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  • Bakery Manager - Eataly Chicago
    Bakery Manager - Eataly Chicago
    5 days ago
    $75000 yearly
    Full-time
    River North, Chicago

    Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to: • EAT authentic Italian food at our restaurants, cafés and to-go counters, • SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products, • LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge The Bakery Manager oversees the production of bread products for an Eataly, including but not limited to: breads, pizza alla pala, rolls, focaccia and seasonal items. The Bakery Manager leads and develops a team of Bakers, Pizza Makers, and the Assistant Baker Manager in a 24-hour-operating bakery. Reports directly to the Head Chef and reports functionally to the Head of Bakery Operations. • Organizes the store’s Bakery operations to maximize profitability while upholding the company’s mission, values, policies, quality, and guest experience standards, • Builds and leads a high-performing team: sources and hires, effectively trains, motivates, evaluates, develops, and retains talent, • Responsible for administrative tasks such as writing employee schedules, approving vacation and unpaid time, and submitting payroll, • Reviews financial information such as sales/costs and monitors budget to ensure efficient operation and spending within the specified budget; works with the Head Chef to correct any deviations from the budget, • Prepares bread products for restaurant and retail operations in accordance with Eataly’s authentic Italian recipes and quality standards, • Maintains and nurtures natural yeast, local and organic flour, and naturally leavened products, • Collaborates closely with store leadership to ensure all necessary parties are aware of daily bakery activities, including absences, schedule coverage and product availability, • Communicates with the Head Chef and Head of Bakery Operations on new recipes for the bakery, • Orders and monitors inventory of all ingredients and products for the bakery, including tracking and documenting daily transfers and waste in the appropriate system, • Maintains a clean and sanitary food production area according to Department of Health standards, • Addressing guest and employee incidents; documents, investigates, elevates incidents in collaboration with store leadership and HR, including employee terminations, • Performs other duties as required or assigned Qualifications • 5+ years of experience in bread and related production, • 2+ years of experience managing a sales and production team; preferably in a grocery bakery department, • Excellent communication skills, • Outstanding time management stills, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, • Degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program highly preferred Job Requirements • Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule often including evenings, weekends and holidays, • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, • Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting, • Ability to work with a wood burning oven, electric pizza convection oven and commercial spiral mixer

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  • Restaurant Partnership Representative
    Restaurant Partnership Representative
    2 months ago
    $20 hourly
    Part-time
    River North, Chicago

    We are seeking motivated and personable individuals to help expand our restaurant partner network. As a Restaurant Partnership Representative, you'll visit local restaurants, bars, and cafés to introduce our complimentary branded napkin program and help interested businesses become participating partners. In addition to your base compensation, you'll earn a bonus for every restaurant that completes a partnership agreement. What We Offer • $20/hour pay, • Flexible schedule, • Project-based contract work, • Performance bonuses for completed restaurant signups, • Independent, self-directed work environment, • Straightforward onboarding and training, • Travel reimbursement for qualifying projects Responsibilities • Visit local restaurants, bars, and hospitality venues, • Introduce owners and managers to the NapkinAds restaurant program, • Explain how the partnership works and its benefits, • Build relationships with decision-makers, • Assist interested locations with the signup process, • Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, • Represent NapkinAds professionally in the field Qualifications • Friendly, outgoing, and confident communicator, • Comfortable approaching business owners and managers, • Self-motivated and able to work independently, • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, • Organized and dependable, • Sales, marketing, hospitality, or customer service experience is a plus Compensation includes hourly pay plus performance based bonuses for each successful restaurant partnership.

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