professional mannerism.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include the following. Other duties may be assigned

Primary responsibilities include:

• Work with Production Management Team to oversee production
• Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of facility
• Ensure compliance with operational standards, company policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent high quality of food preparation
• Monitor portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste.
• Work with Production to ensure order correctness, and meet scheduled delivery times
• Ensures any issues are communicated to the Production Management Team
• Assist in costing analysis such as labor tracking and ingredient usage/waste.
• Will be involved with ordering, receiving and inventory
• Willingness to learn every department (baking, assembling and packaging) to be able to jump in where needed to ensure production goals are met.

Skills:

• Ability to ensure a safe working environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents.
• Provide direction to employees regarding operational and procedural issues.
• Be involved with the training of new employees.
• Education and/or Experience
• Food Management Certification
• Understanding of GMP (good manufacturing practices)
• HACCP principles and methods
• Self-discipline, initiative, leadership ability and outgoing.
• Pleasant, polite manner and a neat and clean appearance.
• Ability to motivate up to 65 employees to work as a team to ensure that food and service meet appropriate standards.
• Must be able to handle the pressures of simultaneously coordinating a wide range of activities and recommend appropriate solutions to problems.
• Must possess good communication skills for dealing with diverse staff.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks while maintaining required standards of operation in daily restaurant activities.

Other:

Must possess the ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the function is mostly standing for long periods of time. The employee must be able to regularly walk, and use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.