COBS Bread USA-Bakery Manager

Share in something more than a career at COBS Bread

At COBS Bread, we are committed to top-quality products and the professional growth of our team. This ensures our customers have excellent experiences. As the leading global retail bakery chain, we are expanding throughout the Northeast and seek driven individuals ready to tackle new challenges and grow with us. Join us to help drive our expansion across the US and be part of a dynamic organization focused on excellence, innovation, and customer satisfaction.

At COBS Bread, we believe in creating a positive impact through our core values—MAGIC. Our commitment to Morale, Adaptability, Growth, Integrity, and Collaboration drives everything we do, ensuring that our team thrives in a supportive and dynamic environment.

We are excited to begin our expansion plans to become the favorite bakery in communities across the Northeastern United States. We are looking for a Retail Bakery Manager who is looking for the next challenge in their career to lead and develop a strong bakery team, with potential to own the Bakery!

Your Role as Retail Bakery Manager

Working as part of the production and sales team, you’ll play a big part in making that magical wall of bread appear before your customers eyes each morning and will motivate the sales team to help it fly off the shelves. Your leadership and “can-dough” attitude will support the bakery in all aspect of operations, so get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive in!

Own a Slice of the Bakery from Day One!

We offer an amazing opportunity and management training program for individuals who wish to own a COBS franchise where they experience firsthand the lasting impact the business has on the community as well as the excitement of being a prospective entrepreneur. As an Operating Partner, you will run a business with the support of a District Manager and have a profit-sharing incentive towards your career’s success and the bakery! Your leadership and “can-dough” attitude will support the bakery in all aspect of operations, so get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive in!

Our Role

At COBS Bread, you’ll join a workplace dedicated to helping you excel and rise to any challenge. We’re committed to supporting your growth, fostering community connections, ensuring you enjoy your work, and offering more than just a job. We have exciting opportunities lined up for passionate, curious, and driven team players like you who are ready to make a meaningful impact.

Requirements

Why You Were Bread for This

• You have 2+ years’ supervisory experience in a similar role, ideally in the baking, food production, food service or the hospitality industry
• You are a great communicator, problem solver and critical thinker
• You demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills in building camaraderie amongst the team
• You are a capable people manager and leader with proven experience in recruitment and selection, retention, staff development and disciplinary and termination procedures
• You have knowledge of financial management skills, including cash management and banking
• You are experienced in computer task including email, word, excel, and data analysis

What Your Day Looks Like

Manage and work as part of a small team, providing an exception product and customer experience

Manage team development through training, coaching, and reviewing the teams’ performance

Foster and encourage a positive environment that promotes teamwork, mutual respect and high performers

Help with local community events and donation of bread as part of our ‘End of Day Giving’ program

Participate in all elements of the COBS Bread training and leadership program

Work alongside your team to keep the bakery clean

Physical Requirements

• Continuous standing/ walking for all tasks
• Constant use of both hands
• Frequent lifting and carrying up to 15 lbs., reaching below shoulder level, bending and turning
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 45 lbs., pushing, pulling, crouching, bending and reaching above shoulder level

About COBS Bread

With over 180 locations, COBS Bread serves fresh and delightful baked goods to communities across Canada every day. We have recently expanded into the US. Any unsold items are donated daily to various local charities and food banks. The company’s success can be attributed to the quality of our product, the development of our people, and our warm and friendly customer service.

COBS Bread is part of Bakers Delight – Established in 1980 operating as Bakers Delight in Australia and New Zealand, and since 2003 as COBS Bread in Canada, and the now the USA. Together we have grown to more than 800 bakeries across Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. The entire network employs over 15,000 people, serving more than 2.1 million customers each week.

Accessibility

Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure you have access to a fair and equitable process. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package includes annual salary, plus bonus plan

• Paid leave includes paid vacation plan and personal leave days
• A great Health, Vision, and Dental Group Benefits Plan
• 401k Plan with matching
• Managing a small business of high performers in a fun work environment
• Our paid training program – Continue to develop your sales and leadership skills through our Bronze and Silver Sales Development Qualification program and our Gold Leadership Development program
• Career advancement opportunities – We have a stake in helping passionate team members grow and have more impact in the business and community
• Complimentary products on us every shift