Fresh Baguette is a fast-growing, artisanal bakery known for its high-quality standards and modern atmosphere. The company was founded in Bethesda, MD in 2013, to bring fresh, made-from-scratch organic breads, pastries, sweets, and croissant items inspired by bakeries in France  to the DMV area. We have expanded to six retail locations, a production bakery, and a thriving wholesale business. We serve coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and grocery stores with fresh products every day, 365 days a year .

Our mission is to offer our customers unique moments of indulgence that are delicious to every sense. We are passionate about quality and take great pride in everything we do. This value is evident in everything we do, from the smell of scratch-made artisanal croissants and organic bread baking fresh throughout the day to the beauty of hand-crafted pastries, delicious coffee, and savory creations delivered in a warm and inviting atmosphere. 

We are looking for a Night Packing Shift Leader to lead the night packing for Fresh Baguette’s packaging operation from the production center in Rockville, MD. As a Night Packing Shift Leader, you will lead the night packaging team of 6-15 people. You will use your expertise in delegating tasks based on the staffs' skills in order to manage labor efficiently and hit target goals. 
We are looking for people who are eager to learn and who can follow a set schedule, are dependable, have reliable transportation and have the ability to work on their own in a fast-paced environment. We pack and bag and label thousands of products each night for delivery to various grocery stores and coffee shops throughout the DMV. 

You must communicate effectively in a multi-cultural environment to succeed. The environment is very diverse, including native French speakers. This does not mean you need to speak French, but you will sometimes require help from someone in the room to translate or other forms of communication when there is a language barrier.

This position reports to the Assistant Packaging Manager. The Night Packing Supervisor will have direct supervision of 3-6 people.

As a Night Packing Shift Leader, you will have responsibilities to:

• Follow Fresh Baguette’s packaging process, rules and food safety standards
• Develop and train your new and existing team members to be versatile, accurate, efficient and valuable to the team.
• Pack a wide variety of bakery items in different boxes and bags in accordance with customers’ orders
• Assist the Logistics Manager and other workmates when needed
• Complete logs and reports

Benefits 

• Compensation: 20.00$ / hour to 25.00$ / hour
• Monthly bonuses based on labor targets and operational excellence targets
• Paid Time off after 90 days 
• Health and Dental Insurance after 90 days
• Wellness Reimbursement
• 40% Employee Discount
• 401K and 401K Match
• Premium Pay on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Christmas Eve
• Anniversary Gift Card 
• Exciting growth potential

Hours
This is position with a fixed schedule with night and overnight hours. Please do not apply if you do not feel comfortable with this schedule:

• Fixed schedule from 6:00 PM-1:00 AM
• Must work Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Must work on Major U.S. Holidays (our heaviest delivery days are Fridays and Saturdays)

Requirements

• Fluency in English
• Driver’s License
• Reliable transportation to work
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Must be able to lift up to 50lbs 
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in the food industry e.g., food and beverage, wholesale, restaurant, food-manufacturing
• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory experience with duties to include managing labor, effectively organizing a complex operation to require the least amount of walking, least amount of wasted time, assigning tasks based off of your staffs’ skill, who is best at what task on what day, following up with team members to ensure all quality standards are met

The ideal candidate has/is:

• Embody Fresh Baguette’s core values: Respect, Integrity, Committed, Team Players, Reliable, and Customer Oriented
• Punctual
• Reliable
• Passion for working with people and as a team
• People/HR skills, emotional management techniques
• Amazing personal hygiene
• Organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of food handling (helpful)
• French language skills (helpful)

Benefits

• Premium Pay on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Christmas Eve
• Monthly bonuses based on labor targets and operational excellence targets
• 401K and 401K Match
• Paid-Time Off available after 90 days
• Health Insurance available after 90 days
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
• Employee Discount
• Anniversary Gift Card
• Exciting Growth Potential