Retail Bakery & Operations Manager (Full-Time)
Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Job Description
Tatura Hot Bread The Retail Bakery & Operations Manager takes total operational responsibility for both the front-of-house (FOH) customer service spaces and the back-of-house (BOH) kitchen production environments for Tatura Hot Bread and Echuca Hot Bread.
This role bridges the gap between our production bakers, our short-order café chefs, and the counter service teams.
The successful candidate will ensure premium food quality, seamless customer throughput during peak tourist/weekend rushes, tight wage control via optimized rostering, and proactive menu cost management.
Advantages Attractive Remuneration: A highly competitive base salary package ranging from $78,000 – $85,000 per annum + 12% Superannuation (negotiable based on your depth of multi-site experience).
Work-Life Balance Initiatives: A structured 38-hour week with a rotating roster system, ensuring you get regular, predictable consecutive days off to recharge.
Career Growth & Autonomy: Genuine operational freedom to implement your own systems, run creative menu specials, and make a measurable impact across two thriving businesses.
Daily Staff Perks: Generous staff discounts and complimentary premium meals and coffee while on shift.
Task & responsibilities Key Performance
Areas & Responsibilities: Front-of-House Operations & Team Leadership Ensure both storefronts, pastry cabinets, bread displays, and dining areas are visually abundant, immaculately clean, and accurately priced from early morning opening onwards.




Design and implement weekly staff rosters that appropriately balance award penalty rates (weekends/public holidays) against customer foot traffic forecasts.
Handle high-volume trading periods hands‐on, assisting on the floor where necessary to maintain elite standards of regional customer service.
Oversee point-of-sale (POS) systems, cash handling policies, register reconciliations, and verify weekly floor data for the internal accounting team.
Kitchen, Chef & Served Food Management Provide leadership, structure, and scheduling for the kitchen teams/chefs at both the Tatura and Echuca venues.
Monitor standard operating procedures for the cooked‐to‐order breakfast and lunch programs, maintaining consistency in speed of service, presentation, and portion controls.
Audit kitchen cleaning schedules, temperature logs, cool room optimization, and strict food safety compliance across both properties.
Lead recruitment, onboarding, and training programs for new back‐of‐house kitchen personnel.
Menu Planning & Financial Performance Partner directly with the business owners to maintain, refresh, and build appealing bakery‐café menus, blackboard specials, and seasonal holiday packages.




Oversee food cost analysis (COGS), tracking ingredient pricing from suppliers and adapting recipes or retail menu pricing to protect gross profit margins.
Review daily waste sheets from both locations, matching production schedules with real‐time retail demand data to minimize financial loss on fresh baked goods and fresh produce.
Qualification & experience Required Skills & Experience: Minimum 1 years of venue management experience within an fast‐paced bakery, high‐volume café, fast paced hospitality venue or retail supervisor role.
Proven track record managing workflows and supervising trade professionals Strong capability in roster design, labor percentage analysis, and food wastage reduction.
Direct experience handling menu engineering, kitchen costing, and local supplier procurement is preferred Thorough knowledge of OHS principles.
About Company Tatura Bakery operates two highly successful, high-volume regional bakery and café operations.
Tatura Hot Bread and our expanded venue, Echuca Hot Bread.
Known across the region for our famous artisan baking, award‐winning vanilla slices, and comprehensive dine‐in café menus, we serve thousands of loyal locals and visitors seven days a week.
We are recruiting directly for an experienced, energetic, and highly structured Retail Bakery & Operations Manager to oversee front‐of‐house service, lead our kitchen teams/chefs, manage hot food quality, and drive menu development across both locations.
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📌 Retail Bakery & Operations Manager (Full-Time) (Victoria)
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