Awesome Doughnut, LLC

Production Manager

Awesome Doughnut, LLC  •  $72k/yr  •  Elk Grove Village, IL (Onsite)  •  22 hours ago
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Job Description

Since its founding in 1937, Krispy Kreme’s focus has remained the same - making fresh doughnuts using our founder’s original recipe. The brand’s iconic Hot Light lets consumers know when doughnuts are being made in the shop so they can stop in and enjoy them hot, right off the line.

Krispy Kreme’s Production Manager provides support for the General Manager. They work to exceed customer expectations, foster an ethic of teamwork, develop staff members’ abilities and competencies, and achieve the financial objectives established for their assigned location. Their long-term objective is to develop their own skills towards becoming a General Manager.

HERE'S A TASTE OF WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Production

  • Understand and implement procedures to maximize efficiencies and control variances in daily production of product and overall commissary performance
  • Understand and implement commissary quality control procedures, including standards
  • Coordinate production schedules to meet customer demands and minimize labor hours
  • Inspect, troubleshoot, and assess any production or equipment problems
  • Ensure all products meet Krispy Kreme quality standards

Sales

  • Work with the General Manager to achieve business plan objectives and profitability as set forth in the commissary operating plan and in the established financial goals

Safety and Sanitation

  • Demonstrate safety consciousness and promote commissary safety, e.g. shoes, floor cones, etc.
  • Maintain a high level of commissary sanitation and cleanliness, e.g. cleaning schedules, training, etc.

Equipment

  • Oversee proper upkeep of commissary facility and equipment

Personnel

  • Assist the General Manager in recruiting, hiring, training, and dispute resolution
  • Supervise all shift personnel
  • Build a team of customer-focused employees and foster teamwork
  • Demonstrate leadership in employee development, including that of Supervisor
  • Assist in communicating to commissary employees and enforcing all commissary policies, standards, and practices

Accounting

  • Assist General Manager in completing and managing income and expense budgets, profit and loss, etc.
  • Assist General Manager in completing required corporate reporting documentation, both financial and operational
  • Manage company resources responsibly including, inventory control
  • Manage financial duties
  • Protect company assets

Leadership

  • Communicate and model company standards and policies
  • Implement efficiently and effectively directives from commissary, corporate, and divisional management
  • Develop and maintain commissary organization to promote efficient operations
  • Interface with corporate office personnel

YOUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • 3-5 Experience with sales, management, production, and customer service
  • Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills
  • Pleasant disposition, sociable, accommodating nature, and enthusiasm
  • Self-motivation, creativity, and adaptability
  • Basic computer, telephone, and fax knowledge
  • Must be available for full time (40+ hours/wk)
  • Completion of Krispy Kreme sponsored training programs
  • Post Secondary Education strongly preferred

*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. The official job description will be provided during the application/interview process.

BENEFITS:

  • Weekly Pay
  • Career opportunities- we are growing!
  • Comprehensive benefits (medical, vision, and dental insurance)
  • Employee discount program
  • 401K plan
  • PTO
  • Company events
  • Education Reimbursement
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • FSA/HSA Plans
  • Pet Insurance

Learn more at www.kkbenefits.com

WHY KRISPY KREME?

At Krispy Kreme, we focus on:

  • Loving People:
  • Our global culture is best captured by our Leadership Mix, a dozen behaviors that define how we work with one another across the world and give back to our communities. Check out our leadership mix here.
  • Belonging happens once each Krispy Kremer knows their bold authentic self is welcomed, dignified, and loved, where their wonderfully original identities flourish and thrive.
  • Loving Communities:
  • At Krispy Kreme, sharing joy is at the center of everything we do, and we strive to inspire this in our communities. Our brand purpose truly shines through our Acts of Joy and community fundraising initiatives.
  • In the U.S., we have been donating unsold doughnuts to local food banks, with a goal of bringing a smile to our consumers as they enjoy a small, sweet treat. We partner with Feeding America and Convoy of Hope, who in turn partner with organizations nationwide to distribute donations to people in need through diverse types of programs and services.
  • In 2022, we helped community groups raise $40 million globally. Last year in the U.S., we supported more than 83,000 fundraising events, raising nearly $37 million.
  • Loving Planet:
  • We have been conducting a multi-year global GHG emissions assessment to establish an emissions baseline, using this foundation to soon set goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions.
  • We are working on reducing food waste through donation efforts, animal feed, and composting programs.

Krispy Kreme is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Krispy Kreme, we believe that your originality sweetens our recipe. We value the diverse ingredients of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, gender, intersex, or veteran status of every individual. We strive for an inclusive culture that allows each of our peeps to bring their bold authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at www.KrispyKreme.com, or on one of its many social media channels, including www.Facebook.com/KrispyKreme and www.Twitter.com/KrispyKreme.

Production Manager starting salary is $72,000 per year.

Awesome Doughnut, LLC

About Awesome Doughnut, LLC

Awesome Doughnut, LLC is the exclusive franchisee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Southern California.

Great Circle Family Foods, LLC was the exclusive franchisee and area developer for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts in Southern California. Great Circle launched the Krispy Kreme brand in the Southern California market in 1999, solidified it as a part of [national] pop culture, and quickly garnered more than 50% of regional doughnut market share. By 2018 it operated 17 retail locations, and earned respect for its visionary marketing, demonstrated excellence in operations execution and unit-level profitability. Great Circle's senior executives were honored to serve on both the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Franchisee Advisory Council and Marketing Advisory Council.

One of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts’ largest and fastest growing franchisees, Great Circle earned the 2000 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts “Area Developer of the Year” award and the 2001 and 2002 awards for maintaining system-leading standards in Quality, Service and Cleanliness. In addition, the company has repeatedly been recognized as one of Restaurant Finance Monitor’s top 200 restaurant franchisees, was the winner of the 2003 Hospitality Technology Edge Award for Quick Service Restaurant IT Project of the Year, and received the 2002 FS/TEC Technology Innovation Award. Great Circle has been recognized as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts'​ global sales leader every year since 2009. At the 2017 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Global Partner Summit, Great Circle received five sales awards!

Great Circle and its team members entered into a joint venture partnership with Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation (DNUT:NASDAQ) called Awesome Doughnut, LLC, formed to operate and further develop Krispy Kreme Doughnuts opportunities in Southern California.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Long Beach, California
Year Founded
2018
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